Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999

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Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999
DateFebruary 14, 1999
Presenters Carol Cheng, Cutie Mui, Louis Yuen, Cheung Tat-Ming, Jerry Lamb
Entertainment Nick Cheung, Mariane Chan
Venue TVB City, Hong Kong
Broadcaster TVB
Entrants17
Placements5
Winner Michelle Ye
New York City, Flag of the United States.svg  USA
CongenialityMabel Wong
Calgary, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  1998
2000  

Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999 was held on February 14, 1999 in Hong Kong. The pageant was organized and broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong. Miss Chinese International 1998 Louisa Luk of San Francisco, USA crowned her Michelle Ye of New York City, USA as the 11th Miss Chinese International. The victory marked the first back to back winners for the United States.

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Pageant information

The theme to this year's pageant is "Showcasing Oriental Charm, Displaying Glamour of the Century." 「展現東方魅力 發放世紀風情」. The Masters of Ceremonies were Carol Cheng, Cutie Mui, Louis Yuen, Cheung Tat-Ming, and Jerry Lamb. Special performing guests were TVB actors Nick Cheung and Mariane Chan.

Results

PlacementContestantCity RepresentedCountry Represented
Miss Chinese International 1999 Michelle Ye 葉璇 New York City Flag of the United States.svg  USA
1st Runner-UpJanet Huang 黃仁玉 Los Angeles Flag of the United States.svg  USA
2nd Runner-Up Anne Heung 向海嵐 Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Top 5 Finalists Debbie Goh 吳淑心
Audrey Li 李酈
Kuala Lumpur
Toronto
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Special awards

Contestant list

No.Contestant NameRepresented CityRepresented CountryAge
1Felicia KEW 邱美玲 Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 19
2Alice TAM 譚敏敏 San Francisco Flag of the United States.svg  USA 22
3 Debbie GOH 吳淑心 Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 21
4Mabel WONG 黃淑儀 Calgary Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 24
5Xin WANG 王昕 Montréal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20
6Julia YEUNG 楊孫康 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19
7Joyce CHANG 張歆平 Taipei Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 24
8Audrey LI 李酈 Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19
9Janice LEE 李孟潔 Vancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19
10Cynthia SEID 薛美怡 Chicago Flag of the United States.svg  USA 25
11Sandy CHANSAY 陳珍麗 Tahiti Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 19
12Janet HUANG 黃仁玉 Los Angeles Flag of the United States.svg  USA 19
13Yan WANG 王妍 Seattle Flag of the United States.svg  USA 20
14 Michelle YE 葉璇 New York City Flag of the United States.svg  USA 19
15Monica WANG 王萌萌 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 19
16Racyne YOUNG 楊桂蘭 Honolulu Flag of the United States.svg  USA 23
17 Anne HEUNG 向海嵐 Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 24

Contestant notes

-Michelle Ye was originally 2nd runner up at New York's regional pageant. She went on to compete in Hong Kong after the winner resigned, and the 1st runner up declined the title.

-Anne Heung later represented Hong Kong and competed at Miss Universe 1999. She was unplaced, but placed 7th overall in the online Miss Photogenic polls.

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:

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