Miss Chinese International Pageant 2001 | |
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Date | January 20, 2001 |
Presenters | Carol Cheng, Vincent Kok |
Entertainment | Alan Tam, Elva Hsiao, Edison Chen, Ding Fei Fei |
Venue | TVB City, Hong Kong |
Broadcaster | TVB |
Entrants | 20 |
Placements | 5 |
Winner | Bernice Liu Vancouver, Canada |
Congeniality | Hsin-Ting Chiang Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
Miss Chinese International Pageant 2001 was held on January 20, 2001 in Hong Kong. At the end of the pageant, Bernice Liu of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was crowned the 13th Miss Chinese International. This was the first victory for the Canadian city. Prior to this, Vancouver has never placed higher than 2nd runner up.
The theme to this year's pageant is "The Gathering of Cosmopolitan Treasure, The Brightness of Eastern Pearl" 「名都瑰寶滙聚 東方明珠生輝」. The Masters of Ceremonies were Carol Cheng and Vincent Kok. Special performing guests were cantopop singers Alan Tam, Edison Chen, Ding Fei Fei and mandopop singer Elva Hsiao.
Placement | Contestant | City Represented | Country Represented |
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Miss Chinese International 2001 | Bernice Liu 廖碧兒 | Vancouver | Canada |
1st Runner-Up | Jennifer Huang 黃以白 | Montréal | Canada |
2nd Runner-Up | Vivian Lau 劉慧蘊 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
Top 5 Finalists | Cassandra Hugh 丘嘉萍 Allysa Law 劉曉萍 | Chicago Kuala Lumpur | USA Malaysia |
No. | Contestant Name | Represented City | Represented Country | Age |
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1 | Genevieve SIAO 蕭真妮 | Manila | Philippines | 21 |
2 | Jennifer HUANG 黃以白 | Montréal | Canada | 18 |
3 | Calista NG 黃寶麗 | Singapore | Singapore | 22 |
4 | Valerie FOO 傅美儀 | San Francisco | USA | 25 |
5 | Cissy WANG 汪詩詩 | Toronto | Canada | 19 |
6 | Melissa LEONG 梁珊妮 | Sydney | Australia | 23 |
7 | Vivian LAU 劉慧蘊 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 22 |
8 | Bernice LIU 廖碧兒 | Vancouver | Canada | 22 |
9 | Cassandra HUGH 丘嘉萍 | Chicago | USA | 23 |
10 | Caroline VONZY 黃美玲 | Tahiti | French Polynesia | 18 |
11 | Daisy LAM 林翠碧 | Seattle | USA | 23 |
12 | Allysa LAW 劉曉萍 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 24 |
13 | Nawanun ANOMA 林愛雯 | Bangkok | Thailand | 22 |
14 | Hsin-Ting CHIANG 江欣婷 | Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 21 |
15 | Amanda BOLL 保采芬 | Melbourne | Australia | 19 |
16 | Lilly HUA 許莉莉 | Calgary | Canada | 19 |
17 | Ming ZHAO 趙明 | New York City | USA | 19 |
18 | Katy WANG 王媞 | Los Angeles | USA | 18 |
19 | Pingguo ZHAN 詹萍果 | Honolulu | USA | 24 |
20 | Mandy CHEN 陳育嬬 | Brisbane | Australia | 24 |
Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:
The delegate representing Brisbane, Australia, (20) Mandy Chen 陳育嬬, became entangled in a photo scandal with one of the pageant's performers Edison Chen, when suspected nude pictures of Mandy Chen engaging in sexual acts, along with pictures of other Hong Kong female celebrities surfaced in early 2008. [1] During the pageant, Edison Chen has stated that Mandy Chen is his favourite delegate. [2] Mandy Chen has yet to comment on the incident.
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