Miss Chinese International Pageant 2001

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Miss Chinese International Pageant 2001
DateJanuary 20, 2001
Presenters Carol Cheng, Vincent Kok
Entertainment Alan Tam, Elva Hsiao, Edison Chen, Ding Fei Fei
Venue TVB City, Hong Kong
Broadcaster TVB
Entrants20
Placements5
Winner Bernice Liu
Vancouver, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
CongenialityHsin-Ting Chiang
Taipei, Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
  2000
2002  

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.

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Pageant information

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.

Results

PlacementContestantCity RepresentedCountry Represented
Miss Chinese International 2001 Bernice Liu 廖碧兒 Vancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1st Runner-UpJennifer Huang 黃以白 Montréal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2nd Runner-UpVivian Lau 劉慧蘊 Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Top 5 FinalistsCassandra Hugh 丘嘉萍
Allysa Law 劉曉萍
Chicago
Kuala Lumpur
Flag of the United States.svg  USA
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia

Special awards

Contestant list

No.Contestant NameRepresented CityRepresented CountryAge
1Genevieve SIAO 蕭真妮 Manila Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 21
2Jennifer HUANG 黃以白 Montréal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 18
3Calista NG 黃寶麗 Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 22
4Valerie FOO 傅美儀 San Francisco Flag of the United States.svg  USA 25
5 Cissy WANG 汪詩詩 Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19
6Melissa LEONG 梁珊妮 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 23
7Vivian LAU 劉慧蘊 Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 22
8 Bernice LIU 廖碧兒 Vancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22
9Cassandra HUGH 丘嘉萍 Chicago Flag of the United States.svg  USA 23
10Caroline VONZY 黃美玲 Tahiti Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 18
11Daisy LAM 林翠碧 Seattle Flag of the United States.svg  USA 23
12Allysa LAW 劉曉萍 Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 24
13Nawanun ANOMA 林愛雯 Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 22
14Hsin-Ting CHIANG 江欣婷 Taipei Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 21
15Amanda BOLL 保采芬 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 19
16Lilly HUA 許莉莉 Calgary Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19
17Ming ZHAO 趙明 New York City Flag of the United States.svg  USA 19
18Katy WANG 王媞 Los Angeles Flag of the United States.svg  USA 18
19Pingguo ZHAN 詹萍果 Honolulu Flag of the United States.svg  USA 24
20Mandy CHEN 陳育嬬 Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24

Crossovers

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

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Mandy Chen & Edison Chen scandal

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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References

  1. China News Article Dated February 7, 2008 - In Chinese Retrieved May 4, 2009.
  2. DWNews Article Dated February 6, 2008 - In Chinese Archived January 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 4, 2009.