Miss Chinese International Pageant 2015

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Miss Chinese International Pageant 2015
DateJanuary 25, 2015
Presenters Carol Cheng, Lawrence Cheng, Janis Chan [1]
Venue TVB City, Hong Kong
Broadcaster TVB
Entrants18
Placements10
WinnerMandy Chai 蔡美霆
Sydney, Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
CongenialityChristina Jin 金詩迪
Auckland, Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
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The 26th Miss Chinese International Pageant, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2015 was held on January 25, 2015. [2] Miss Chinese International 2014 Grace Chan of Hong Kong crowned her successor, Mandy Chai of Sydney, Australia at the end of the pageant.

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Pageant information

The slogan to this year's pageant was "Delicate and Stunning, Chasing the Dream of Beauty" 「玲瓏絕色 唯美追夢」. The masters of ceremony this year were Carol Cheng, Lawrence Cheng, and Janis Chan. Judges included actor Roger Kwok, Miss Hong Kong 1989 Monica Chan, and Miss Hong Kong 1991 Second Runner-Up Ada Choi. [1] [3]

The show also included two guest judging panels that provided their Top 3 Picks throughout the evening. However, their choices are not scored and therefore are not included in the official results. The two panels include the 20-person "Star Judging Panel" that consists of TVB artistes, and a 100-person "Professional Panel" that consists of professionals from the banking, insurance, production, entrepreneurship, fashion, and cosmetic sectors. In addition, the 18 competing delegates also provided with their choices for Top 3, that were announced near the beginning of the programme.

Results

PlacementContestantCity RepresentedCountry Represented
Miss Chinese International 2015Mandy Chai 蔡美霆 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1st Runner-UpVeronica Shiu 邵珮詩 Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
2nd Runner-UpCatherine Hui 惠櫸喬 New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Top 5 FinalistsAnjoe Koh 許愫恩
Erica Chen 陳怡靜
Kuala Lumpur
Vancouver
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Top 10 Semi-FinalistsChristina Jin 金詩迪
Isabella Prathaksinkawin 吳紫薇
Katrina Lee 李玉薇
Cindy Ye 葉靈夢竹
Valerie Fong 方詩揚
Auckland
Bangkok
Los Angeles
Melbourne
Toronto
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Special awards

Special AwardsContestantCity/Region RepresentedCountry Represented
Miss FriendshipChristina Jin 金詩迪 Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Best Cultural Costume Interpretation AwardAnjoe Koh 許愫恩 [4] Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia

Guest panels Top 3 choices

Delegates' choices

Special AwardsContestantCity/Region RepresentedCountry Represented
Delegates' choicesVeronica Shiu 邵珮詩 Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Leah Li 李卓兒 Seattle Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Erica Chen 陳怡靜 Vancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Professional Panel's choices

Special AwardsContestantCity/Region RepresentedCountry Represented
Professional Panel's choicesIsabella Prathaksinkawin 吳紫薇 Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Veronica Shiu 邵珮詩 Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Catherine Hui 惠櫸喬 New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Star Panel's choices

Special AwardsContestantCity/Region RepresentedCountry Represented
Star Panel's choicesIsabella Prathaksinkawin 吳紫薇 Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Anjoe Koh 許愫恩 Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Catherine Hui 惠櫸喬 New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Judges

Contestant list

No.Contestant NameRepresented CityRepresented CountryAgeHeight
1Zhengting LU 陸媜婷 Anhui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 215' 5"
2Christina JIN 金詩迪 Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 195' 9½"
3Isabella PRATHAKSINAKWIN 吳紫薇 Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 185' 6½"
4 Jennifer ZHANG 張羽琪 Chicago Flag of the United States.svg  USA 275' 5"
5Holly HE 何麗 Jiangsu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 245' 8"
6Veronica SHIU 邵珮詩 Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 245' 5"
7Anjoe KOH 許愫恩 Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 245' 6½"
8Katrina LEE 李玉薇 Los Angeles Flag of the United States.svg  USA 255' 6"
9Cindy YE 葉靈夢竹 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 225' 3"
10Jia LI 李嘉馨 Montréal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 245' 5½"
11Catherine HUI 惠櫸喬 New York City Flag of the United States.svg  USA 185' 7"
12Shirley LIU 劉夢穎 San Francisco Flag of the United States.svg  USA 235' 5½"
13Leah LI 李卓兒 Seattle Flag of the United States.svg  USA 225' 5"
14Tammy NG 黃詩敏 Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 205' 7"
15Mandy CHAI 蔡美霆 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 225' 4½"
16Valerie FONG 方詩揚 Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 265' 4"
17Erica CHEN 陳怡靜 Vancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 245' 7½"
18Yolanda YEN 嚴蔚 Zhejiang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 215' 6½"

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