Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016

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Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016
DateJanuary 23, 2016
Presenters Carol Cheng, Lawrence Cheng, Luisa Maria Leitão [1]
Venue TVB City, Hong Kong
Broadcaster TVB
Entrants14
Placements5
WinnerJennifer Coosemans 朱亞琳
Vancouver, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
CongenialityAlice Wong 黃嘉欣
Los Angeles, Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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The 27th Miss Chinese International Pageant, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016 was held on January 23, 2016. [2] Miss Chinese International 2015 Mandy Chai of Sydney, Australia crowned her successor, Jennifer Coosemans of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the end of the pageant.

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Pageant information

The slogan to this year's pageant was "The Soul of Eternal Beauty, Displaying the Features of a Thousand Colours" 「絕美靈魂 流露千色面貌」. Aside from the top 3 placements, Miss Friendship was also awarded. [3] The masters of ceremony this year were Carol Cheng, Lawrence Cheng, and Luisa Maria Leitão. There were two judging panels this year, the Diamond Judging Panel of six male actors and singers, and the Elegant Judging Panel, which consists of twenty past Miss Chinese International Pageant and Miss Hong Kong Pageant contestants. Both judging panels selected the winner and runners-up of the pageant, however, after each round of competition, the top current top 3 rankings from the Elegant Judging Panel were revealed. [1]

With 14 delegates competing, this marks the lowest contestant turnout in the history of the pageant. Contestant number four, Sophia Wu was originally introduced as representing Jiangsu at the initial press conference, but was later changed to representing Nanjing in her profile on the official pageant website. [2] [4] With Cooseman's win, she became Vancouver's seventh Miss Chinese International titleholder.

Judges

Diamond Judging Panel

Elegant Judging Panel

Results

PlacementContestantCity RepresentedCountry Represented
Miss Chinese International 2016Jennifer Coosemans 朱亞琳 Vancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1st Runner-UpMary Chen 陳舒菲 New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2nd Runner-UpTiana Luan 欒添 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Top 5 FinalistsMint Kongraphan 陳思敏
Sophia Wu 巫雪菲		 Bangkok
Nanjing 		Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Special awards

Special AwardsContestantCity/Region RepresentedCountry Represented
Miss Friendship:Alice Wong 黃嘉欣 Los Angeles Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Most "Liked" Talent PerformanceMary Chen 陳舒菲 [5] New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Contestant list

No.Contestant NameRepresented CityRepresented CountryAgeHeight
1Maggie ZHANG 張可懿 Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 215' 7"
2Mint KONGRAPHAN 陳思敏 Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 205' 8½"
3Louisa MAK 麥明詩 Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 245' 4½"
4Sophia WU 巫雪菲 Nanjing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 205' 8½"
5Janice CHOONG 鍾素敏 Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 245' 8"
6Alice WONG 黃嘉欣 Los Angeles Flag of the United States.svg  USA 235' 7½"
7Helen TRAN 陳海倫 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 225' 6½"
8Karinne LEGARE 謝紫薇 Montréal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 215' 6"
9Mary CHEN 陳舒菲 New York City Flag of the United States.svg  USA 185' 7"
10Vanessa TAY 鄭雅文 Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 185' 7"
11Sherry WANG 王嘉燁 Johannesburg Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 215' 7"
12Tiana LUAN 欒添 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 235' 6¼"
13Sissi KE 柯思懿 Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 235' 3½"
14Jennifer COOSEMANS 朱亞琳 Vancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 215' 8"

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References

  1. 1 2 Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016 delegates meet the judges TVB.com news article (In Chinese). Retrieved 2016-01-19
  2. 1 2 Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016 delegates meet the press TVB.com news article (In Chinese). Retrieved 2016-01-17
  3. ↑ Sing Tao Daily (16 January 2016). 朱亞琳酷似李嘉欣競逐華姐成熱門. Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016 Contestant Page for No. 4 Sophia Wu TVB.com (In Chinese). Retrieved 2016-01-19
  5. ↑ Oriental Daily (18 January 2016). 麥明詩琴音贈雙親 陳舒菲敲杯搶Like. Oriental Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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