Miss Chinese International Pageant 2017

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Miss Chinese International Pageant 2017
DateJanuary 15, 2017
Presenters Eric Tsang, Louis Yuen, Astrid Chan, Janis Chan [1]
EntertainmentUriah See
Venue Arena of Stars, Resorts World Genting, Pahang, Malaysia
Broadcaster TVB, Astro Wah Lai Toi
Entrants16
Placements10
WinnerStitch Yu 余思霆
Flag of New York City.svg  New York City
CongenialityAdelaide Lee 李虹臻
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The 28th Miss Chinese International Pageant, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2017 was held on January 15, 2017. [2] Miss Chinese International 2016 Jennifer Coosemans of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada crowned her successor Stitch Yu of New York City at the end of the pageant.

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Pageant information

The slogan to this year's pageant was "Searching for the Ultimate Level of Beauty" 「追尋極美層次」. The masters of ceremony this year were Eric Tsang, Louis Yuen, Astrid Chan, and Janis Chan. There were two judging panels this year, along with the main judging panel is the return of the Elegant Judging Panel, which consists of Hong Kong celebrities associated with organizer TVB. [1] However, the Elegant Judging Panel do not interfere with the actual scoring of the pageant, rather provide the viewers of how the delegates fared in the minds of these celebrities on the panel. The top 3 scoring delegates from the Elegant Judging Panel for the first three rounds of competition were announced. This year, the pageant is being co-organized by Astro Wah Lai Toi television station in Malaysia and the venue has been moved to Arena of Stars, inside the Genting Highlands resort in the state of Pahang. [3]

Judges

Main judging panel

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Chinese International 2017
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5
Top 10

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Friendship
Miss Finesse (Best Talent Performance Award)
Malaysian Charm Award

Contestant list

No.Contestant NameRepresented CityRepresented CountryAgeHeight
1Christina Liu 劉宣逸 Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 215' 7"
2Gam Wonglappanich 汪雅妮 Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 245' 9"
3Crystal Fung 馮盈盈 Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 225' 5"
4Adelaide Lee 李虹臻 Johannesburg Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 225' 5"
5Serene Lim 林宣妤 Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 205' 7"
6Lili Qu 曲里 Los Angeles Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 265' 6"
7Janne Zeng 曾琳 Manila Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 205' 8"
8Gloria Rong 戎瑀 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 215' 8"
9Bella Li 李明子 Foshan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 215' 8"
10Alice Zhang 張高瑀 Montréal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 215' 6"
11Stitch Yu 余思霆 New York City Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 225' 7"
12Stephanie Wong 黃嘉穎 San Francisco Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 245' 4"
13Lovelle Cengiya 陳蓬僡 Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 225' 7"
14Emily Yu 于欣卉 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 265' 7"
15Gloria Li 李珮儀 Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 255' 5"
16Maria Rincon 王思思 Vancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 225' 7"

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