Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999

Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999 was held on February 14, 1999 in Hong Kong. The pageant was organized and broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong. Miss Chinese International 1998 Louisa Luk of San Francisco, USA crowned her Michelle Ye of New York City, USA as the 11th Miss Chinese International. The victory marked the first back to back winners for the United States.

Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999
DateFebruary 14, 1999
PresentersCarol Cheng, Cutie Mui, Louis Yuen, Cheung Tat-Ming, Jerry Lamb
EntertainmentNick Cheung, Mariane Chan
VenueTVB City, Hong Kong
BroadcasterTVB
Entrants17
Placements5
WinnerMichelle Ye
New York City,  USA
CongenialityMabel Wong
Calgary,  Canada
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Pageant information

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The theme to this year's pageant is "Showcasing Oriental Charm, Displaying Glamour of the Century." 「展現東方魅力 發放世紀風情」. The Masters of Ceremonies were Carol Cheng, Cutie Mui, Louis Yuen, Cheung Tat-Ming, and Jerry Lamb. Special performing guests were TVB actors Nick Cheung and Mariane Chan.

Results

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Placement Contestant City Represented Country Represented
Miss Chinese International 1999 Michelle Ye 葉璇 New York City   USA
1st Runner-Up Janet Huang 黃仁玉 Los Angeles   USA
2nd Runner-Up Anne Heung 向海嵐 Hong Kong   Hong Kong
Top 5 Finalists Debbie Goh 吳淑心
Audrey Li 李酈
Kuala Lumpur
Toronto
  Malaysia
  Canada

Special awards

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  • Miss Friendship: Mabel Wong 黃淑儀 (Calgary)
  • Miss Classic Beauty: Michelle Ye 葉璇 (New York)

Contestant list

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No. Contestant Name Represented City Represented Country Age
1 Felicia KEW 邱美玲 Singapore   Singapore 19
2 Alice TAM 譚敏敏 San Francisco   USA 22
3 Debbie GOH 吳淑心 Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia 21
4 Mabel WONG 黃淑儀 Calgary   Canada 24
5 Xin WANG 王昕 Montréal   Canada 20
6 Julia YEUNG 楊孫康 London   United Kingdom 19
7 Joyce CHANG 張歆平 Taipei   Chinese Taipei 24
8 Audrey LI 李酈 Toronto   Canada 19
9 Janice LEE 李孟潔 Vancouver   Canada 19
10 Cynthia SEID 薛美怡 Chicago   USA 25
11 Sandy CHANSAY 陳珍麗 Tahiti   French Polynesia 19
12 Janet HUANG 黃仁玉 Los Angeles   USA 19
13 Yan WANG 王妍 Seattle   USA 20
14 Michelle YE 葉璇 New York City   USA 19
15 Monica WANG 王萌萌 Sydney   Australia 19
16 Racyne YOUNG 楊桂蘭 Honolulu   USA 23
17 Anne HEUNG 向海嵐 Hong Kong   Hong Kong 24

Contestant notes

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-Michelle Ye was originally 2nd runner up at New York's regional pageant. She went on to compete in Hong Kong after the winner resigned, and the 1st runner up declined the title.

-Anne Heung later represented Hong Kong and competed at Miss Universe 1999. She was unplaced, but placed 7th overall in the online Miss Photogenic polls.

Crossovers

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

Miss Universe
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