The 12th Miss Chinese International Pageant, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2000 was held on February 6, 2000 in Las Vegas. For the first time ever, the pageant moved out of Hong Kong, and was held at Caesars Palace. Miss Chinese International 1999 Michelle Ye of New York, USA crowned Sonija Kwok of Hong Kong as the new winner. The next time Hong Kong wins the pageant would be Grace Chan in 2014.
| Miss Chinese International Pageant 2000 | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 6, 2000 |
| Presenters | Eric Tsang, Jerry Lamb, Anne Heung, Michelle Ye |
| Entertainment | Aaron Kwok |
| Venue | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, United States |
| Broadcaster | TVB |
| Entrants | 19 |
| Placements | 3 |
| Winner | Sonjia Kwok Hong Kong |
| Congeniality | Jessie Cheng Melbourne,  Australia |
Pageant information
editThe theme to this year's pageant is "The Arrival of the Dragon, The Beauty Pageant of the Millennium" 「龍騰盛世 千禧競艶」. The Masters of Ceremonies were Eric Tsang, Jerry Lamb, as well as Miss Chinese International 1999 Michelle Ye and second runner-up Anne Heung. Special performing guest was cantopop singer Aaron Kwok.
Results
edit| Placement | Contestant | City Represented | Country Represented |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Chinese International 2000 | Sonjia Kwok 郭羨妮 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong
|
| 1st Runner-Up | Tiffany Yang 楊康怡 | Los Angeles |  USA
|
| 2nd Runner-Up | Crystal Pan 潘欣欣 | Vancouver |  Canada
|
Special awards
edit- Miss Friendship: Jessie Cheng 成潔 (Melbourne)
- Miss Internet Popularity: Sonjia Kwok 郭羨妮 (Hong Kong)
- Miss Vegas Gorgeous: Sonjia Kwok 郭羨妮 (Hong Kong)
Contestant list
edit| No. | Contestant Name | Represented City | Represented Country | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie LEUNG 梁燕琦 | London |  United Kingdom |
24 |
| 2 | Vivi WANG 王婉霏 | Taipei |  Chinese Taipei |
21 |
| 3 | Tiffany YANG 楊康怡 | Los Angeles | USA |
19 |
| 4 | Janet LAO 勞嫣藍 | Montréal | Canada |
19 |
| 5 | Karen CHEN 陳媛 | San Francisco | USA |
21 |
| 6 | Alina ZHANG 張萌 | Sydney | Australia |
18 |
| 7 | Mimi CHEN 陳伊奇 | New York City | USA |
21 |
| 8 | Chin-Ee CHONG 張競以 | Singapore |  Singapore |
21 |
| 9 | Lang SIM 沈木蘭 | Calgary | Canada |
23 |
| 10 | Jessie CHENG 成潔 | Melbourne | Australia |
22 |
| 11 | Waraporn SIRISIN 李美嫻 | Bangkok |  Thailand |
21 |
| 12 | Ava CHAN 陳仙仙 | Toronto | Canada |
18 |
| 13 | Ivy VONG 黃咪咪 | Manila |  Philippines |
25 |
| 14 | Angela CHIU 邱文蕙 | Chicago | USA |
20 |
| 15 | Crystal PAN 潘欣欣 | Vancouver | Canada |
20 |
| 16 | Sonjia KWOK 郭羨妮 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
25 |
| 17 | Nancy KAO 高子瑛 | Seattle | USA |
20 |
| 18 | Philomena HO 何贊妮 | Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia |
23 |
| 19 | Alvie LIN 林佩蘭 | Brisbane | Australia |
22 |
Crossovers
editContestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:
- 1999: Taipei,
Chinese Taipei: Vivi WANG
(representing Chinese Taipei) - 2000:
Hong Kong: Sonija Kwok - 2004: Sydney,
Australia: Alina Zhang
(representing
China)
Contestant notes
edit-Sonija Kwok went on to Cyprus to compete in the Miss Universe 2000 pageant. She was unplaced, but placed in the top 10 Miss Photogenic online polls. As of 2010, Kwok is also the last representative of Hong Kong to compete in Miss Universe.
-Alina Zhang later became Miss Universe China 2004 and went on to Ecuador to compete in the Miss Universe 2004 pageant. However, she was unplaced. Zhang is the third representative of the mainland China to compete in Miss Universe.