The 14th Miss Chinese International Pageant, Miss Chinese International 2002 was held in Guangzhou, China. This marked the second time the pageant was held outside Hong Kong. China would not host the pageant again, until 2007. For the first time in history, Vancouver won the title again, for the second consecutive year.
Pageant information The theme to this year's pageant is "Gathering the Focus of the World, Witnessing the Most Beautiful Chinese" 「世界焦點凝聚 見證最美華裔」. The Masters of Ceremonies include Priscilla Ku, Melissa Ng, and Gordon Lam. This year marks the first year the pageant is held outdoors, at the outdoors performance theatre located in the Changlong Night Zoo inside Chime-Long Paradise.
Results
Placement Contestant City Represented Country Represented Miss Chinese International 2002 Shirley Zhou 周雪 Vancouver 1st Runner-Up Christie Bartram 白穎茵 Toronto 2nd Runner-Up Angela Foo 符愫娛 Kuala Lumpur Top 5 Finalists Shirley Yeung 楊思琦Jenny Gu 顧颭 Hong KongChicago
Special awards Miss Friendship: Marjorie Wu 胡凱欣 (Honolulu) Miss Svelte Beauty: Christie Bartram 白穎茵 (Toronto) Miss Modern China: Shirley Yeung 楊思琦 (Hong Kong) Miss Beauty and the Beast: Shirley Zhou 周雪 (Vancouver)
Contestant list No. Contestant Name Represented City Represented Country Age Chinese Origin 1 Marjorie WU 胡凱欣 Honolulu 23 Zhongshan 2 Vicky HAN 郝書婷 Taipei 23 Taiwan 3 Titaua LAUX 劉金燕 Tahiti 19 Guangdong 4 Beverly CHEN 陳思羽 Melbourne 23 Taiwan 5 Christie BARTRAM 白穎茵 Toronto 18 Shunde 6 Julieanna LAW 羅婷婷 Montréal 18 Hakka 7 Shirley ZHOU 周雪 Vancouver 20 Beijing 8 Pattareeya THANITANONT 王麗君 Bangkok 23 Shantou 9 Hsiao Han CHANG 張少涵 Brisbane 21 Taipei 10 Pearl TSANG 曾曉妍 Calgary 22 Shunde 11 Meng Jun YANG 楊夢珺 The Hague 21 Zhejiang 12 Shirley YEUNG 楊思琦 Hong Kong 23 Meixian 13 Diane YU 楊如依 Manila 22 Shanghai 14 Jenny GU 顧颭 Chicago 22 Beijing 15 Ada LIU 劉梓嬌 Sydney 18 Beijing 16 Lisa HUANG 黃淑君 Singapore 19 Guangdong 17 Michelle LUM 林美儀 San Francisco 21 Xinhui 18 Angela FOO 符愫娛 Kuala Lumpur 24 Hainan 19 Pamela WOON 溫美玲 Seattle 23 Taishan
Crossovers Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:
Miss World 2000: Taipei, : Vicky HAN (representing ) 2004: : Lisa Huang
Miss Universe 2003: Melbourne, : Beverly Chen (representing )
Contestant notes Beverly Chen went on to compete in Miss Universe 2003 in Panama. She was involved in a scandal over her sash, as she was requested to wear a sash named "Chinese Taipei", rather than "Taiwan." Lisa Huang went on to Sanya, China, to compete in Miss World 2004.
External links Miss Chinese International Pageant 2002 Official Site