Miss Chinese International Pageant 2001 was held on January 20, 2001 in Hong Kong. At the end of the pageant, Bernice Liu of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was crowned the 13th Miss Chinese International. This was the first victory for the Canadian city. Prior to this, Vancouver has never placed higher than 2nd runner up.
Pageant information The theme to this year's pageant is "The Gathering of Cosmopolitan Treasure, The Brightness of Eastern Pearl" 「名都瑰寶滙聚 東方明珠生輝」. The Masters of Ceremonies were Carol Cheng and Vincent Kok. Special performing guests were cantopop singers Alan Tam, Edison Chen, Ding Fei Fei and mandopop singer Elva Hsiao.
Results
Placement Contestant City Represented Country Represented Miss Chinese International 2001 Bernice Liu 廖碧兒 Vancouver 1st Runner-Up Jennifer Huang 黃以白 Montréal 2nd Runner-Up Vivian Lau 劉慧蘊 Hong Kong Top 5 Finalists Cassandra Hugh 丘嘉萍Allysa Law 劉曉萍 ChicagoKuala Lumpur
Special awards Miss Friendship: Hsin-Ting Chiang 江欣婷 (Taipei) Miss Cosmopolitan: Bernice Liu 廖碧兒 (Vancouver) Miss Internet Goodwill: Mandy Chen 陳育嬬 (Brisbane) Miss Talent: Bernice Liu 廖碧兒 (Vancouver)
Contestant list No. Contestant Name Represented City Represented Country Age 1 Genevieve SIAO 蕭真妮 Manila 21 2 Jennifer HUANG 黃以白 Montréal 18 3 Calista NG 黃寶麗 Singapore 22 4 Valerie FOO 傅美儀 San Francisco 25 5 Cissy WANG 汪詩詩 Toronto 19 6 Melissa LEONG 梁珊妮 Sydney 23 7 Vivian LAU 劉慧蘊 Hong Kong 22 8 Bernice LIU 廖碧兒 Vancouver 22 9 Cassandra HUGH 丘嘉萍 Chicago 23 10 Caroline VONZY 黃美玲 Tahiti 18 11 Daisy LAM 林翠碧 Seattle 23 12 Allysa LAW 劉曉萍 Kuala Lumpur 24 13 Nawanun ANOMA 林愛雯 Bangkok 22 14 Hsin-Ting CHIANG 江欣婷 Taipei 21 15 Amanda BOLL 保采芬 Melbourne 19 16 Lilly HUA 許莉莉 Calgary 19 17 Ming ZHAO 趙明 New York City 19 18 Katy WANG 王媞 Los Angeles 18 19 Pingguo ZHAN 詹萍果 Honolulu 24 20 Mandy CHEN 陳育嬬 Brisbane 24
Crossovers Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:
Miss Universe 2001: Taipei, : Hsin-Ting Chiang (representing )
Miss International 2000: Taipei, : Hsin-Ting Chiang (representing )
Mandy Chen & Edison Chen scandal
The delegate representing Brisbane, Australia, (20) Mandy Chen 陳育嬬, became entangled in a photo scandal with one of the pageant's performers Edison Chen, when suspected nude pictures of Mandy Chen engaging in sexual acts, along with pictures of other Hong Kong female celebrities surfaced in early 2008.China News Article Dated February 7, 2008 - In Chinese Retrieved May 4, 2009. During the pageant, Edison Chen has stated that Mandy Chen is his favourite delegate.DWNews Article Dated February 6, 2008 - In Chinese Retrieved May 4, 2009. Mandy Chen has yet to comment on the incident.
References
External links Johnny's Pageant Page - Miss Chinese International Pageant 2001 Official Webpage