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.
Pageant information 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
Placement Contestant City Represented Country Represented Miss Chinese International 1999 Michelle Ye 葉璇 New York City 1st Runner-Up Janet Huang 黃仁玉 Los Angeles 2nd Runner-Up Anne Heung 向海嵐 Hong Kong Top 5 Finalists Debbie Goh 吳淑心Audrey Li 李酈 Kuala LumpurToronto
Special awards Miss Friendship: Mabel Wong 黃淑儀 (Calgary) Miss Classic Beauty: Michelle Ye 葉璇 (New York)
Contestant list No. Contestant Name Represented City Represented Country Age 1 Felicia KEW 邱美玲 Singapore 19 2 Alice TAM 譚敏敏 San Francisco 22 3 Debbie GOH 吳淑心 Kuala Lumpur 21 4 Mabel WONG 黃淑儀 Calgary 24 5 Xin WANG 王昕 Montréal 20 6 Julia YEUNG 楊孫康 London 19 7 Joyce CHANG 張歆平 Taipei 24 8 Audrey LI 李酈 Toronto 19 9 Janice LEE 李孟潔 Vancouver 19 10 Cynthia SEID 薛美怡 Chicago 25 11 Sandy CHANSAY 陳珍麗 Tahiti 19 12 Janet HUANG 黃仁玉 Los Angeles 19 13 Yan WANG 王妍 Seattle 20 14 Michelle YE 葉璇 New York City 19 15 Monica WANG 王萌萌 Sydney 19 16 Racyne YOUNG 楊桂蘭 Honolulu 23 17 Anne HEUNG 向海嵐 Hong Kong 24
Contestant notes -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 Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:
Miss Universe 1999: : Anne Heung
External links Johnny's Pageant Page - Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999