Miss Chinese International Pageant 1998
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| Miss Chinese International Pageant 1998 | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 25, 1998 |
| Presenters | Eric Tsang, Lydia Shum, Emil Chau |
| Entertainment | Emil Chau, Eason Chan, Edmond Leung, Miriam Yeung |
| Venue | TVB City, Hong Kong |
| Broadcaster | TVB |
| Entrants | 17 |
| Placements | 5 |
| Winner | Louisa Luk San Francisco, File:Flag of the United States.svg USA |
| Congeniality | May Ling Lai Chicago, File:Flag of the United States.svg USA |
Miss Chinese International Pageant 1998 was held on January 25, 1998, in Hong Kong.[1] It was the tenth annual pageant, and had 17 contestants.[2]
The pageant was broadcast live through TVB and was streamed for the first time in Malaysia. Miss Chinese International 1997 Monica Lo of Toronto, Ontario, Canada crowned Louisa Luk of San Francisco, USA as the new winner. Luk is the first winner from the United States and San Francisco's only winner, as of 2010.
Pageant information
[edit | edit source]The theme to the 1998 pageant was "Beautiful Shadows from The Land of the Gods, Ten Years of Love from the Dragons" 「神洲儷影 十載龍情. It also marked the tenth anniversary of the Miss Chinese International Pageant. The Masters of Ceremonies were Eric Tsang, Lydia Shum, and mandopop singer Emil Chau, who also served as the special performing guest. Other performing guests included cantopop singers Eason Chan, Edmond Leung and Miriam Yeung.
10th anniversary guests
[edit | edit source]To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the pageant, the organizers invited ten past award winners as special guests, who took part in an opening ceremony for the show. The list includes:
- Kit Wong 黃美潔 (Sydney, Australia), Miss Chinese International 1989
- Mina Pedruco 畢美娜 (Macau), 1989 Second Runner-Up
- Yen-Thean Leng 凌緣庭 (Singapore), Miss Chinese International 1991
- Siew-Kee Cheng 鍾秀枝 (Singapore), Miss Chinese International 1996
- Melissa Ng 吳美珩 (San Francisco, USA), 1996 First Runner-Up
- Amy Chung 鍾慧儀 (New York City, USA), 1996 Second Runner-Up
- Winnie Yeung 楊婉儀 (Hong Kong), 1996 Miss Friendship
- Monica Lo 盧淑儀 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Miss Chinese International 1997
- San San Lee 李珊珊 (Hong Kong), 1997 First Runner-Up
Results
[edit | edit source]| Placement | Contestant | City Represented | Country Represented |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Chinese International 1998 | Louisa Luk 陸依薩 | San Francisco | File:Flag of the United States.svg USA |
| 1st Runner-Up | Satita Vongthong 蔡明真 | Bangkok | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Kalyane Tea 譚慧玲 | Montréal | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Top 5 Finalists | Joey Tan 陳英麗 Virginia Yung 翁嘉穗 |
Kuala Lumpur Hong Kong |
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong |
Special awards
[edit | edit source]- Miss Friendship: May Ling Lai 黎美齡 (Chicago)
- Best National Costume: Lisa Vongthong 蔡明真 (Bangkok)
- Miss Motherland Beauty: Louisa Luk 陸依薩 (San Francisco)
Viewer's Voting Top 5 delegates
[edit | edit source]- Linda Chung 鍾玲玲 (Los Angeles)
- Joey Tan 陳英麗 (Kuala Lumpur)
- Cecilia Wang 王瑾 (Calgary)
- Virginia Yung 翁嘉穗 (Hong Kong)
- Dina Goh 戈婷 (Vancouver)
Contestant list
[edit | edit source]Crossovers
[edit | edit source]Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:
- 1997: File:Bandeira do Leal Senado.svg Macau : Agnes LO
- 1998: File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong: Virginia Yung