Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999

Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999
Date February 14, 1999
Presenters Carol Cheng, Cutie Mui, Louis Yuen, Cheung Tat-Ming, Jerry Lamb
Entertainment Nick Cheung, Mariane Chan
Venue TVB City, Hong Kong
Broadcaster TVB
Entrants 17
Placements 5
Winner Michelle Ye
New York City,  USA

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. As of 2010, USA has never won the title again. The pageant was held on Valentine's Day and was also Ye's 19th birthday. The pageant was changed to be close to the Lunar New Year.

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  USA
1st Runner-Up Janet Huang 黃仁玉 Los Angeles  USA
2nd Runner-Up Anne Heung 向海嵐 Hong Kong  Hong Kong
Top 5 Finalists Debbie Goh 吳淑心
Audrey Li 李酈		 Kuala Lumpur
Toronto		  Malaysia
 Canada

Special awards

Contestant list

No. Contestant Name Represented City Represented Country Age
1 Felicia KEW 邱美玲 Singapore  Singapore 19
2 Alice TAM 譚敏敏 San Francisco  USA 22
3 Debbie GOH 吳淑心 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 21
4 Mabel WONG 黃淑儀 Calgary  Canada 24
5 Xin WANG 王昕 Montréal  Canada 20
6 Julia YEUNG 楊孫康 London  United Kingdom 19
7 Joyce CHANG 張歆平 Taipei  Chinese Taipei 24
8 Audrey LI 李酈 Toronto  Canada 19
9 Janice LEE 李孟潔 Vancouver  Canada 19
10 Cynthia SEID 薛美怡 Chicago  USA 25
11 Sandy CHANSAY 陳珍麗 Tahiti  French Polynesia 19
12 Janet HUANG 黃仁玉 Los Angeles  USA 19
13 Yan WANG 王妍 Seattle  USA 20
14 Michelle YE 葉璇 New York City  USA 19
15 Monica WANG 王萌萌 Sydney  Australia 19
16 Racyne YOUNG 楊桂蘭 Honolulu  USA 23
17 Anne HEUNG 向海嵐 Hong Kong  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.

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