Miss Chinese International Pageant 1988
Miss Chinese International Pageant 1988 | |
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Date | October 2, 1988 |
Presenters | Lydia Shum, Philip Chan |
Entertainment | Leslie Cheung |
Venue | Lee Theatre, Hong Kong |
Broadcaster | TVB |
Entrants | 17 |
Placements | 3 |
Winner |
Michelle Reis Hong Kong |
Miss Chinese International Pageant 1988, the 1st Miss Chinese International Pageant was held on October 2, 1988 in Hong Kong. The pageant was organized and broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong. At the end of the pageant, Run Run Shaw crowned Michelle Reis of Hong Kong as the first Miss Chinese International. Hong Kong would not win the pageant, until 12 years later when Sonija Kwok wins the crown in 2000.
Pageant information
The theme to this year's pageant is "Chinese Light Shines Throughout the World, TVB Makes New History" 「華裔光采耀全球 無線電視創新猶」. The Masters of Ceremonies were Lydia Shum and Philip Chan. Special performing guest was cantopop singer Leslie Cheung. This is the first year of the pageant, and makes history as the first ever international Chinese pageant.
Results
Placement | Contestant | City Represented | Country Represented |
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Miss Chinese International 1988 | Michelle Reis 李嘉欣 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
1st Runner-Up | Tammy Lee 李玉蘭 | Seattle | USA |
2nd Runner-Up | Sharon Kwok 郭秀雲 | San Francisco | USA |
Special awards
- Miss Friendship: Tanya Lim 林綺梅 (Calgary)
- Miss Photogenic: Michelle Reis 李嘉欣 (Hong Kong)
Contestant list
No. | Contestant Name | Represented City | Represented Country | Age |
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1 | Yuen Mei MAK 麥宛美 | Toronto | Canada | 20 |
2 | Tammy LEE 李玉蘭 | Seattle | USA | 21 |
3 | Stephanie CHAN 陳馥荃 | Melbourne | Australia | 19 |
4 | Wang XU 徐泓 | London | United Kingdom | 22 |
5 | Sandy HO 何雪儀 | Vancouver | Canada | 22 |
6 | Lai Nga CHEONG 張麗雅 | Tahiti | French Polynesia | 25 |
7 | Jasmine NG 黃海蓮 | Singapore | Singapore | 24 |
8 | Sharon KWOK 郭秀雲 | San Francisco | USA | 18 |
9 | Michelle Monique REIS 李嘉欣 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 18 |
10 | Vivian TANG 唐惠隱 | Montréal | Canada | 18 |
11 | Siu Lan CHAN 陳少蘭 | Brisbane | Australia | 18 |
12 | Marina BENIPAYO 彭美玉 | Manila | Philippines | 20 |
13 | Rebecca CHAO 趙英華 | Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 20 |
14 | Tanya LIM 林綺梅 | Calgary | Canada | 24 |
15 | Shui Lin LEE 李瑞蓮 | Scarborough | Canada | 21 |
16 | Helena LO BRANCO 白海倫 | Macau | Macau | 19 |
17 | To Ying YIU 姚道瑩 | Sydney | Australia | 21 |