The
Miss Hong Kong Pageant (), or MSHK (港姐) for short, is a
beauty pageant organized by the leading Hong Kong television station,
Television Broadcasts (TVB).
All participants must have a valid Hong Kong identity card or must be born in Hong Kong (with a valid birth certificate). While there has been other Miss Hong Kong pageants in prior years producing notable titleholders such as Judy Dann (1951), Virginia June Lee (1953), Michele Mok (1958), Laura da Costa (1967) and Mabel Hawkett (1970), the current annual TVB pageant began in 1973. Apart from the top prize winner, first runner-up and second runner-up prizes, the pageant also has other consolation prizes that vary slightly from year to year. Many Miss Hong Kong contestants have gone on to have movie careers as it is quite typical for the top contestants to garner television contracts from TVB.
The pageant is televised into two events. First, a preliminary event is held where 12 semi-finalists are selected from a group of candidates, the number of which is usually around 20-25 (with 30 being the maximum). Then a final event is held where the 12 semi-finalists are reduced to a final 5. The second and first runner-ups and the winner are then announced. Often several contestants dropped out of the pageant before the televised preliminary, thus there would be a candidate with #30 assigned to her, but only 25 or so contestants.
Wai Yin Association
Wai Yin Association (慧妍雅集) is the official association for all official contestants (i.e., those that made it into the semi-finals). It is a registered charity. It was established in 1982 to help the citizens of Hong Kong.
Notable winners and contestants
Angie Chiu 趙雅芝 (Miss Hong Kong Third Runner-Up 1973; actress)
Loletta Chu 朱玲玲 (Miss Hong Kong 1977; socialite, wife of Hong Kong businessman Vincent Lo
Cherie Chung 鍾楚紅 (Finalist 1980; actress)
Irene Lo 勞錦嫦 (Miss Hong Kong 1981; wife of Hong Kong politician Albert Cheng)
Barbara Yung 翁美玲 (Finalist, 1982; late actress)
Cally Kwong 鄺美雲 (First runner-up, 1982; socialite; jewellery designer)
Betty Chan 陳詠潔 (Finalist, 1982; former socialite)
Maggie Cheung 張曼玉 (First runner-up, 1983; award-winning international actress)
Joyce Godenzi 高麗虹 (Miss Hong Kong 1984; first Eurasian to win the pageant; wife of Hong Kong actor Sammo Hung)
Pauline Yeung 楊寶玲 (Miss Hong Kong 1987; Miss Universe 1988 Fourth Runner-Up; Miss World 1987 Queen of Asia)
Michele Monique Reis 李嘉欣 (Miss Hong Kong 1988; Miss Chinese International 1988; socialite and model)
Monica Chan 陳法蓉(Miss Hong Kong 1989; actress)
Anita Yuen 袁詠儀 (Miss Hong Kong 1990; award-winning actress; wife of Hong Kong actor Julian Cheung)
Amy Kwok 郭藹明 (miss Hong Kong, 1991; actress, wife of Hong Kong actor Sean Lau)
Valerie Chow 周嘉玲 (First runner-up, 1991; actress)
Ada Choi 蔡少芬 (Second runner-up, 1991; actress)
Emily Lo 盧淑儀 (Miss Hong Kong 1992; wife of Hong Kong singer Hacken Lee)
Florence Kwok 郭少芸 (Finalist, 1992; actress)
Kenix Kwok 郭可盈 (Finalist, 1993; actress; wife of Hong Kong actor Frankie Lam)
Halina Tam 譚小環 (Miss Hong Kong 1994; actress)
Natalie Wong 黃紀瑩 (Miss Photogenic, 1994; actress)
Maggie Cheung Ho Yee 張可頤 (Finalist, best "potential artist", 1994; actress)
Winnie Yeung 楊婉儀 (Miss Hong Kong 1995; actress)
San San Lee 李珊珊 (Miss Hong Kong 1996; actress)
Fiona Yuen 袁彩雲 (Second runner-up, 1996; actress)
Charmaine Sheh 佘詩曼 (Second runner-up, 1997; actress)
Anne Heung 向海嵐 (Miss Hong Kong 1998; actress)
Sonija Kwok 郭羨妮 (Miss Hong Kong 1999; Miss Chinese International 2000; actress)
Myolie Wu 胡杏兒 (Second runner-up, 1999; actress and singer)
Shirley Yeung 楊思琦 (Miss Hong Kong 2001; actress)
Mandy Cho 曹敏莉 (Miss Hong Kong 2003; actress)
Selena Li 李詩韻 (Finalist 2003; actress)
Kate Tsui 徐子珊 (Miss Hong Kong 2004; actress and singer)
Janet Chow 周家蔚 (First runner-up 2006, Miss Photogenic; girlfriend of Hong Kong TVB actor Timmy Hung (Sammo Hung's son).
Mandy Wong 黃智雯 (Finalist 2007; actress)
Sire Ma 馬賽 (Second runner-up, 2008; actress)
Controversial contestants
1981 Winner Doris Law 羅佩芝 was deemed disqualified and was dethroned when it was discovered that she had used her sister's health documentation. Therefore, 1st runner-up Irene Lo 勞錦嫦 was crowned first place.
1997 Winner Virginia Yung 翁嘉穗 and First Runner-Up Vivian Lee 李明慧 caused controversy when they were involved in a love triangle with Hong Kong businessman Yau-Ching Wu 鄔友正, which resulted in a public feud in 1998. Yung and Wu were eventually married in 1999.
Summary of winners
Note*: Miss Friendship from 1987 was replaced by Miss Congeniality (最受佳麗歡迎獎).From 2007,Miss International Goodwill(國際親善小姐- 殷選條件在於佳麗的學曆、對國際禮儀的熟悉、語言及說話技巧。) replaced the award of Miss Congeniality (至於佳麗互相投票的環節已經刪除了).
Overseas contestant awards list
Starting from 1991, the Miss Hong Kong pageant greets delegates from
overseas. They include
Toronto,
Vancouver,
New York,
Los Angeles,
Seattle, and
San Francisco. Local contestants coming from
Malaysia,
Australia,
New Zealand,
London, and more enter at Hong Kong. In 2006, there was a top 16 contestant from the
Netherlands. The overseas delegates wait for the notification of their regional sponsors of TVB and if they are chosen, they fly to Hong Kong to compete. The following is a record of overseas delegates' performance at Miss Hong Kong.
1991 - 7. Amy Kwok 郭藹明 (Los Angeles)
*Winner
*Miss International Goodwill
*Miss Humorous Conversation
1991 - 13. Maur Yeung 楊凱斯 (Los Angeles)
* Miss Congeniality
1992 - 8. Patsy Lau 劉殷伶 (Los Angeles)
*1st Runner-Up
*Miss International Goodwill
1992 - 14. Carol Lee 李秋林 (Los Angeles)
*Miss Congeniality
1993 - 20. Christina Lau 劉飛飛 (Los Angeles)
*Miss International Goodwill
1994 - 18. Dorothy Ng 吳素珊 (Los Angeles)
*Miss International Goodwill
1995 - 12. Winnie Yeung 楊婉儀 (San Francisco)
*Winner
*Most Standard Figure Award
1997 - 2. Virginia Yung 翁嘉穗 (Vancouver)
*Winner
*Miss Photogenic
*Eastern Beauty Award
*Metropolitan Charm Award
1997 - 12. Vivian Lee 李明慧 (Vancouver)
*1st Runner-Up
*Miss International Goodwill
1998 - 20. Anne Heung 向海嵐 (Vancouver)
*Winner
*Miss Photogenic
*Global Beauty Award
*Miss Vivid Metropolitan
1998 - 14. Josephine Yan 殷莉 (Los Angeles)
*Miss International Goodwill
1999 - 12. Sonija Kwok 郭羨妮 (Vancouver)
*Winner
*Miss Photogenic
*Miss International Goodwill
*Miss Millennium Wisdom
1999 - 15. Cindy Wong 王倩 (Los Angeles)
*Miss Beautiful Legs
2000 - 11. Vivian Lau 劉慧蘊 (Vancouver)
*Winner
*Miss Photogenic
*Miss International Goodwill
*Miss Millennium Charm
2000 - 17. Margaret Kan 簡佩堅 (Toronto)
*First Runner-Up
2000 - 5. Maree Lau 劉嘉慧 (Sydney)
*Second Runner-Up
2002 - 11. Tiffany Lam 林敏俐 (San Francisco)
*Winner
*Miss International Goodwill
*Miss New Generational Beauty
2002 - 20.Cerina Da Graca 嘉碧儀 (Phoenix)
*Miss Photogenic
*Breakthrough Natural Skin Award
*Slimming Beauty Award
2003 - 2. Mandy Cho 曹敏莉 (San Francisco)
*Winner
*Miss International Goodwill
*Miss Swimsuit Charm
*Diamond Skin Award
*Perfect Group
2003 - 11. Rabee'a Yeung 楊洛婷 (Vancouver)
*1st Runner-Up
*Tourism Ambassador Award
2003 - 18. Selena Li 李詩韻 (Toronto)
*Miss Photogenic
*Miss Talent
2004 - 1. Queenie Chu 朱慧敏 (Seattle)
*1st Runner-Up
*Tourism Ambassador Award
2006 - 13. Aimee Chan 陳茵媺 (Toronto)
*Winner
*Miss International Goodwill
*Audience Favourite
2006 - 15. Janet Chow 周家蔚(Toronto)
*1st Runner-Up
*Miss Photogenic
2007 - 3. Kayi Cheung 張嘉兒 (Vancouver)
*Winner
*Miss Vitality Ambassador
2007 - 9. Grace Wong 王君馨 (New York)
*1st Runner-up
*Miss Photogenic
*Miss International Goodwill.
2007 - 7. Lorretta Chow 周美欣 (Vancouver)
*2nd Runner-up
*Most Attractive Legs Award
2008 - 7. Hilda Leung 梁雅琳 (Toronto)
*Miss Trendy Vision
2009 - 10. Germaine Li 李姿敏 (New York)
*1st Runner-up
2009 - 8. Mizuni Hung 熊穎詩 (Vancouver)
* 2nd Runner-up
2010 - 9. Crystal Li 李雪瑩 (London)
*Miss Photogenic
Notice that Vancouver has the most Miss Hong Kong winners from the overseas. They had a record of four consecutive winners from 1997-2000. 2000 was the only year where the top 3 delegates were all from overseas. Even though the 2007 pageant had the top 3 all from the US and Canada but Grace Wong and Lorretta Chow traveled to Hong Kong to compete in the pageant, so they are recognized by TVB to be local delegates not overseas delegates. They did however come from the overseas.
Miss Hong Kong showing at the International beauty stage
Miss Hong Kong and her runner-up are sent by TVB to represent Hong Kong at various international pageants.
Miss Hong Kong competes in Miss World and Miss Chinese International Pageant. (As of 2001 TVB has stopped sending representatives to Miss Universe.)
First runner-up competes in Miss International.
However, this has not always been the case. For example, Miss Hong Kong 2004 first runner-up, Queenie Chu was sent to both Miss World and Miss International. While Miss Hong Kong 2005, Tracy Ip was sent to compete in Miss World 2005. Miss Hong Kong 1987, Pauline Yeung Po Ling competed in both Miss World 1987 and Miss Universe 1988. Miss Hong Kong 1988, Michelle Reis competed at Miss World 1988. Since 2005, TVB has decided to send the winners to Miss World instead of the 1st runner ups. However in 2006, winner Aimee Chan was 25 years old and was considered overage by the Miss World Organization. As a result the 1st runner up, Janet Chow competed at Miss World 2006.
Big three pageants success
Note: Only the Miss Hong Kong delegates produced by TVB are included here.
Miss Universe
1976 ~ Rowena Lam 林良蕙 placed in the top 12.
1984 ~ Joyce Godenzi 高麗虹 placed third in the Best National Costume contest.
1988 ~ Pauline Yeung 楊寶玲 was 4th runner-up. (She ranked 6th in the preliminaries, with 4th in final evening gown and 7th in final swimsuit. )
There were no Miss Hong Kong representatives since 2001. The last Miss Hong Kong to compete in Miss Universe is Miss Sonija Kwok, Miss Hong Kong 1999.
Miss World
1974 ~ Judy Dirkin 杜茱迪 won Miss Personality.
1983 ~ Maggie Cheung 張曼玉 placed in the top 15, finishing as a semifinalist.
1988 ~ Pauline Yeung 楊寶玲 won Queen of Asia and placed in the top 12.
2005 ~ Tracy Ip 葉翠翠 place in the top 19 at Miss World Beach Beauty.
2007 ~ Kayi Cheung 張嘉兒 won Beauty With A Purpose award and placed in the top 16.
2010 ~ Sammi Sau-man Cheung 張秀文 place in the top 40 at Miss World Beach Beauty.
Miss International:
1981 ~ Deborah Moore 狄寶娜摩亞 won Miss Friendship.
1985 ~ Ellen Wong 王愛倫 won Best 21st Century Award and placed in the top 15.
1987 ~ Wing Lam 林穎嫺 won Miss Photogenic.
2002 ~ Cathy Wu 胡家惠 won Miss Friendship.
2004 ~ Sze Sze Fu 符思思 won Miss Friendship.
2005 ~ Queenie Chu 朱慧敏 won Miss Friendship.
2006 ~ Koni Lui 呂慧儀 won Miss Friendship and Most Beautiful Smile.
2007 ~ Grace Wong 王君馨 won Miss Friendship and placed in the top 15..
2009 ~ Germaine Li 李姿敏 won Miss Best Graceful Bearing.
Miss Hong Kong at Miss Chinese International Pageant
Hong Kong is the most successful city at
Miss Chinese International Pageant. They produced 2 winners, 9 first runner ups, and 2 second runner ups. The city either places in the top 10 OR wins a award every year. The city has only failed to place in the top 5 for three times only (1994 had no top 5 announcement). Vancouver has the most winners, four, and all of them won in a time span of 5 years. However, Hong Kong finished as 1st runner up for four consecutive years, a record which hasn't happened since 1993.
Prior to 2000, all the winners competed at Miss Universe, with the exception of Michelle Reis (1988) and Winnie Yeung (1996). In 2009, Miss Hong Kong 2008 winner, Edelweiss Cheung refused to compete in the pageant, reportedly due to health reasons. The first runner up, Skye Chan competed instead, making her the first non-winner to compete in MCI. Miss Chinese International Pageant 2010 will be held on November 5, 2010, and therefore, Miss Hong Kong 2009, Sandy Lau will not compete this year. Lau is the second Miss Hong Kong winner not to compete in Miss Chinese International.
1 Age at the time of the Miss Chinese International pageant
See also
Miss Asia Pageant
Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant
Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant
References
External links
Official homepage
Miss Pageant
Johnny's Pageant Page ~ A Complete Listing of Miss Hong Kong Contestants & Award Winners
Wai Yin Association
Miss HK Beauties
Year 2007 Crowning Moment
alGalLERY-MissHongKongAndMissChineseInternational ~ A web album about Function photograph of MHK and MCI
Miss Hong Kong through the years
Hong Kong
Category:Hong Kong-related lists
Category:TVB television programmes
Hong Kong
Category:Beauty pageants in Hong Kong