Miss Chinese International Pageant 1988
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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 File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong |
Congeniality | Tanya Lim Calgary, File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
Photogenic | Michelle Reis File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 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 won 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 | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong |
1st Runner-Up | Tammy Marie Lee 李玉蘭 | Seattle | File:Flag of the United States.svg USA |
2nd Runner-Up | Sharon Kwok 郭秀雲 | San Francisco | File:Flag of the United States.svg USA |
Special awards
- Miss Friendship: Tanya Lim 林綺梅 (Calgary)
- Miss Photogenic: Michelle Reis 李嘉欣 (Hong Kong)
Contestant list
Crossovers
Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:
- 1988: File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong: Michelle Monique REIS
- 1988: File:Bandeira do Leal Senado.svg Macau : Helena da Conceição LO BRANCO
- 1992: Manila, File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines: Marina BENIPAYO
(representing File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines)
- 1989: File:Bandeira do Leal Senado.svg Macau : Helena da Conceição LO BRANCO