Miss Chinese International Pageant 1998

Miss Chinese International Pageant 1998
DateJanuary 25, 1998
PresentersEric Tsang, Lydia Shum, Emil Chau
EntertainmentEmil Chau, Eason Chan, Edmond Leung, Miriam Yeung
VenueTVB City, Hong Kong
BroadcasterTVB
Entrants17
Placements5
WinnerLouisa Luk
San Francisco,  USA
CongenialityMay Ling Lai
Chicago,  USA
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Miss Chinese International Pageant 1998 was held on January 25, 1998 in Hong Kong. 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

The theme to this year's pageant is "Beautiful Shadows from The Land of the Gods, Ten Years of Love from the Dragons" 「神洲儷影 十載龍情」. This year also marks 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

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

Placement Contestant City Represented Country Represented
Miss Chinese International 1998 Louisa Luk 陸依薩 San Francisco  USA
1st Runner-Up Lisa Vongthong 蔡明真 Bangkok  Thailand
2nd Runner-Up Kalyane Tea 譚慧玲 Montréal  Canada
Top 5 Finalists Joey Tan 陳英麗
Virginia Yung 翁嘉穗 		Kuala Lumpur
Hong Kong 		 Malaysia
 Hong Kong

Special awards

  • 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

  • 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

No. Contestant Name Represented City Represented Country Age
1 Linda CHUNG 鍾玲玲 Los Angeles  USA 22
2 Joey TAN 陳英麗 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 20
3 Lucienda JOUTAIN 余瑞玉 Tahiti  French Polynesia 25
4 May Ling LAI 黎美齡 Chicago  USA 20
5 Cecilia WANG 王瑾 Calgary  Canada 23
6 Bridgett ENG 伍綺喬 Seattle  USA 20
7 Virginia YUNG 翁嘉穗 Hong Kong  Hong Kong 23
8 Julia FONG 房翠麗 Toronto  Canada 23
9 Dina GOH 戈婷 Vancouver  Canada 18
10 Joanna SUTHERBY 黃惠玲 London  United Kingdom 21
11 Sharon CHEUNG 張嘉倩 Sydney  Australia 21
12 Vivian CHEN 陳穎慧 Taipei  Chinese Taipei 17
13 Lisa VONGTHONG 蔡明真 Bangkok  Thailand 18
14 Louisa LUK 陸依薩 San Francisco  USA 18
15 Agnes LO 羅慧雲 Macau Macau 23
16 Kalyane TEA 譚慧玲 Montréal  Canada 20
17 Sue PAN (Suriyanti SUGIANTO) 潘少瑜 Singapore  Singapore 24

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:

Miss World
Miss Universe


References