Miss Chinese International 2007 News

JANUARY 22ND

• SARAH SONG PRESENTS PRIZE WATCH TO HER MOTHER*Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net
  Newly crowned Miss Chinese International Sarah Song, first runner up Ivy Lu, second runner up Sherry Chen and Miss Friendship Parichat Wisuthiphatt attended another prize giving ceremony yesterday at 3D-Gold's 'Swiss Golden Palace' showroom, where they were presented with Blita watches.

  Also taking the award for Chinese Culture Ambassador, Sarah was presented with two watches, worth $76,000 and $50,000 respectively. Ivy and Sherry's watches were worth $60,000 and Parichat's was worth $50,000. After receiving their prizes, the girls tried to learn some French from Blita's Asia Pacific General Manager and showing her winner's spirit, Sarah was complimented for speaking it very well, whereas Sherry was corrected on several occasions for her accent. They then took a look around the Swiss Golden Palace.

  Sarah reveals that she used to speak French, but she has forgotten much of it now because she rarely speaks it. She plans to give one of her watches to her mother and with her $200,000 prize money, she plans to buy herself a handbag, some jewellery and a laptop computer. Asked why she does not buy property or cars, she says that cars lose value and she has to save a little more before she can buy an apartment. She also smiles that she might buy some gold for her mother.

  Sarah is currently studying in Sydney and has another year before she graduates so she is not sure yet as to whether she will be stopping her education to pursue a career in showbiz. As for the gossip that she was an unexpected winner and about her cape falling to the ground, she smiles that it was a little chaotic at the time and she felt so good that she did not even know when the cape fell. She does not mind about being called a surprise winner and smiles: "I still won after all!" Sherry did not mind being corrected with her French and she found it good fun to learn to speak the language.

  After the four girls returned to Hong Kong from Foshan earlier, they were invited to a celebratory party by the hotel sponsors, where they received vouchers for spa treatment. After receiving her prize, Sarah immediately checked into the centre's massague suit, where she enjoyed a super luxurious caviar and pearl skincare treatment, red wine treatment and aromatherapy massage package worth $40,000. Beforehand, she had allowed the other three girls to look around her suite and a very excited Sarah sat beside her princess bed to pose for the press before playing with the water in the spa bath and then posing with the other girls on the balcony beside the red wine treatment. Asked if she likes having spa treatment, she said with great joy: "Usually I rarely get the chance, so this is great that I have the opportunity to wash away all the fatigue from the contest."

  http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/01/23/UL-682335.htm

JANUARY 21ST

• NEW MCI WINNERS WITH SHIRLEY AT 3D-GOLD*Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net
  The freshly crowned Miss Chinese International 2007 winners headed from Foshan to Guangzhou yesterday, where they received some of their prizes from jewellery sponsor 3D-Gold. Shirley Yeung appeared as the guest and was also presented with the latest design jewellery, making her shine even more.

  Shirley says that she rushed to Guangzhou in the morning and complimented the girls for their beauty. As for the Hong Kong representative Aimee Chan going home with nothing, Shirley says with experience: "Winning an award is down to many elements and the right time and place, so it is nothing to be disappointed about." Shirley also feels that not winning an award does not mean you had a bad performance, as long as you have worked hard, then it doesn't matter and the fans will continue to support you. There will be a lot of opportunities in the future and Shirley believes that they will be as fulfilling. As for her new jewellery, she says it has made her feel very elegant and although she rushed over, the fee is very satisfactory and she was happy to be able to work with the company representatives in Guangzhou.

  Miss Chinese International winner Sarah Song only managed to get 3 hours sleep the night before, but this did not steep her excitement. Her parents were at the event to support her, so they knew the result straight away and she received a string of congratulatory phone calls afterwards. She received a gold staff at the ceremony yesterday and she said it felt very heavy. She plans to keep it as a souvenir. Asked if she will be remaining in Hong Kong to further her career, she says she has not thought about it, but if she has the opportunity, she would like to give it a try. However, she is studying commerce in Sydney at the moment and still has two years before she graduates.

  Asked if she realised that she revealed herself a little whilst doing the hula hoop routine, she says that she did not know because she only had one minute for the routine and didn't have time to think about this. Originally, she had planned to do a Chinese dance, but too many others were doing this, so she chose to do the more active hula hoop routine, because she had done this before when she was younger. Shirley reveals that she was born in Guangzhou and moved to Sydney when she was five, but every year, she will return to Guangzhou.

  http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/01/22/UL-681841.htm
  

  
  

JANUARY 19TH

• PREDICTIONS
  Winner: New York
  1st RU: Calgary
  2nd RU: Hong Kong
  Finalists: Vancouver, Nanning
  
  Other favs: Kuala Lumpur, Sydney
  
  
• MISS BANGKOK WINS MISS FRIENDSHIP *Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net
  The 2007 Miss Chinese International Pageant will be taking place this evening at Foshan TV News Centre and the 21 contestants underwent final rehearsals for the swimwear parade yesterday. The vote was also held for the Miss Friendship award and this was taken by #16 Parichat Wisuthiphatt (Lam Nga Chi) from Bangkok. In their swimsuits, the girls showed off their figures as well as their shortcomings, that included flat chests, waistlessness, elephant legs and forced chests. #5 Singapore's Leow Cai Ling, #16 Parichat Wisuthiphatt and #18 also displayed some rather distasteful scenes with their clinging bikini bottoms.

  After the blessing ceremony, the girls paraded in their bikinis and #2 Aimee Chan from Hong Kong had successfully slimmed down, but her 'soup bowl' bust was still very full and coupled with her muscular form, was quite an attraction. #3 Louise Wu (San Francisco) and #18 Cindy Hsu (Auckland) showed off their great busty figures and somewhat overshadowed her. Conversely, #1 Tina Leung from Seattle had a rather flat figure and #11 Bamboo Cui from Montreal was quite obviously plumper than the rest and displayed some elephant legs. Of the more confident contestants on the stage were #6 Rotterdam's Chinzy Choi and #13 Yvonne Chapman from Calgary, with the latter striking various poses for the press, earning herself the title of 'Pose Queen'.

  Asked about her bust size still being the hot topic of conversation, Aimee says she does not worry about this and indicates that the other contestants also have beautiful figures and they are all very balanced. Asked if she was successful in her slimming, she admitted that she had and says that she has always been careful with her diet and has always done exercise. As for whether she developed the muscles on purpose, she smiles that she has always been very sporty, so she has always had the muscles. Asked if she is confident of an award, she says that she will go in with a peaceful heart and just enjoy the process, because it is a rare opportunity.

  Bamboo said frankly that her rather large figure was the biggest pressure on her taking part in this contest, but her frame is like this, so there is nothing she can do. She has been studying ballet since she was young, so she cannot reduce the thickness of her legs and this put a lot of stres on her. She says she will do well in other areas and she will try hard to just be herself. Asked if she is confident of winning, she says that she is not entering for the awards and would just like to make some friends. After putting on a swimsuit, Yvonne seemed to shine and she smiled happily: "I will try my best to show off myself. (Are you worried that the language barrier will affect your performance?) I have already worked hard to practise and as there will be a strong Canadian accent with my Cantonese, I am learning to speak Mandarin."

  Miss Bangkok Parichat was voted as the winner of the Miss Friendship award by the other contestants and when the result was announced, she was so happy that she was blushing. She was presented with some flowers and congratulated by the other girls, with Yvonne stepping forward to shake her hand and give her a hug. She indicated that this made her very happy and shocked. Asked about the tradition that this award goes to the least threatening contestant, she does not agree and says that she has got on very well with the other contestants. So is she confident of a win? She says she is confident and will work hard to do even better.
  
  According to The Sun, #13 Calgary, #9 New York & #20 Johannesburg are the front-runners of the competition.

  Article
  http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/01/20/UL-681103.htm
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070120/20070119234804_0000.html
  
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  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070120/img/se02012007_big.jpg (#2 HK)
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070120/img/se02012012_big.jpg (#13 Calgary)
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070120/img/se02012010_big.jpg (#9 New York)
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070120/img/se02012014_big.jpg (#20 Johannesburg)
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070120/img/se02012011_big.jpg (#16 Bangkok)
  

JANUARY 17TH

• BACK TO FOSHAN FOR REHERSALS *Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net
  The 2007 Miss Chinese International Pageant will be taking place on Saturday and the twenty-one contestants have headed out to the venue for the final in Foshan for their final preparations. Before they set off, a blessing ceremony was held at TVB City to pray for a successful performance. Probably due to the early start and the tight schedules, all the girls seemed rather tired and some were yawning away with their hands on their hips, whilst others were exchanging massages. Among them, #10 He Mingzhu from Chicago seemed to have a breakout of spots on her forehead and she explained that this was because she was not acclimatised. Is she worried that this will affect her performance on Saturday? She says she is not worried because there are not too many activities planned for the next couple of days and she will have some time to rest.

  Although the contest is looming, many of the girls were still not holding back on the roast pig and younger sister of last year's winner, #20 Ivy Lui ate from beginning to end. She smiles: "I am just eating slowly and giving the illusion of eating a lot. (Are you not worried about getting fat?) No, because the schedule has been very rushed since the start and I have actually lost weight, so this is not a problem. (Is it hard work?) It is not personal, everyone else is finding it hard, but working their best. It is very moving and I will work even harder to be myself."

  As for Hong Kong's Aimee Chan, she daren't eat any roast pork, choosing an apple instead. Asked if she was afraid of getting fat, she explained that she had already eaten breakfast and she prefers to eat fruit. Talking of the tired faces, is she finding it hard? She says graciously: "This is a rare experience , so I am happy to have the chance to take part." Her parents have just arrived in Hong Kong for a wedding banquet, so they will also be showing their support for her in Foshan. Asked if her rumoured boyfriend Ray Chan will be supporting her there, she says: "I don't think so, because they only gave two tickets to each contestant and my friends will just watch me on the television. (Has he sent you an SMS to support you?) All my friends have."

  Also, #8 Pearl River's Carol Li indicates that she has not informed her family of the date of the contest yet because she does not want them to appear at the event to support her and would rather they watched her at home on teleision. This is because they will put pressure on her and she hopes to have a calm approach to her performance. Currently living in Guangzhou, just an hour away from Foshan, does she feel that she has the advantage of being a local? She feels that the focus is on the stage, so it does not matter where you are from.

  Articles
  http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/01/17/UL-679531.htm
  http://ol.mingpao.com/cfm/star5.cfm?File=20070117/saa01/mch4.txt
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  http://www.wenweipo.com/image/2007/01/17/en0117c.jpg (group)
  http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/images/07/01/17/ul-37.jpg (#20 Ivy)
  

JANUARY 16TH

• JUDGES PLAYING FAIR BALL*Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net
  The 2007 Miss Chinese International Pageant will be taking place on Saturday in Foshan and the twenty-one contestants met the judges for the first time yesterday. The panel will include TVB artistes Charmaine Sheh, Steven Ma, Sonija Kwok and Roger Kwok. They all say that they will not show any favouritism towards the Hong Kong representative Aimee Chan and will score fairly.

  The girls have returned to Hong Kong after their promotional tour of Foshan and Aimee seemed rather tired at the meeting, that may have lost her some points with the judges. She says that she is very robust and she is not nervous and she is becoming more and more excited as the event draws near. The contestants have all been busy rehearsing and trying their costumes, hoping to give a great show and Aimee will also be catching up on some sleep over the next few days. Does she feel she is at an advantage as the Hong Kong representative? She says that although she worked with Roger on location when she took part in Miss Hong Kong, she does not feel that this will benefit her. Melbourne's Jenifer Jiang is the youngest contestant this year at only 18 years old, but she says she has no pressure and is having a lot of fun. She says that everyone else are like big sisters and there is no-one picking on her.
  
  This is the first time that Charmaine has been a judge at a beauty pageant and she had a chat with each of the contestants at the press event. She says that she is interested in the level of knowledge that the contestants have on Chinese Culture and she says that to be themselves is already enough because to be natural is the most beautiful. However, Charmaine did not reveal her favourites because this is unfair and she just said that she will judge fairly and seriously and will show no favouritism. Sonija felt the girls had great figures and asked if she felt that Aimee seemed a little lacklustre, she says that a lot of it is down to your own drive and determination. When she took part in MCI, she was unwell, but she still managed to win the award and the hard work paid off. She also says that she will not give extra points to the Hong Kong representative because she has to be fair.

  Steven says frankly that he will be able to watch the pretty girls openly and although he offered his hand to shake with Aimee, he insists that he will not be so generous with his points. He feels that the most important thing about MCI is for the contestants to learn a little more about China and to not even know when the country was formed is unacceptable. He prefers the contestants that look 'traditionally Chinese'. Of course, to look tidy is also important. Roger worked with Aimee in Korea during the Miss Hong Kong pageant, so he has a deeper impression of her, but he will not be biased.

  The MC's for the show will be Eric Tsang and Derek Li. Singing star Eric Moo will also be the guest MC. When Derek was introducing the contestants onto the stage, he caused a few laughs when he introduced #12 Sarah Song from Sydney as 'number 12 contender'. With jokes that he was no good, he said humbly: "I am the worst, the girls and the judges are the best."
  
  Articles
  http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/01/16/UL-679042.htm
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070116/20070115233543_0000.html
  http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?cat=011EN&news_id=EN0701160003
  
  Pictures
  http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/images/07/01/16/ul-11.jpg (#2 HK - she doesn't look tired to me!)
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070116/img/se13011630_big.jpg (#1 Seattle, #2 HK, #3 San Francisco, #4 Toronto)
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070116/img/se13011609_big.jpg (Roger Kwok with contestants)

JANUARY 15TH

• #8 CAROL LI (PEARL RIVER) WINS INTERNATIONAL SPLENDOUR AWARD*Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net
  The twenty-one Miss Chinese International contestants were at a real estate promotion yesterday in Nanhai, where they also held the 'International Splendour Award' contest. When #2 Aimee Chan used a Bruce Lee DVD to introduce Hong Kong, she struck many of Bruce's poses, causing a lot of laughs, but she stuttered a lot and made a lot of mistakes, talking nonsense about Bruce as a comedian before making a quick exit. The award was taken in the end by Foshan local #8 Carol Li, who demonstrated the local papercutting art.

  Asked if she failed in her act because of the pressure, Aimee said: "No, there is no pressure on me, I think I failed because I did not rehearse enough and I could not concentrate. People were laughing at me when I was posing and this affected me."
  
  #6 Chinzy (Rotterdam) and #12 Sarah (Sydney) faltered slightly, forgetting their lines. #8 Carol (Pearl River),#4 Sherry (Toronto), and #18, Cindy (Auckland) performed very well. #9 Sirena (New York) and #16 Parichat (Bangkok) sang for the crowd.

  Angela Tong attended the event as a judge and when she announced the winner, she misread Foshan as 'forshan' (volcano), making everyone laugh. She later explained that this was because she had written the English phonetic as 'fo shan', so this confused her.

  Articles
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070115/20070114232205_0000.html
  http://ol.mingpao.com/cfm/star5.cfm?File=20070115/saa01/mbc1.txt
  http://www.singtao.com/yesterday/ent/0115fo07.html
  
  Pictures
  http://ol.mingpao.com/ftp/Lady/20070115/saa01/_15MB004_.jpg (#2 HK)
  http://ol.mingpao.com/ftp/Lady/20070115/saa01/_15MB003_.jpg (Angela Tong)
  http://ol.mingpao.com/ftp/Lady/20070115/saa01/_15MB005_.jpg (#8 Carol Li)
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070115/img/se03011510_big.jpg (#2 HK)

JANUARY 13TH

• MCI CONTINUES TOUR OF FOSHAN *Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net
  The twenty-one Miss Chinese International contestants continued on their tour of Foshan yesterday, experiencing the local culture by trying the lion dancing, making 'blind mans cake' and making lanterns.

  #6 Chinzy Choi (Rotterdam) was rather clumsy with her lion head and could not even lift it on several occasions, turning an 'alert lion' into a 'dead lion' instead. She says: "This is the first time I have tried lion dancing and because the head is quite heavy, my muscles seized up. Following the steps of the master was quite difficult but I do go to the gym, play golf and go running with my dog. I rarely do such heavy exercise though."

  Contestants #1 to 5 were sent to make the cakes, but their handiwork was rather poor and they did not wear gloves, so it was quite unhygienic. #2 Aimee Chan (Hong Kong) indicated that she had washed her hands: "Making the cakes was not hard, it was like doing some craftwork. I ate six cakes, but not ones that I had made myself because they fell apart. I did not know how famous blind mans cake was in Foshan and it is made from olive oil, so it is quite healthy and not as fattening." #3 Sherry says the hardest thing is getting the measurement of the ingredients right because if you don't, then it is easy to fall apart.

  #12 Sarah Song (Sydney) and #14 Susana Su (Vancouver) made lanterns for the first time and Sarah indicated it was good fun, but it is hard to master. #13 Yvonne Chapman (Calgary) and #15 Novel Lim (Kuala Lumpur) were making papercuts and found it difficult but did learn something from the experience.

  Articles
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070113/20070112232442_0000.html
  http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/01/13/UL-677841.htm
  http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?cat=011EN&news_id=EN0701130002
  
  Pictures
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070113/img/se06011301_big.jpg (#2 HK & #3 Toronto)
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070113/img/se06011302_big.jpg (#6 Rotterdam, #10 Chicago, #11 Montreal)
  

JANUARY 11TH

• MISS NEW YORK WINS AUDIENCE FAVOURITE AWARD *Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net
  The twenty Miss Chinese International Contestants took part in the talent contest at East Point City yesterday, where each of the girls performed an act. Among them, #3 Louisa Wu (San Francisco) almost exposed herself whilst doing a fan dance and the award was won by #9 New York's Sirena Wang for playing the piano and singing "Yesterday Once More" after a vote by the audience. Taking the first award of the contest was a great boost for Sirena's confidence and she smiled: "Taking part in this contest is to challenge myself and on the night of the final, I will do myself proud."

  As for Louisa, she says she did not reveal anything: "I did not feel it. When I am dancing, I just think about the performance because I love to dance." Local contestant Aimee Chan was not disappointed at not winning the first award and says: "The talent contest is all about your performance and being the local does not mean you will win." Talking of the magazines showing photographs of her armpits, Aimee was a little shocked and embarrassed as she replied: "I have not seen them so I do not know. I will be more careful next time."

  The funniest act was the rather chubby Bamboo Cui (Montreal) who performed a peacock dance, wearing some kind of corset to squeeze in her belly, but it didn't have much of an effect.

  During his guest performance, Alex Fong met with a jump in the music and this left him rather embarrassed. Afterwards he revealed that he did give advice to the contestants to stay calm and not be too nervous.
  
  The girls headed out to Foshan yesterday morning by boat to meet up with #21 Miss Nanning Zhao Ying Ying to begin their location shoot. After arriving, they were planned to go and visit a social centre, but their plans were changed and instead, the pensioners were bussed over to the hotel to meet the girls instead. The contestants introduced themselves in a number of different languages and spoke of their feelings about Foshan and #10 He Mingzhu even sung a Sichuan song for the old folks, but they didn't understand and were bored to the point of numbness. #8 Miss Pearl River Carol Li seemed to have a rather poor grasp of Cantonese and when she said that she wanted to meet more friends, it sounded like she wanted to 'eat' more friends. Hailing from Foshan, she says she will take the other girls around to show them the sights. Afterwards, Aimee indicated that she did not think the atmosphere was cold and held on that they were smiling from their hearts. Zhao Ying Ying finally joined the group yesterday and she does not feel she has lost out and will continue to do her best.

  At the party, Toronto's Sherry Chen accidentally revealed the side of her panties and when this was pointed out to her, she said she would be more careful in the future. This is her first visit to Foshan and she says that she has no special feelings, but the old folks seemed quite warming. She says: "The lady sitting beside me was already 100 years old and I thought she was just 80. She was very lovable and complimented me for looking cute. She asked if I had a boyfriend and told me to find a handsome one." Asked if she has found one, she says she does not want to answer this question (her bf resides in Toronto. in prepping for MCI, Sherry's supportive bf even helped w/ her Cantonese). She also praises Zhao Ying Ying, saying she is very beautiful.

  Articles
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  http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/01/12/UL-677330.htm
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070112/20070111230711_0000.html
  http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=EN0701120002&cat=011EN

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  http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/images/07/01/12/ul-12.jpg (#8 Pearl River, #2 HK)
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070112/img/se04011260_big.jpg (#11 Montreal)
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070112/img/se04011258_big.jpg (#20 Johannesburg)
  http://ol.mingpao.com/ftp/Lady/20070112/saa01/_12MG009_.jpg (#9 NY)
  http://ol.mingpao.com/ftp/Lady/20070112/saa01/_12MG006_.jpg (#3 San Francisco)
  http://ol.mingpao.com/ftp/Lady/20070112/saa01/_12MG008_.jpg (#2 HK)
  http://www.wenweipo.com/image/2007/01/12/en0112c.jpg (#2 HK, #4 Toronto, #10 Ming Zhu, #21 Ying Ying)
  

JANUARY 10TH

• MISS NEW YORK WINS AUDIENCE FAVOURITE AWARD
  According to Jenny from the MHKB forum, Miss New York Sirena Wang won the Audience Favourite award during a talent performance. The show took place at 7:30pm at Eastern Plaza, Hang Hau in Hong Kong.
  
  
  
• MISS HK & MISS TORONTO ARE LIKE NEIGHBOURS *Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net
  The twenty contestants for Miss Chinese International 2007 gathered on a leisure boat for an evening tour of Victoria Harbour after their earlier trip to Ocean Park and Ngongping. Many of the girls sighed at the beauty of Hong Kong's night scenes and took lots of photos. Early hot favourites #14 Susana Su (Vancouver) and #4 Sherry Chen were asked how they felt at being noticed and Susana says: "Everyone has their good points." However she admits that she is feeling a little pressure with Vancouver's track record of winning the title.

  #4 Sherry has been dubbed as the Lin Chiling lookalike and she says that this is her first visit to Hong Kong, but she is disappointed they do not have time to go shopping. Asked which of the other contestants she feels is strong competition, she says her biggest enemy is herself, because to do her best is not easy.

  As for the suggestion that she resembles Taiwanese model Lin Chiling, she reveals that she is actually a junior to Lin because they both graduated from the same university and studied economics. However, they were in different classes and have never met each other because Lin was Class of 99 and graduated a whole 8 years before Sherry. A mutual friend has pointed out before that she does have some resemblance to Lin and Sherry says that she does admire Lin.

  Hong Kong representative Aimee Chan seemed to get along very well with Sherry, because Aimee has also lived in Toronto before, so they have been talking a lot about the city and act like they are neighbours from the same village. Asked about her confidence for the contest, Aimee says that she is confident and will do her best, but she feels that the experience is the most important and whether she wins or loses is not a problem. She has the support of her friends and family though. Asked if she thought Sherry looks like Lin Chilin, she caused some amusement when she asked in return: "Who is Lin Chiling? I don't know. (Jerry Yan's rumoured girlfriend?) No idea!"

  Articles
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  http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/01/11/UL-676792.htm
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  http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/images/07/01/11/ul-33.jpg (#1 Seattle & #2 HK)
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070111/img/se13011116_big.jpg (#4 Toronto & #2 HK)
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070111/img/se13011117_big.jpg (#20 Johannesburg & #12 Sydney)
  http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20070111/img/se13011118_big.jpg (group)

JANUARY 9TH

• A MESSAGE FOR MISS TAHITI
  I received an email from a family member of Miss Tahiti, Erwina Chanson who wished to leave her a good luck note.
  
  "From your favourite scuba diver,
  I just want to give you my entire support for all the stuffs preparing your election. Be the best as yourself knows how to be any given day.
  But, please, don't forget to come back home...
  Love and big kisses, Ping".