May News

May 30TH

  • MISS HK NEWS *Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net
    The group camp for this year's Miss Hong Kong contestants continued yesterday as their backgrounds came under the scrutiny of the press. Some reports have indicated that Tsui Suk Man has a fifty year old engineer 'sugar daddy' and this was the hot topic of the day.

    With non-stop gossip about her since the contest started, Tsui Suk Man tried her best to evade the questions and when the press asked for a response, all she said was: "This is my private life, I don't want to talk about it." With the publishing of some swimsuit pictures she had previously taken as a model, she was asked about the comment on her great figure, to which she responded: "I am a woman after all. (Do you think this gives you an advantage?) No, sometimes you see people in swimsuits, it is just a job. (Why are you not responding to the reports?) I hope to keep my privacy. (Will you spend less time with your boyfriend?) I will do everything I need to for the contest. (Is that man your nominator?) My dad nominated me. (Is taking part now going to affect your education?) I am busy with my graduation report, so I just have to go back to school for the presentation, otherwise I can study at home."

    Another contestant Wong Ying has had some photos printed from when she was modelling for a slimming company and she says that looking back at the photos, she finds them to be healthy. She feels a little offended by the magazine calling her a 'fake Joyce Chan' and printing her measurements: "Some places have been skewed, those photos were taken several months ago for a slimming ad, so there was no problem wearing a bikini. I am still within contract with them, so the photos can be used for up to a year. I don't regret doing this though because they are very acceptable and I don't think it will affect me. My family are very supportive of me."

    Current Miss Hong Kong winners Tracy Ip and Sharon Luk joined the girls in the camp yesterday and Tracy indicated that she had read the reports on this year's contestants. She says: "Everyone has a past, it is nothing of note." As for the news about Tsui Suk Man and the engineer's love affair, Tracy feels that this kind of negative press will not affect the chances of winning: "Love has nothing to do with age." As for Sharon, she says: "The news happens every year, so we shouldn't take too much notice. Some are real and some are false, so we shouldn't think about it."

    Tracy and Sharon are yet to have proper chats with the girls and Sharon says: "This year's standards are not bad, they are still putting on their own make up for now, but after they have had the 'treatment', they will look a lot better."

    The contestants were split into three groups yesterday and each group allocated a different budget, with which they had to prepare a meal.

    Article
    http://www.wenweipo.com/

May 30TH

  • MISS HK NEWS *Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net
    The twenty-one contestants for this year's Miss Hong Kong pageant have entered the Po Leung Kuk Pak Tam Chung Vacation Camp for their group training and during this time, a documentary of their progress will be filmed, entitled "Beautiful Friends Camp". On the day of their arrival, they first took part in the Night Trail up the hill to test the courage of the girls. Each given a torch and a whistle, they had to find their way up the darkness of the hill path and although there were film crew with them, Lui Wai Yee and Lee Wing Sze were both so frightened by the darkness that they burst into tears.

    Noted as a Shu Qi lookalike, Lui Wai Yee indicated that she is not afraid of creepy crawlies, but she is afraid of the dark: "Although the organisers had said that I could whistle for help if I was afraid, I didn't blow it and kept on going until the end." She does not think she looks like Shu Qi, saying: "She is much prettier and very attractive, I am not as sexy as her and not as alluring, however I am very happy and honoured to be compared with her." For Lee Wing Sze, she was especially scared because she was the first to go and she was so scared that she was shaking and crying. She did not call for help though, explaining: "I did think about blowing the whistle and not continuing, but luckily I finally completed it."

    Tsui Shuk Man has been named as a Kyoko Fukada lookalike, but she looked a little tired yesterday, which she explained as being due to an early start and then going to bed late: "In my group, the seven of us took it in turns to have a shower and I was the last to go, so I am very sleepy. I don't think I look rough as I am in good form." As for press reports that have photographed her being picked up by her boyfriend, she was asked whether this is her boyfriend. She politely pointed out that this is her private life so she does not want to reveal anything before bowing and apologising before walking away. Cheng Wing Sum has been likened to [Nic Tse's sister] Tse Ting Ting and says that she likes outdoor activities so she is very tanned. She does not think she looks like Ting Ting.

    Course tutor and former Miss Hong Kong winner Olivia Cheng entered the camp yesterday to teach the girls how to make a raft, throw beanbags and some survival techniques. The girls were split into three groups and the winning team will have some private golf lessons with Olivia. After chatting with the contestants, Olivia comments that the girls come from many different places and they are much more intelligent compared to those in the past.

    Article
    http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/06/05/30/UL-572595.htm

May 28TH

May 27TH

  • MISS HK NEWS *Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net
    Miss Hong Kong winners Tracy Ip, Carrie Lam and Sharon Luk wore their chipaos and crowns to a travel promotion yesterday and they all said that it has been over six months since they appeared in this attire. However, they have kept their crowns at home, with Sharon keeping it near her bed for easy access, Tracy having 'mock crownings' with her mum and Sharon's friends asking her whether she had to return it after the year. Carrie laughs: "I was just trying my crown on in front of the mirror yesterday and sometimes when my friends visit, they will try it on."

    The stones on the tiaras that the girls wore yesterday were made from crystal. The real jewelled crown presented to Tracy worth $1 million will be collected when she opens her safety deposit box. She says: "Apart from not receiving the crown yet, I have already had all my other prizes, but they are all in the hands of my mother, because she has more chance of using them. As for the apartment on the mainland, my family have been to stay there, but I haven't." Talking of the standards of this year's contestants, Tracy knows that there are a number of models taking part and some are very pretty.

    http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/06/05/28/UL-571790.htm


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