Miss HK Beauties

	August News
	Aug 16th MISS HK NEWS Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net This year's Miss Hong Kong winners Aimee Chan, Janet Chow and Koni Lui were invited onto Nancy Sit's radio show yesterday to be interviewed and Nancy presented them with cookbooks as a souvenir and added that she hopes to film with them in the future and play 'sisters' with them, but she does not want to play their mother! Having previously been a winner of "Miss Exhibition", Koni says that she has met Nancy before and says: "I was representing the electrical goods company that Nancy is the spokesperson for and we have met each other a few times. She praised me for improving in Miss Hong Kong and making a step forward." With Nancy giving her a cookbook, she says that this is very useful because she likes to cook. Koni's voice was a little husky yesterday and she says that she has consulted a doctor for assistance, but he refused to give her an injection to help. She says "It has been tough for all sixteen girls over the last three months and we have been training and rehearsing hard, so not being ill during this time is already very good." Aimee and Janet are also good cooks and Aimee says that her speciality is desserts. Janet laughs that her mother has never been in the kitchen and she has had to cook for the family since she was young, so she has great culinary skills. She can cook Chinese and Western foods and her most impressive feat was cooking for twenty people by herself. The last three days has been hard going for the three winners, but they all say it is nothing compared to the training. Janet laughs: "It is not hard work at all and quite relaxed. Just being made up, having your hair done and chatting. (Have you been in touch with the other contestants?) At the moment we have just been using SMS." With more magazines reporting about Aimee's suspected cosmetic surgery, she responded to this saying: "I have already commented and I will not talk about this now. The most important thing is to keep a happy mood and not let myself be unhappy." After the girls finished their interview, they joined TVB Chairman Sir Run Run Shaw, where he presented them with their prize money from the company as a token of encouragement. http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/06/08/16/UL-608347.htm Aug 15th* MISS HK NEWS Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net Fresh Miss Hong Kong winners, champion Aimee Chan, first runner up Janet Chow, second runner up Koni Lui and Tourism Ambassador Suki Chui started a series of prizegiving events yesterday, visiting the travel agency to receive travel vouchers totalling $100,000. During the event, the girls looked like human backdrops as they kept their smiles and posed with the travel company executives. However, Aimee did not feel unhappy about this and smiled that she likes being photographed. Early favourite Suki was not disappointed about missing out on the top three and she is much happier after her sweet talking boyfriend comforted her. She also indicated confidently that her career will be much greater than this in the future and she will not marry her boyfriend just because she has lost this contest. The Miss Hong Kong show pulled in ratings of 25 points, down 4 points on last year. The broadcasting authorities received two complaints about the contestants revealing themselves in the swimwear section. "Beautiful Cooking" and "Queen's Classroom" received 58 and 15 complaints respectively, but the ratings were not affected as they recorded 34 and 25 points. http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20060815/20060814233604_0000.html Aug 14th* MISS HK NEWS *Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net The winners of this year's Miss Hong Kong contest attended a press conference at a hotel yesterday and they were driven to the venue in two expensive cars. Aimee Chan arrived in a car worth $6 million and many tourists and members of the public gathered around to photograph the girls, leaving Koni Lui a little bewildered. After her earlier rumours about her cosmetic surgery, there were further calls to the papers made yesterday saying that Aimee lives in Mongkok and is very unrefined. Asked about this, she replied calmly: "Firstly, I do not live in Mongkok, I have never lived there and I rarely go there. (Are you unrefined?) What do you think? I was ready for the gossip after entering the contest, but this news is quite interesting." She also says that her father has taught her to keep a happy outlook and just face the news calmly, not paying too much attention to the things other people say. Asked if she felt that hot favourite Suki Chui lost out, she says: "This was the judges' choice. (Have you been in contact with her?) I got home very late, so I have not contacted her, but the other contestants congratulated me backstage and I will be going for dinner with them later. (Do you feel that she lost out because of all her dating gossip?) The contest should not be related to any news. (Would you reveal your relationships?) If I did have one, I would admit it." Aimee indicated that she was still very excited but fortunately she did not suffer from insomnia. When she got home on Saturday, her mother had made her some soup dumplings and they all ate cheesecake to celebrate. She says that her parents have returned to Hong Kong from Toronto to support her and they have not seen each other for two months, so she was especially happy. Asked if she was worried about getting fat with so much sweet food, she smiles: "I like to eat soup dumplings and I feel happy after eating them. (Have you wanted to enter Miss Hong Kong since you were young?) Yes, I often used my mother's necklaces as a crown and wore a robe as though I had won. Thank you to TVB for making my dream come true." First Runner Up Janet Chow was a surprise winner on the night and asked if her boyfriend of six months had given her a congratulatory gift, she smiled sweetly and said: "He did not know if I would win anything, but as it is my birthday soon, he gave me a ring in the shape of a crown as a birthday gift." Janet's boyfriend lives in Toronto, so she was asked if it would be difficult to maintain a long distance relationship. She says: "We did discuss this before and it is all down to how we maintain it. If he is good, then we will keep it. We are both still young, so we are not at the stage of discussing marriage just yet."
	Aug 12th MISS HK NEWS Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net The Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2006 took place last night at the Hong Kong Coliseum and the contestants showed their best in various different acts with the winner emerging as Number 13 Aimee Chan Yan Mei, who also took the award for Miss International Goodwill. Having earlier taken the award for the talent contest, she took three awards overall. Number 15 Janet Chow Ka Wai was a surprise 1st Runner Up and Miss Photogenic and the 2nd Runner Up position went to favourite Number 5 Koni Lui Wai Yee. Tipped to be a winner, Number 8 Suki Chui Suk Man left the event empty handed and had to settle with her earlier Tourism Ambassador award. After the show, the unsuccessful contestants went onto the stage to congratulate Aimee and at one point they knocked her crown off her head and down a few steps. The crew had to quickly pick it up and put it back on her head. Having been plagued with gossip throughout the contest with rumours of cosmetic surgery, this did not affect Aimee's performance on the night and she was boldly confident throughout with a broad smile on her face and winning points from the judges for her appearance in her 'bulging' swimsuit. Thoroughly deserving of her win, Aimee was so shocked when the result was announced that she wept on her father's shoulder, as though a great weight had been lifted from her. Her father was very proud of her as he showed his support for her on the stage. 25 year-old Aimee is currently a graphic designer and her ambition is to be successful and to explore the world. Having previously lost out at the Miss Chinese Toronto pageant, she decided to try again this time. Janet beat the favourites to emerge a winner with her standardised performance and her sympathetic smile. Stuck in third place, Koni did not give a very outstanding performance. The show played the 'warmth' card as the girls were arranged to parade in wedding dresses on the stage, causing Number 10 Liz Tsang to be moved to tears. Hot favourites Number 8 Suki Tsui and Number 1 Amy Tsang had been voted out by the viewers in the phone vote, but the judges allowed them to progress to the next stage. Suki was brimming with confidence and seemed a little arrogant at this stage. In the final 10 swimsuit parade and question session, the swimsuit scores were revealed for the first time in Miss Hong Kong history and for Aimee who had faced rumours of breast enlargement, she was mocked by Eric Tsang who suggested she should adjust them to raise her score. In the end, she achieved a score of 41, only a little behind Janet, who scored 44. For Amy who had been saved by the judges, she emerged as the highest scoring of the ten in this section. She joined Koni, Suki, Aimee and Janet in the final five, but she was unable to evade going home with nothing. The MC's this year were Eric Tsang and Nat Chan and another first for this year's contest was a debate between judge Tina Leung and the two hosts. The overly confident Nat even said that if he lost to Tina and Eric, then he will not be hosting the show next year, but if Tina lost, she would have to host the next show with him. Finally, the three completed their debate in the 8 minutes allotted to them, with Tina asking the question on how TVB should improve the standards of its show hosts. Nat responded in his usual jokey character, whereas Eric laughed that standards are inversely proportional to height. The debate continued with the sharp comments and soft insults and the witty Tina showed her power as she left Eric speechless at times in a very entertaining section. Afterwards, Eric apologised for Tina for some of the responses, but she understood and didn't begrudge him as she pointed out that he had changed from being gentle and pure to sharp and hostile. Eric agreed he would put that to rights. Miss Photogenic judges included Stephen Fung and Niki Chow and they indicated that Janet was the unanimous winner of the award. As for hot favourite Suki, Stephen said that he was not aware that she was so popular and he felt that on camera, Janet emerged as the prettiest. Niki praised Janet for giving an innocent and warming impression and she felt that as Aimee was fluent in both English and Chinese, she offered a very international feel and was a good choice of the winner. Guest performers for the evening included Korean superstar Se7en and Myolie Wu. Aaron Kwok and Nat Chan both indicated their support for Aimee and Nat had jokingly admitted that he wished Janet did not win an award because he had wanted to sign her for his talent company. Winner Aimee indicated that she was both happy and touched and even under the shadow of the recent rumours, she still faced the contest with a calm acceptance. Maybe it was because she had not expected to win, it made her calmer in the competition. Her family have prepared cheesecake and soup dumplings to celebrate with her. Runner up Janet never imagined she would take any awards, so she was extremely happy and asked if she would try her luck in showbiz, she says that she will stay in Hong Kong for at least a year. She was thankful to Nat for his praise and says she will leave her career arrangements to the company. Third place Koni says: "I am very happy and excited. After the show I will be going for a shoot with TVB, then I just want to go home and sleep. I felt my performance was very balanced and I am pleased with it. (Where do you think you lost out on the crown?) I don't know, if I did, I would be a judge." Articles:* http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20060813/20060813020605_0000.html Aug 11th MISS HK NEWS Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net The Miss Hong Kong Pageant will be taking place this evening at the Hong Kong Coliseum, where the sixteen contestants will be battling it out for the top three positions, Miss Photogenic and Miss International Goodwill. The girls went through some rehearsals in their swimwear yesterday and hot favourites to win were named as 4 Joyce Wong, 5 Koni Lui, 8 Suki Chui, 13 Aimee Chan and 15 Janet Chow. 1 Amy Tsang and 14 Wendy Li were dubbed as 'black horses'. Internet betting sites have revealed Suki as hot favourite with odds at just 2-1. Asked if she is confident, she smiles: "I am OK. (Your odds are good?) I have a lot of supporters. (Has your boyfriend placed a bet?) I don't want him to think of me as a product and he will not bet. Although my father likes to bet on the horses, my family will not put any money on me." Since the beginning of the competition, there has been a lot of news about Suki and she has been called 'Gossip Queen, but she does not feel that this will affect her score from the judges and she hopes that she will be able to to her best on the day. She adds: "I feel I have been quite lucky lately. (Because of the Feng Shui setting?) No, I have asked my friends and family and they say they have not placed any charms. I have not been to Sheung Wan either, but I am thankful to my well-wishers. (There are rumours that you took part in an executive dinner in exchange for the crown?) I swear that I have never done this and neither have any of the other contestants. There is no such thing and my boyfriend is very annoyed for me because he thinks his girlfriend is being framed." Another favourite, Janet is fourth in the internet odds and she is very happy that there are people supporting her. As she and her boyfriend don't know how to place a bet, she will not be gambling. Talking of the rumours that she is living together with her boyfriend and making too much noise to disturb their neighbours at night and then being photographed kissing her boyfriend on the MTR, she says that he has not been upset by this, but she has been baffled by the anonymous letter sent to the papers. As her mother is afraid of further news hampering her chances, she has ordered Janet not to see him so much before the contest. Regarding the kiss, she explains that she had not seen her boyfriend for a month and as that day was their anniversary, so they could not hold back their feelings. The reports have not affected her though and she says that winning or losing doesn't matter because she just wants to do her best and prove to herself that she can do it. Aimee was alleged to have had breast enlargement earlier, but she says she has not read the reports, so she has not been affected by this. Does she feel that this is negative press? She says that everyone has their own views and she thinks that appearance is short-lived and personality is more important. Does she accept cosmetic surgery? She says that she is comfortable with her appearance and she has not thought about winning, but she has the confidence to do even better and she says: "The most important thing is that I have learned something and I hope to give a good show." Joyce did not seem nervous yesterday,but she was a little unhappy when she was photographed with the larger chested ladies. She explains: "I am not unhappy, just that my stomach does not feel too good. (Does your stomach hurt every month?) It is not that. (Has it affected your performance?) I believe that I will not feel the pain before the show because I will be so nervous. (Will you be consulting a doctor?) I will be fine after a rest." Koni has prepared herself mentally for the show and she believes that she will keep her usual level and she will sleep a little more and drink some more water and ginseng tea. As for being a hot favourite, she will see what happens and she feels that she is very balanced in all areas, so she has no pressure. Talking of her odds, she indicates that she does not believe in gambling. The audience's vote currently stands with a top five consisting of 1 Amy Tsang, 5 Koni Lui, 8 Suki Chui, 13 Aimee Chan and 14 Wendy Lee. Despite the earlier rumours about his health, TVB boss Sir Run Run Shaw will be making his usual appearance at the show. Articles* http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/06/08/12/UL-606665.htm http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20060812/20060811232044_0000.html
	Aug 10th MISS HK - Top 5 TVB Telephone Votes #1 Amy Tsang #4 Joyce Wong #5 Koni Liu #8 Suki Chui #13 Aimee Chan Aug 9th MISS HK NEWS Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net This year's Miss Hong Kong contest will be taking place on Saturday and the sixteen contestants met the judges yesterday. The panel this year include Tina Leung (Dik Na), Carina Lau, Aaron Kwok, Tin Buk Chun and Dr Dennis Sun. Eric Tsang and Nat Chan will be the hosts this year and Myolie Wu will be one of the performing guests. At the press conference yesterday, the contestants wore their own selection of clothes and most were quite covered up and no-one appeared in a super sexy dress. Among them, Number 15 Janet Chow appeared in a chipao that stretched up to her neck and she laughed that she had a sore throat so she had to wrap up her neck. Judge Tina commented that she had met with the girls previously and the biggest surprise for her was that in past years, she had heard reports of conflicts between the girls but she has found that the relationships between the girls is very amicable this year. She had previously said to them that the winning is not important, because showbiz is fickle and being the winner does not guarantee you success. Even if you do not win, you can still find a good path ro take. She also feels that as a Miss Hong Kong, then beauty and personality are both important. In order to raise the international feel of the contest, she encouraged the girls to speak in their own natural languages and not necessarily in Cantonese. When Tina was asked if she had paid attention to the girls' figures, she indicated that having breasts that stick out too much does not look good, especially for Oriental girls. As long as the figure is balanced, that is the most important thing. In her heyday, she felt that this was quite embarrassing so she was always covering herself up. Reports suggest that there will be a debating contest at the show this year between Tina and the two MC's, but she says that this will just be a chat and they will not be rehearsing it beforehand. They will just speak about whatever topic the hosts decide. Hailing from the contest herself, but with her recent weight gain, Myolie seemed rather awkward as she was photographed on stage with the contestants. She says that there was a lot of pressure on her when she took part and even if she didn't diet, she still lost weight so she cannot compare her figure with her current one. Wenweipo MISS HK - Top 5 TVB Telephone Votes* #1 Amy Tsang #8 Suki Chui #12 Tiffany Tse #13 Aimee Chan #14 Wendy Lee Aug 8th MISS HK - Top 5 TVB Telephone Votes #1 Amy Tsang #4 Joyce Wong #5 Koni Liu #8 Suki Chui #13 Aimee Chan
	Aug 6th MISS HK NEWS Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net The Miss Hong Kong contestants had two engagements yesterday, firstly attending a health event in Ma On Shan before heading down to Shek O Beach for the opening of the Hong Kong Beach Festival. Maybe the tight schedules of recent days has taken its toll as Number 6 Rachel Chan was absent yesterday due to illness. Number 9 Chloe Nguyen also left after the first event after feeling unwell. After Number 13 Aimee Chan stole the show at the sailing event the day before, there have been reports from a member of the public alleging that Aimee had undergone plastic surgery and breast implantation after losing out at the Miss Toronto Chinatown Pageant in 2004. In response to this, Aimee says that she did not feel unjustified after that contest and she has been taking part in many pageants to learn and gain experience from them. As for the cosmetic surger, she strongly denies this, saying: "No, I am not against cosmetic surger, but I feel that natural beauty is the best and I like this more. I will definitely not have surgery. (Why has someone said this about you?) Taking part in Miss Chinatown was two years ago, maybe my body has undergone changes during this time." Asked if her changes include a second growth spurt, she did not reply directly, but simply said: "I don't know who has made these reports." When Number 4 Joyce Wong and Number 8 Suki Chui heard about the reports, they both indicated that they don't believe this to be true. Asked if they could accept surgery, they both shook their heads and said that a woman's beauty is in nature and her confidence. Stephy Tang was the guest at the Beach Festival, together with Wong He and Erica Yuen, who joined in a friendly game of beach volleyball with the Asian Womens' teams. Asked if she was afraid of playing badly, Stephy said confidently: "I used to be a member of the Hong Kong Youth Volleyball team and although it has been a while since I played, my skill is stil okay. I am just worried about my stamina now." Stephy lived up to her claims as she gave a great effort in the competition. Articles* http://www.takungpao.com/news/06/08/07/UL-604093.htm http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20060807/20060806233713_0000.html Aug 5th MISS HK NEWS Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net In order to promote the Miss Hong Kong final that will be taking place on the 12th August, the sixteen contestants wore skimpy swimsuits yesterday as they paraded on a cruise ship. With the official stats reporting her as a 33.5 inch breast, Number 13 Aimee Chan seemed to steal the show with her figure and even Number 4 Joyce wong's reputed 35 inches pales in comparison. Aimee says she does not think that she 'stands out': "All the girls are very pretty and the swimsuits are custom made. I find it fits very well and is not too revealing. (Have your friends complimented you on your figure?) No, we do not compare." Although she would not reveal her cup size, it was estimated to be around a D-cup. As for Joyce, she said: "Her figure has always been better than mine because her waist is slimmer. (Your ribs are as prominent as your breasts.) Maybe my tummy slimming was too much." Number 3 Florence Li, Number 7 Melanie Chow and Number 11 Zurine Cheng battled for the top class 'elephant legs' and Melanie has put on about six pounds since the beginning of the contest: "I have been doing a lot of exercise earlier and this toned my muscles, so this has upped my weight." Number 8 Suki Chui was chosen again as a representative to present the souvenirs to the organisers and asked if she felt she was lucky, she said: "The other girls feel I am quite lucky and I am confident my luck will be with me until the final. (You lost out with your figure?) My face is enough to make it back." http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20060806/20060806000510_0000.html Aug 1st* MISS HK NEWS *Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net Members of this year's committee for the Wai Yin Society including President Fan Sze Yin, vice-president Priscilla Chik and Wong Oi Lun attended TVB City yesterday to meet with this year's sixteen Miss Hong Kong contestants to talk to them about their own experiences in beauty pageants. As the girls were allowed to wear their own clothes to the event, they all took care in their appearance, with Number 4 Joyce Wong Ying wearing a denim mini-skirt. However, Number 8 Suki Chui turned up in her T-shirt, jeans and trainers, looking as if she was just out to buy bread from downstairs. Asked why she was wearing such 'common' clothes, Suki indicated that the organisers had contacted them to dress casually and when it was commented that she looked like she was out grocery shopping, she sighed: "You can say what you like. We are going to rehearsals after this, so wearing trainers would be more convenient. (Compared to the girls in heels, you will lose out because you suddenly become very short!) It doesn't matter! Today's focus is on the seminar and discussion, and this is the first time." In stark contrast, Joyce and Number 5 Koni Lui Wai Yee were well dressed and eyecatching and when the press asked Suki to have her photo taken with Joyce and Koni, she was forced to stand on her toes to avoid looking too short in comparison. This made her shake though and in the end Joyce and Koni had to hold her up. Number 3 Florence Li Wing Sze was not upset by the press reports after the talent show and she thanks the reporters for their good advice. Priscilla indicated that she has just taken on the VP position at Wai Yin in July and she will hold this office for a year. As she is quite young, many people question her ability, but she says confidently: "Work ability is not related to age and experience, so there is no problem. I was voted in by over forty members, so I will just do my own job to the best of my ability." Talking of Florence's earlier incident of revealing herself, Priscilla says with sympathy: "When you dance you are moving around a lot and this makes it easy for something to go wrong." http://www.takungpao.com/news/06/08/01/UL-601379.htm

	August News
	Aug 16th MISS HK NEWS Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net This year's Miss Hong Kong winners Aimee Chan, Janet Chow and Koni Lui were invited onto Nancy Sit's radio show yesterday to be interviewed and Nancy presented them with cookbooks as a souvenir and added that she hopes to film with them in the future and play 'sisters' with them, but she does not want to play their mother! Having previously been a winner of "Miss Exhibition", Koni says that she has met Nancy before and says: "I was representing the electrical goods company that Nancy is the spokesperson for and we have met each other a few times. She praised me for improving in Miss Hong Kong and making a step forward." With Nancy giving her a cookbook, she says that this is very useful because she likes to cook. Koni's voice was a little husky yesterday and she says that she has consulted a doctor for assistance, but he refused to give her an injection to help. She says "It has been tough for all sixteen girls over the last three months and we have been training and rehearsing hard, so not being ill during this time is already very good." Aimee and Janet are also good cooks and Aimee says that her speciality is desserts. Janet laughs that her mother has never been in the kitchen and she has had to cook for the family since she was young, so she has great culinary skills. She can cook Chinese and Western foods and her most impressive feat was cooking for twenty people by herself. The last three days has been hard going for the three winners, but they all say it is nothing compared to the training. Janet laughs: "It is not hard work at all and quite relaxed. Just being made up, having your hair done and chatting. (Have you been in touch with the other contestants?) At the moment we have just been using SMS." With more magazines reporting about Aimee's suspected cosmetic surgery, she responded to this saying: "I have already commented and I will not talk about this now. The most important thing is to keep a happy mood and not let myself be unhappy." After the girls finished their interview, they joined TVB Chairman Sir Run Run Shaw, where he presented them with their prize money from the company as a token of encouragement. http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/06/08/16/UL-608347.htm Aug 15th* MISS HK NEWS Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net Fresh Miss Hong Kong winners, champion Aimee Chan, first runner up Janet Chow, second runner up Koni Lui and Tourism Ambassador Suki Chui started a series of prizegiving events yesterday, visiting the travel agency to receive travel vouchers totalling $100,000. During the event, the girls looked like human backdrops as they kept their smiles and posed with the travel company executives. However, Aimee did not feel unhappy about this and smiled that she likes being photographed. Early favourite Suki was not disappointed about missing out on the top three and she is much happier after her sweet talking boyfriend comforted her. She also indicated confidently that her career will be much greater than this in the future and she will not marry her boyfriend just because she has lost this contest. The Miss Hong Kong show pulled in ratings of 25 points, down 4 points on last year. The broadcasting authorities received two complaints about the contestants revealing themselves in the swimwear section. "Beautiful Cooking" and "Queen's Classroom" received 58 and 15 complaints respectively, but the ratings were not affected as they recorded 34 and 25 points. http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20060815/20060814233604_0000.html Aug 14th* MISS HK NEWS *Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net The winners of this year's Miss Hong Kong contest attended a press conference at a hotel yesterday and they were driven to the venue in two expensive cars. Aimee Chan arrived in a car worth $6 million and many tourists and members of the public gathered around to photograph the girls, leaving Koni Lui a little bewildered. After her earlier rumours about her cosmetic surgery, there were further calls to the papers made yesterday saying that Aimee lives in Mongkok and is very unrefined. Asked about this, she replied calmly: "Firstly, I do not live in Mongkok, I have never lived there and I rarely go there. (Are you unrefined?) What do you think? I was ready for the gossip after entering the contest, but this news is quite interesting." She also says that her father has taught her to keep a happy outlook and just face the news calmly, not paying too much attention to the things other people say. Asked if she felt that hot favourite Suki Chui lost out, she says: "This was the judges' choice. (Have you been in contact with her?) I got home very late, so I have not contacted her, but the other contestants congratulated me backstage and I will be going for dinner with them later. (Do you feel that she lost out because of all her dating gossip?) The contest should not be related to any news. (Would you reveal your relationships?) If I did have one, I would admit it." Aimee indicated that she was still very excited but fortunately she did not suffer from insomnia. When she got home on Saturday, her mother had made her some soup dumplings and they all ate cheesecake to celebrate. She says that her parents have returned to Hong Kong from Toronto to support her and they have not seen each other for two months, so she was especially happy. Asked if she was worried about getting fat with so much sweet food, she smiles: "I like to eat soup dumplings and I feel happy after eating them. (Have you wanted to enter Miss Hong Kong since you were young?) Yes, I often used my mother's necklaces as a crown and wore a robe as though I had won. Thank you to TVB for making my dream come true." First Runner Up Janet Chow was a surprise winner on the night and asked if her boyfriend of six months had given her a congratulatory gift, she smiled sweetly and said: "He did not know if I would win anything, but as it is my birthday soon, he gave me a ring in the shape of a crown as a birthday gift." Janet's boyfriend lives in Toronto, so she was asked if it would be difficult to maintain a long distance relationship. She says: "We did discuss this before and it is all down to how we maintain it. If he is good, then we will keep it. We are both still young, so we are not at the stage of discussing marriage just yet."
	Aug 12th MISS HK NEWS Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net The Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2006 took place last night at the Hong Kong Coliseum and the contestants showed their best in various different acts with the winner emerging as Number 13 Aimee Chan Yan Mei, who also took the award for Miss International Goodwill. Having earlier taken the award for the talent contest, she took three awards overall. Number 15 Janet Chow Ka Wai was a surprise 1st Runner Up and Miss Photogenic and the 2nd Runner Up position went to favourite Number 5 Koni Lui Wai Yee. Tipped to be a winner, Number 8 Suki Chui Suk Man left the event empty handed and had to settle with her earlier Tourism Ambassador award. After the show, the unsuccessful contestants went onto the stage to congratulate Aimee and at one point they knocked her crown off her head and down a few steps. The crew had to quickly pick it up and put it back on her head. Having been plagued with gossip throughout the contest with rumours of cosmetic surgery, this did not affect Aimee's performance on the night and she was boldly confident throughout with a broad smile on her face and winning points from the judges for her appearance in her 'bulging' swimsuit. Thoroughly deserving of her win, Aimee was so shocked when the result was announced that she wept on her father's shoulder, as though a great weight had been lifted from her. Her father was very proud of her as he showed his support for her on the stage. 25 year-old Aimee is currently a graphic designer and her ambition is to be successful and to explore the world. Having previously lost out at the Miss Chinese Toronto pageant, she decided to try again this time. Janet beat the favourites to emerge a winner with her standardised performance and her sympathetic smile. Stuck in third place, Koni did not give a very outstanding performance. The show played the 'warmth' card as the girls were arranged to parade in wedding dresses on the stage, causing Number 10 Liz Tsang to be moved to tears. Hot favourites Number 8 Suki Tsui and Number 1 Amy Tsang had been voted out by the viewers in the phone vote, but the judges allowed them to progress to the next stage. Suki was brimming with confidence and seemed a little arrogant at this stage. In the final 10 swimsuit parade and question session, the swimsuit scores were revealed for the first time in Miss Hong Kong history and for Aimee who had faced rumours of breast enlargement, she was mocked by Eric Tsang who suggested she should adjust them to raise her score. In the end, she achieved a score of 41, only a little behind Janet, who scored 44. For Amy who had been saved by the judges, she emerged as the highest scoring of the ten in this section. She joined Koni, Suki, Aimee and Janet in the final five, but she was unable to evade going home with nothing. The MC's this year were Eric Tsang and Nat Chan and another first for this year's contest was a debate between judge Tina Leung and the two hosts. The overly confident Nat even said that if he lost to Tina and Eric, then he will not be hosting the show next year, but if Tina lost, she would have to host the next show with him. Finally, the three completed their debate in the 8 minutes allotted to them, with Tina asking the question on how TVB should improve the standards of its show hosts. Nat responded in his usual jokey character, whereas Eric laughed that standards are inversely proportional to height. The debate continued with the sharp comments and soft insults and the witty Tina showed her power as she left Eric speechless at times in a very entertaining section. Afterwards, Eric apologised for Tina for some of the responses, but she understood and didn't begrudge him as she pointed out that he had changed from being gentle and pure to sharp and hostile. Eric agreed he would put that to rights. Miss Photogenic judges included Stephen Fung and Niki Chow and they indicated that Janet was the unanimous winner of the award. As for hot favourite Suki, Stephen said that he was not aware that she was so popular and he felt that on camera, Janet emerged as the prettiest. Niki praised Janet for giving an innocent and warming impression and she felt that as Aimee was fluent in both English and Chinese, she offered a very international feel and was a good choice of the winner. Guest performers for the evening included Korean superstar Se7en and Myolie Wu. Aaron Kwok and Nat Chan both indicated their support for Aimee and Nat had jokingly admitted that he wished Janet did not win an award because he had wanted to sign her for his talent company. Winner Aimee indicated that she was both happy and touched and even under the shadow of the recent rumours, she still faced the contest with a calm acceptance. Maybe it was because she had not expected to win, it made her calmer in the competition. Her family have prepared cheesecake and soup dumplings to celebrate with her. Runner up Janet never imagined she would take any awards, so she was extremely happy and asked if she would try her luck in showbiz, she says that she will stay in Hong Kong for at least a year. She was thankful to Nat for his praise and says she will leave her career arrangements to the company. Third place Koni says: "I am very happy and excited. After the show I will be going for a shoot with TVB, then I just want to go home and sleep. I felt my performance was very balanced and I am pleased with it. (Where do you think you lost out on the crown?) I don't know, if I did, I would be a judge." Articles:* http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20060813/20060813020605_0000.html Aug 11th MISS HK NEWS Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net The Miss Hong Kong Pageant will be taking place this evening at the Hong Kong Coliseum, where the sixteen contestants will be battling it out for the top three positions, Miss Photogenic and Miss International Goodwill. The girls went through some rehearsals in their swimwear yesterday and hot favourites to win were named as 4 Joyce Wong, 5 Koni Lui, 8 Suki Chui, 13 Aimee Chan and 15 Janet Chow. 1 Amy Tsang and 14 Wendy Li were dubbed as 'black horses'. Internet betting sites have revealed Suki as hot favourite with odds at just 2-1. Asked if she is confident, she smiles: "I am OK. (Your odds are good?) I have a lot of supporters. (Has your boyfriend placed a bet?) I don't want him to think of me as a product and he will not bet. Although my father likes to bet on the horses, my family will not put any money on me." Since the beginning of the competition, there has been a lot of news about Suki and she has been called 'Gossip Queen, but she does not feel that this will affect her score from the judges and she hopes that she will be able to to her best on the day. She adds: "I feel I have been quite lucky lately. (Because of the Feng Shui setting?) No, I have asked my friends and family and they say they have not placed any charms. I have not been to Sheung Wan either, but I am thankful to my well-wishers. (There are rumours that you took part in an executive dinner in exchange for the crown?) I swear that I have never done this and neither have any of the other contestants. There is no such thing and my boyfriend is very annoyed for me because he thinks his girlfriend is being framed." Another favourite, Janet is fourth in the internet odds and she is very happy that there are people supporting her. As she and her boyfriend don't know how to place a bet, she will not be gambling. Talking of the rumours that she is living together with her boyfriend and making too much noise to disturb their neighbours at night and then being photographed kissing her boyfriend on the MTR, she says that he has not been upset by this, but she has been baffled by the anonymous letter sent to the papers. As her mother is afraid of further news hampering her chances, she has ordered Janet not to see him so much before the contest. Regarding the kiss, she explains that she had not seen her boyfriend for a month and as that day was their anniversary, so they could not hold back their feelings. The reports have not affected her though and she says that winning or losing doesn't matter because she just wants to do her best and prove to herself that she can do it. Aimee was alleged to have had breast enlargement earlier, but she says she has not read the reports, so she has not been affected by this. Does she feel that this is negative press? She says that everyone has their own views and she thinks that appearance is short-lived and personality is more important. Does she accept cosmetic surgery? She says that she is comfortable with her appearance and she has not thought about winning, but she has the confidence to do even better and she says: "The most important thing is that I have learned something and I hope to give a good show." Joyce did not seem nervous yesterday,but she was a little unhappy when she was photographed with the larger chested ladies. She explains: "I am not unhappy, just that my stomach does not feel too good. (Does your stomach hurt every month?) It is not that. (Has it affected your performance?) I believe that I will not feel the pain before the show because I will be so nervous. (Will you be consulting a doctor?) I will be fine after a rest." Koni has prepared herself mentally for the show and she believes that she will keep her usual level and she will sleep a little more and drink some more water and ginseng tea. As for being a hot favourite, she will see what happens and she feels that she is very balanced in all areas, so she has no pressure. Talking of her odds, she indicates that she does not believe in gambling. The audience's vote currently stands with a top five consisting of 1 Amy Tsang, 5 Koni Lui, 8 Suki Chui, 13 Aimee Chan and 14 Wendy Lee. Despite the earlier rumours about his health, TVB boss Sir Run Run Shaw will be making his usual appearance at the show. Articles* http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/06/08/12/UL-606665.htm http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20060812/20060811232044_0000.html
	Aug 10th MISS HK - Top 5 TVB Telephone Votes #1 Amy Tsang #4 Joyce Wong #5 Koni Liu #8 Suki Chui #13 Aimee Chan Aug 9th MISS HK NEWS Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net This year's Miss Hong Kong contest will be taking place on Saturday and the sixteen contestants met the judges yesterday. The panel this year include Tina Leung (Dik Na), Carina Lau, Aaron Kwok, Tin Buk Chun and Dr Dennis Sun. Eric Tsang and Nat Chan will be the hosts this year and Myolie Wu will be one of the performing guests. At the press conference yesterday, the contestants wore their own selection of clothes and most were quite covered up and no-one appeared in a super sexy dress. Among them, Number 15 Janet Chow appeared in a chipao that stretched up to her neck and she laughed that she had a sore throat so she had to wrap up her neck. Judge Tina commented that she had met with the girls previously and the biggest surprise for her was that in past years, she had heard reports of conflicts between the girls but she has found that the relationships between the girls is very amicable this year. She had previously said to them that the winning is not important, because showbiz is fickle and being the winner does not guarantee you success. Even if you do not win, you can still find a good path ro take. She also feels that as a Miss Hong Kong, then beauty and personality are both important. In order to raise the international feel of the contest, she encouraged the girls to speak in their own natural languages and not necessarily in Cantonese. When Tina was asked if she had paid attention to the girls' figures, she indicated that having breasts that stick out too much does not look good, especially for Oriental girls. As long as the figure is balanced, that is the most important thing. In her heyday, she felt that this was quite embarrassing so she was always covering herself up. Reports suggest that there will be a debating contest at the show this year between Tina and the two MC's, but she says that this will just be a chat and they will not be rehearsing it beforehand. They will just speak about whatever topic the hosts decide. Hailing from the contest herself, but with her recent weight gain, Myolie seemed rather awkward as she was photographed on stage with the contestants. She says that there was a lot of pressure on her when she took part and even if she didn't diet, she still lost weight so she cannot compare her figure with her current one. Wenweipo MISS HK - Top 5 TVB Telephone Votes* #1 Amy Tsang #8 Suki Chui #12 Tiffany Tse #13 Aimee Chan #14 Wendy Lee Aug 8th MISS HK - Top 5 TVB Telephone Votes #1 Amy Tsang #4 Joyce Wong #5 Koni Liu #8 Suki Chui #13 Aimee Chan
	Aug 6th MISS HK NEWS Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net The Miss Hong Kong contestants had two engagements yesterday, firstly attending a health event in Ma On Shan before heading down to Shek O Beach for the opening of the Hong Kong Beach Festival. Maybe the tight schedules of recent days has taken its toll as Number 6 Rachel Chan was absent yesterday due to illness. Number 9 Chloe Nguyen also left after the first event after feeling unwell. After Number 13 Aimee Chan stole the show at the sailing event the day before, there have been reports from a member of the public alleging that Aimee had undergone plastic surgery and breast implantation after losing out at the Miss Toronto Chinatown Pageant in 2004. In response to this, Aimee says that she did not feel unjustified after that contest and she has been taking part in many pageants to learn and gain experience from them. As for the cosmetic surger, she strongly denies this, saying: "No, I am not against cosmetic surger, but I feel that natural beauty is the best and I like this more. I will definitely not have surgery. (Why has someone said this about you?) Taking part in Miss Chinatown was two years ago, maybe my body has undergone changes during this time." Asked if her changes include a second growth spurt, she did not reply directly, but simply said: "I don't know who has made these reports." When Number 4 Joyce Wong and Number 8 Suki Chui heard about the reports, they both indicated that they don't believe this to be true. Asked if they could accept surgery, they both shook their heads and said that a woman's beauty is in nature and her confidence. Stephy Tang was the guest at the Beach Festival, together with Wong He and Erica Yuen, who joined in a friendly game of beach volleyball with the Asian Womens' teams. Asked if she was afraid of playing badly, Stephy said confidently: "I used to be a member of the Hong Kong Youth Volleyball team and although it has been a while since I played, my skill is stil okay. I am just worried about my stamina now." Stephy lived up to her claims as she gave a great effort in the competition. Articles* http://www.takungpao.com/news/06/08/07/UL-604093.htm http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20060807/20060806233713_0000.html Aug 5th MISS HK NEWS Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net In order to promote the Miss Hong Kong final that will be taking place on the 12th August, the sixteen contestants wore skimpy swimsuits yesterday as they paraded on a cruise ship. With the official stats reporting her as a 33.5 inch breast, Number 13 Aimee Chan seemed to steal the show with her figure and even Number 4 Joyce wong's reputed 35 inches pales in comparison. Aimee says she does not think that she 'stands out': "All the girls are very pretty and the swimsuits are custom made. I find it fits very well and is not too revealing. (Have your friends complimented you on your figure?) No, we do not compare." Although she would not reveal her cup size, it was estimated to be around a D-cup. As for Joyce, she said: "Her figure has always been better than mine because her waist is slimmer. (Your ribs are as prominent as your breasts.) Maybe my tummy slimming was too much." Number 3 Florence Li, Number 7 Melanie Chow and Number 11 Zurine Cheng battled for the top class 'elephant legs' and Melanie has put on about six pounds since the beginning of the contest: "I have been doing a lot of exercise earlier and this toned my muscles, so this has upped my weight." Number 8 Suki Chui was chosen again as a representative to present the souvenirs to the organisers and asked if she felt she was lucky, she said: "The other girls feel I am quite lucky and I am confident my luck will be with me until the final. (You lost out with your figure?) My face is enough to make it back." http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20060806/20060806000510_0000.html Aug 1st* MISS HK NEWS *Translated & courtesy of Em, TVBSpace.Net Members of this year's committee for the Wai Yin Society including President Fan Sze Yin, vice-president Priscilla Chik and Wong Oi Lun attended TVB City yesterday to meet with this year's sixteen Miss Hong Kong contestants to talk to them about their own experiences in beauty pageants. As the girls were allowed to wear their own clothes to the event, they all took care in their appearance, with Number 4 Joyce Wong Ying wearing a denim mini-skirt. However, Number 8 Suki Chui turned up in her T-shirt, jeans and trainers, looking as if she was just out to buy bread from downstairs. Asked why she was wearing such 'common' clothes, Suki indicated that the organisers had contacted them to dress casually and when it was commented that she looked like she was out grocery shopping, she sighed: "You can say what you like. We are going to rehearsals after this, so wearing trainers would be more convenient. (Compared to the girls in heels, you will lose out because you suddenly become very short!) It doesn't matter! Today's focus is on the seminar and discussion, and this is the first time." In stark contrast, Joyce and Number 5 Koni Lui Wai Yee were well dressed and eyecatching and when the press asked Suki to have her photo taken with Joyce and Koni, she was forced to stand on her toes to avoid looking too short in comparison. This made her shake though and in the end Joyce and Koni had to hold her up. Number 3 Florence Li Wing Sze was not upset by the press reports after the talent show and she thanks the reporters for their good advice. Priscilla indicated that she has just taken on the VP position at Wai Yin in July and she will hold this office for a year. As she is quite young, many people question her ability, but she says confidently: "Work ability is not related to age and experience, so there is no problem. I was voted in by over forty members, so I will just do my own job to the best of my ability." Talking of Florence's earlier incident of revealing herself, Priscilla says with sympathy: "When you dance you are moving around a lot and this makes it easy for something to go wrong." http://www.takungpao.com/news/06/08/01/UL-601379.htm