July News

July 28

In recent history, the winner of Miss HK competes at Miss Chinese International, while her 1st & 2nd RU court competes at Miss World & Miss International. With the Miss HK finals on Aug 20, there simply isn't time to groom & create gowns/costumes for the new 2nd RU, who would have to immediately leave for Japan. Due to the time constraint, 2004 1st RU Queenie will be competing in Japan, as 2004 winner Kate Tsui is over the age limit (26), while Fu Sze Sze will be resuming her studies in Singapore & not competing again. Miss International's age limit has been changed from 23 to 24/25 this year.

Current 2005 delegate list
http://www.miss-international.org/2005world/A_M.html

  • Another Miss HK Website
    Check out the new & improved CharmPress website!

  • Kate Tsui compliments on Mr. Hong Kong *translated by Lisa
    The Wai Yin Association had a press conference yesterday. When Kate Tsui was asked why the Miss Hong Kong contestants this year have to wear swimsuits publicly so many times, she replied: “wearing swimsuits can show the girls’ beauty! Especially it is very healthy, South Asia is a wonderful place with a lot of sunshine and beaches, wearing swimsuits is perfectly fine! Miss Hong Kong is not a competition on the contestants’ figures, they are competing on beauty and intelligence.” Kate was also a judge for the Mr. Hong Kong contest earlier, she realized that Hong Kong guys really enjoy performing on stage, causing all the female audiences to scream, Kate, however didn’t scream to keep her elegance.

On the other hand, Fu Sze Sze decided to leave the showbiz and go back to school, and will be back to Singapore today. She said: “last week the school notified me that they accepts me, I always wanted to go back to study and get a degree, my family will support me. I am going to study for four more years, I have had many goodbye dinners with my friends last few days, I am afraid I will cry out loud in the airport.”

http://the-sun.com.hk/channels/ent/20050728/20050727231958_0003.html
http://the-sun.com.hk/channels/ent/20050718/img/se06071807_big.jpg

  • Myolie Wu touring Malaysia *translated by Lisa
    Recently there were about 600 Hong Kong and Chinese tourists touring Malaysia, when they went to Wan Dang Ko Yuen Hotel, the Key Card for the hotel room had a picture of a pig on it when given to a Chinese. The Chinese all complained on them, which caused Chinese ambassadors to communicate with the hotel, and the hotel had to apologize to all the Chinese and pay them back.

    Myolie Wu went to Malaysia as their tourism ambassador, when asked about what just happened lately, Myolie said: “that was just an individual case. I believe it won’t cause much trouble.” Myolie thinks that what happened won’t affect Hong Kong people touing Malaysia and even complimented that the items there are really cheap and with good quality.

    http://the-sun.com.hk/channels/ent/20050728/20050727233506_0003.html

July 27

  • Miss Chinese Melbourne 2005
    Applications are currently available in a local Chinese newspaper in Melbourne!Unfortunately, the MCM org. do not have an official website so the application isn't easily attainable. However, please visit the the un-official MCM page created by Angela Tang for past history & photos.

  • Victoria Jolly graduates
    MHK 2002 1st RU Vickii recently had her final results from Birmingham University & was awarded 1st Class Honours for the Food, Tourism, & Creative Studies. MHK 2002 Tiffany Lam also successfully graduated from University back in June. Congrats!!!!!! :) You did it!

  • 20th Annual Miss Asian America Pageant *Information courtesy of Valerie Foo
    The pageant will be held next Saturday, Aug.6th at the Palace of Fine Arts from 7pm on. Tickets are
    available for $ 35 so come on out and support the 24 contestants from all over the U.S. There will be ethnic costume segment, swimsuit, talent, and of course Q&A.

    Emcees for the evening will be Gwendolyn Yeo, former beauty queen and actress & Valerie Foo (MCI 2001 #4, Miss San Francisco Chinatown 2000)

    Official Website: http://www.missasianamerica.com

July 24

  • Mr. Hong Kong 2005 Results
    21 year old #2 Matthew Ko Gwan-Yin won the Mr. HK title Saturday evening, beating out the 'muscle' group leader #14 Rocky (no pun intended) Cheng Gin-Lok. Matthew, a former sunshine boy is currently a model/University student who dreams of becoming a successful actor.
    Image: L-R #2 Matthew & #14 Rocky

    Winner: #2 Matthew Ko
    1st RU: #14 Rocky Cheng

    Finalists:
    #8 Michael Tang Chung-Him
    #13 Stephen Wong Cheung-Hing

    Top 8:
    #3 Alexander Au Goon-Hung
    #6 Charles Ng Koon-Chow
    #10 Billy Kong Tsz-Wai
    #16 Byron Pang Kun-Ki

    Non-Finalists:
    #4 Wong Ka-Cheong
    #7 Sam Lau Yiu-Sing
    #11 Thomas Lo Ho-Wan
    #12 Leung Man-Lung

    Eliminated by SMS:
    #1 Pierre Chan
    #5 Jean Francois Aicardi
    #9 Khasman Kasidi Mahmood Khan
    #15 Johnny Tang Chi Hang

    Special Awards:
    Most out-standing group: Muscle B Group #13,14,15,16
    Most Out-standing Individual: #16 Byron Pang
    Muscle Group Winner: #14 Rocky Cheng
    Handsome Group Winner: #2 Matthew Ko

    Official Website: http://tvcity.tvb.com/special/mrhk2005/

    Mr Hong Kong Contest Under Fire *tranalated by Em, TVBspace News Roundup
    TVB's first "Mr Hong Kong" Contest was held this week, but amidst the celebrations, there were many complaints received from viewers, who found the show to be like a gigolo party and demeaning to men. However, the winner Matthew Ko says that he does not feel like a 'little gigolo' and Christine Ng has supported the show, saying it was in no way seedy or tacky.

    The twelve contestants showed off their talents to win the votes of the judges, including showing off their muscles and wearing wet swimming trunks. Muscleman Rocky Cheng wore a thong for his free routine, whilst Alexander Au even pulled down his trunks, causing screams from the female audience. However, the ratings for the show were disappointing, pulling in 23 points and 28 points for the two sections.

    The Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority received 11 complaints the following day, criticising the show for being like a 'gigolo contest', complaining that the contestants antics were indecent and the sexual nature of the women's responses being a bad influence to young people. Other comments were that the show was morally wrong, demeaning to men and unsuitable for children to watch during prime time television. Upon hearing this, overall and 'Handsome Group' winner Matthew Ko does not agree: "It was not demeaning in any way and in no way was it a 'gigolo contest'. The stage was very high class and the wet look swimming trunks were just a visual effect. As for pulling them down, this was part of the personal routine."

    A guest on the stage that night, Christine Ng responds: "For TVB to make it such a success in their first year is great. The male and female gaps are being brought closer and closer together, so to have a male pageant is no big deal. You should not take a tarred view of it all, I was very happy watching it and it was not dirty in any way."

    TVB's Assistant External Affair's Chief responded: "The show was meant to be a rounded view of the contestants' talents and I did not notice anything unrefined about it. The official phone lines received a lot of positive comments from viewers, who found it to be a great show, asking for it to be shown again, suggesting we should have first, second and third place and urging us to do this every year."

    http://www.the-sun.com.hk/channels/ent/20050725/20050725012709_0003.html

July 21

July 16

  • Miss World Canada 2005 Results
    Miss World Canada 2005 - RAMONA AMIRI (Vancouver)
    1st runner-up - Christina Walls (Salt Spring Island, BC)
    2nd runner-up - Fanny Samaniego (Southern Ontario)
    3rd runner-up - Jenna Lee Creelman (Brampton)
    4th runner-up - Jennifer Schott (Niagara Peninsula)

Top 10
Anna Maria Ezechiels (Toronto Harbourfront)
Dalia Rene (Willowdale)
Erna Colakovic (Calgary)
Galyna Skrypnyk (Etobicoke)
Sherry Rampersaud (Toronto)

Top 15
Amy Lynn Shea (Maritimes)
Chelsea Dunda (Hamilton)
Kathrin Lessard (Central Quebec)
Kim Murphy (Victoria)
Yasmin Ali (North York)

Awards:
Miss Christina Swimwear: Fanny Samaniego (Southern Ontario)
Miss Totum Fitness: Kathrin Lessard (Central Quebec)
Holiday Inn on King People's Choice Award: Christina Walls (Salt Spring Island, BC)
Elizabeth Arden Heart & Soul Award: Chelsea Dunda (Hamilton)
Beauty With a Purpose Award : Kim Murphy (Victoria)
Miss HK Beauties Photogenic Award: Anna Maria Ezechiels (Toronto Harbourfront)
Fiorio Woman of Style Award - Ramona Amiri (Vancouver)

Official Website: http://www.missworldcanada.com

Miss HK Beauties.com Photogenic award:
Based on all the photos taken during the week of July 13-16th, the photogenic winner was selected by me & I had the toughest time deliberating as a lot of the girls photographed very well. However, the most consistent was Anna Maria Ezechiels (Toronto Harbourfront). Others I’d considered were Ramona Amiri (Vancouver), Jenna-Lee Creelman (Brampton), Jessy Lajoie (Quebec City), Stefanie Masotti (Windsor), Justine Vella (Woodbridge), Galyna Skrypnyk (Etobicoke), and the list continues! :)

  • Mr. Asia 2005 Results
    Winner: #12 Zhao Yong (China)
    1st RU #6 William Chak (Hong Kong)
    2nd RU (tie) - #8 Lin Zhi Hao (China) and #11 Chai Ben Shoshan (Israel)
    Finalists:
    #4 Zhang Zheng Yong (China)
    #5 Yun Chang Bae (Korea)
    #9 Murad Demirci (Iraq)

    Special Awards:
    National Costume Award - #5 Yun Chang Bae (Korea)
    Man of Vitality - #12 Zhao Yong (China)
    Goodwill Ambassador (Friendship) - #9 Murad Demirci (Iraq)
    Healthy Hair - #11 Chai Ben Shoshan (Israel)
    Man of Wisdom - #12 Zhao Yong (China)
    Hong Kong Females SMS Favorite - #7 Tussachon Phongpakawat (Thailand)
    Hong Kong Males SMS Favorite - #6 William Chak (Hong Kong)

    Official Website: http://www.mrasia.com.hk/
    Coverage by Hong Kong Beauties: http://www.hongkongbeauties.com/

July 16

  • Miss Chinese Seattle Results * Information & photos courtesy of Annie Ma
    Winner: Amy Ng
    1st Princess: Katie Au
    2nd Princess: Tina Leung
    Miss Talent: Tiffany Wan
    Miss Congeniality: Cynthia Ong
    Miss Photogenic: Emily Suen

    Picture links:
    Pageant Night (Group Shot)
    Annie & Miss Photogenic Emily Suen
    Annie & Miss Chinese Seattle Amy Ng
    Miss Talent Tiffany Wan
    Preparing for the Evening Gown competition

    Official Website: http://www.chinesechamber.net

    At this point, it is unclear whether the winner Amy Ng or 1st Princess Katie Au will be participating at MCI 2006. In 2003, 1st Princess Christine Wang participated at MCI 2004, while the winner Linda Tomko had to wait until 2005!


    A flair for pageantry
    By Kelianne Chinn and Carol N. Vu
    For the Northwest Asian Weekly

    Amy Ng, 21, won over the judges at the Miss Chinese Seattle Scholarship Pageant on July 16 at the Seattle Sheraton. Taking home $5,000 in scholarships and a sparkling crown, Ng now owns the title of Miss Chinese Seattle Queen 2005.

    The University of Washington junior majoring in business and finance will make appearances in this summer’s Seafair parades and festivals. She also has the opportunity to compete in Miss Seafair, Miss Chinatown USA in San Francisco and Miss Chinese International in Hong Kong.

    Ng is a pageant veteran, having won second princess in the 2003 Miss Chinese Washington, sponsored by the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office. She admitted that the pageant experience helped her.

    Ng said she was surprised by her victory. “I thought every girl had a fair and equal chance. They were qualified and had good talent,” she said.

    This is only the third time in the 50 times the pageant has been held that the winner played the piano in the talent competition. It was actually difficult for most of the audience to watch Ng play, since the piano was on one side of the stage and her face was obscured by a podium.

    Ng has been playing the piano for 16 years and has been taught by three prominent teachers. Her classical piece, by Claude Debussy, was entitled “Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum,” which she was told to memorize only three weeks ago.

    Born in Seattle, Ng can speak Cantonese and Mandarin and understand the Sichuan dialect. Very interested in the Japanese culture, she took four years of Japanese in high school and has visited Japan.

    Out of the 12 contestants, nine performed some kind of dance as their talent. There was Indian and Hawaiian dancing, a mixture of classical and ballet, tai chi dancing, Chinese ribbon dancing and tap dancing. Only one young woman sang ?the one who would go on to win second princess.

    Though some performances were better than others, each and every presentation was highlighted by dramatic music and gorgeous costumes.

    The title of Miss Talent was awarded to Tiffany Wan, who performed a Chinese dance wearing a headdress from which two lengthy feathers trailed. For portraying the Chinese heroine Mulan, she took home a $1,000 scholarship.

    Katie Au, 22, was crowned first princess, winning $3,000. Au is a UW student and a member of the Sea Gals, the Seattle Seahawks’ cheer squad.

    Second princess and $2,000 went to Tina Leung, 19.

    The Miss Congeniality award was presented to the one whom contestants found most likable. This went to Cynthia Ong, 23, a graduate of Bellevue Community College. Her prize was $1,000.

    Emily Suen, the youngest competitor at 18 years of age, won the Miss Photogenic title with her captivating smile and charming looks. The recent graduate of Skyline High School took home special prizes for that award.

    All contestants received a $300 scholarship just for participating.

    Co-chaired by Millie Su and Suana Chin, the pageant is organized by the Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

    Throughout the program, the contestants wore glamorous evening gowns in some of the most fashionable colors ?including orange, red, pink, blue, black and white. The young women glided across a stage that was beautifully designed by Dan Mar and Joel Ing.

    The women were judged on their speaking ability, poise, talent, form and fitness, among other categories. In front of an audience of nearly 800 people, each contestant made her grand entrance in a cheong sam (Chinese dress). Later in the program, each had to respond to a randomly drawn question.

    Two actors, Bruce Locke and Yuji Okumoto, emceed the pageant. Locke appeared in television’s “Mortal Kombat Conquest,” while Okumoto was in “Karate Kid 2” and currently owns the Seattle restaurant Kona Kitchen.

    While the judges’ scores were being tabulated, Linda Tomko, the 2003-04 Miss Chinese Seattle, officially bid farewell and wished the next queen luck in the upcoming year. Then local vocalist “Matthew D” Wong sang “Unforgettable.”

    The judges were Jacalyn Brudvick, a Snohomish County court commissioner; Shannon Dotson, the 2001 Ms. World; Linda Owen, wife of Lt. Gov. Brad Owen; Michael R. Shinkle, chief operating officer of The We Care Foundation; and Anne Wing, a longtime community volunteer.

    In 2003, some controversy loomed over the pageant when Tanya Woo was not allowed to participate because, as the pageant organizers explained, she had already won a title in the 2002 Miss Chinatown USA competition. Woo, who was crowned third princess, did not participate in any local pageant before entering the San Francisco-based competition. Woo then went on to compete in and win the first-ever Miss Chinese Washington pageant in 2003.

    Organizers said they were aware that this year’s queen, Ng, had already won a title in the 2003 Miss Chinese Washington. Chin, a co-chair, said it was not against the rules.

    She explained that only titleholders of past Miss Chinatown USA pageants were ineligible to compete in Miss Chinese Seattle 2005. The rule dates back to the 1990s, Chin said.

    But things will change in the next pageant, to be held in 2007. According to May Wan, executive director of the Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce, women who have competed in any kind of pageant before will not be eligible to take part in Miss Chinese Seattle. That includes the Miss Chinese Washington, the Miss Chinatown USA, the Miss Seafair — even the Miss Chinese Seattle — pageants.

    This new rule will level the playing field for all the competitors and avoid controversies like the one involving Woo, Wan said.

    At last weekend’s pageant, people in the audience had a hard time figuring out who would win at the end of the night. Even the queen’s father was surprised that his daughter won.

    “I never imagined, never imagined, that she would win. … If she has the interest and the confidence, I will support her in every sense of the word,” said Ng’s father, Chris.

July 15

  • Who will be crowned Miss Chinese Seattle? *courtesy of nwasianweekly.com
    A dozen young women are hoping the bejeweled crown and the title of Miss Chinese Seattle 2005 will be theirs July 16 when the 50th annual scholarship pageant for Chinese American women is held at the Sheraton Seattle at 6 p.m.

    Only one of them will win the top prize, a $5,000 scholarship, but a few of them will have the chance to take part in local, national and international competitions, namely the Seafair pageant, the Miss Chinatown USA pageant in San Francisco and the Miss Chinese International pageant in Hong Kong.

    “For the last six and a half months, … we’ve been working on the four main areas of competition: poise, form and fitness, talent and speech,” said Suana Chin, who is co-chairing the pageant with Millie Su.

    Chin stressed that the pageant is not really about physical beauty.

    “You have to have the right look, but that can be achieved through makeovers or whatnot. (To win) you have to have the educational background, the social skills … everything. It’s the whole package,” she said.

    The pageant is organized every year by the Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce. According to Chin, 800 to 1,000 people are expected to attend the upcoming pageant.

    In addition to Miss Chinese Seattle, other titles will be handed out that night, including first and second princess, Miss Talent and Miss Congeniality. Each comes with a scholarship ranging from $1,000 to $3,000.

    As has been the case for several years, the local pageant committee has the final say over who gets to represent the Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce at other pageants. The one who is crowned Miss Chinese Seattle doesn’t necessarily move on to the other competitions.

    Chin explained that each pageant is different. International competitions may require contestants be fluent in Chinese, she said, while local pageants may place emphasis on community-service records and academic achievements.

    In the past nine years, at least six contestants from Seattle have won titles at Miss Chinatown USA. Last year, Kim Choy won first runner-up. In 2001, Pamela Woon was crowned the winner, the only time a Seattleite has won.

    The Miss Chinese Seattle pageant is open to the public. Tickets are $75 for dinner and the show, or $25 for the show only. To purchase tickets or for more information, call 206-423-6870 or visit www.chinesechamber.net.

    Here are the 12 women who will be competing in Miss Chinese Seattle 2005:

    · Katie Au. Age 22. Education: University of Washington. Hobbies/interests: ballet, jazz, modern and hip-hop dance; swimming, traveling, bowling, football

    · Vicky Chen. Age 20. Education: Seattle Central Community College. Hobbies/interests: singing, dancing, drama, painting, swimming, cooking, child care, basketball, gymnastics, painting, poetry, creative writing, sewing, running, shopping, traveling

    · Lynn Chou. Age 23. Education: University of Washington. Hobbies/interests: traveling, photography, arts and crafts, outdoor activities, camping, snow caving, hiking

    · Tina Leung. Age 19. Education: Seattle University. Hobbies/interests: dancing, reading, tennis, photography

    · Faustine Luu. Age 21. Education: University of Washington. Hobbies/interests: dance, drama, snowboarding, writing, poetry, electronics, horseback riding

    · Amy Ng. Age 21. Education: University of Washington. Hobbies/interests: traveling, cooking, basketball, running, snowboarding, piano, spending quality time with family and friends, learning new languages, experiencing different cultures

    · Tiffany Ng. Age 21. Education: University of Washington. Hobbies/interests: tennis, swimming, canoeing, camping, musicals, plays, hip-hop concerts, volunteering, dancing, shopping, museums, art, traveling, movies, entertainment

    · Cynthia Ong. Age 23. Education: Bellevue Community College. Hobbies/interests: swimming, tennis, working out at the gym, photography

    · Emily Suen. Age 18. Education: Skyline High School. Hobbies/interests: basketball, tennis, gu-zheng, shopping

    · Tiffany Wan. Age 20. Education: University of Washington. Hobbies/interests: music history, dance, foreign and independent films, volunteering, human rights, art, photography, literature, politics, writing, friendships, learning

    · Susan Xu. Age 24. Education: University of British Columbia. Hobbies/interests: singing, aerobics, pilates, swimming

    · Stephanie Yen. Age 20. Education: University of Washington. Hobbies/interests: track, drawing, painting, politics, history of China, foreign languages, dancing

July 10th

  • Mr Asia
    Mr Asia will be held this Sat, July 16th at Cyber Port, Hong Kong. Any favourites? Check out Hong Kong Beauties amazing Mr. Asia coverage
    Favourites: #9 Iraq, #11 Israel, #12 Zhao Yong
    I have a feeling a HK/China rep will probably win the title. That being the case, it will probably be #4, #6, or #12.

July 8th

July News

  • Miss World Canada 2005 Tickets Available
    Finals are next week...& the program book has been completed! woohoo! I haven't been able to update MHKB much, but will try to post more news in the next couple days. Next week's coverage will be completely about MWC :)

    Contestants & Bios: The profiles & bios are out!

    VOTE for the Holiday Inn on King: People's Choice Award: Starting July 2 until July 15th (noon EST), visitors will have the chance to vote for their favourite delegate by e-mail. The delegate who receives the highest number of legitimate votes will win the award, and a spot in the top 15! Spread the word to everyone you know!
    Voting begins now! Simply send an e-mail to us at vote@missworldcanada.com with the contestant's name in the subject line.

    Disclaimer: One vote per e-mail address or individual.
    Multiple votes from the same person or e-mail address will not be counted.     (you have no idea how many ppl emailed from the same account about a zillion times.....)

    Visit the MWC website for more information

  • Miss Chinese Montreal Application *Courtesy of MHKB Montreal correspondent, Julia (thanks for the scans)
    The 22nd Annual Miss Chinese Montreal Pageant 2006

    Qualification
    The contestants must meet the following requirements:
    a) On the day of October 22, 2005, the applicant's age must not les than 17 years old and must not be over 26 years old.
    b) Must be recommended by a person whose age must be over 21 years old.
    c) Not married
    d) Not an employee of Montreal Chinese Community Radio & Television Association Inc.

    The applicant must:
    1) Fill up the application form in full and mail to the address below along with a full size and a half size pictures before September 1, 2005 (the pictures will not be returned back to the contestants)

    Miss Montreal Chinese Pageant 2006
    c/o Montreal Chinese Community RTV Assoc. Inc.
    2640 Murville Street
    Brossard (Quebec) J4Y 1N3
    Tel: (450) 678-7774 or Fax: (450) 445-1239

    2) Montreal Chinese Community Radio & Television Assoc Inc. reserves the right to refuse any applicant to participate the Miss Montreal Chinese Pageant and no explanation will be given.
    3) Any applicant who does not meet the above requirements, the Montreal Chinese Community Radio & Television Assoc. Inc. reserves the right to reject her application
    4) The Montreal Chinese Community Radio & Television Association Inc. reserves the right to send any delegate to participate any pageant or beauty competition and no explanation will be given.

    APPLICATION FORM Converted to PDF