October News

Oct 28

  • MISS ASTRO CHINESE INTERNATIONAL 2005 RESULTS
    Winner: #11 Annabelle Kong Pooi Yee
    1st RU: #3 Emily Lim Pey Chi
    2nd RU: #8 Lim Yen Keun
    3rd RU: #2 Tiffanie Hong Mun Guan
    4th RU: #5 Alexis Tea Su Yee

    Special Awards
    Miss Friendship: #2 Tiffanie Hong Mun Guan
    Elegance Award: #3 Emily Lim Pey Chi
    Miss Photogenic: #11 Annabelle Kong Pooi Yee
    Miss Body Beautiful: #3 Emily Lim Pey Chi
    Miss Talent: #5 Alexis Tea Su Yee

    http://www.astro.com.my/OAP/05/miss_astro/

    DANCE WINS TITLE FOR KONG *Courtesy of The Star
    PETALING JAYA: Miss Astro Chinese International Pageant winner, KTAR student Annabelle Kong Pooi Yee, stood out among the rest of the contestants for a few reasons ˇp8V her answer during the question and answer segment, her height and her talent routine.

    The 20-year-old advanced diploma in technology building student from Ipoh was the only one out of five finalists who answered that she chose knowledge over experience when asked which would give one a good judgment in making a decision.

    "You can gain knowledge and learn about many topics just by reading books. It saves you time from learning things from experience, although learning from experience including those of others is also useful,"was how the beauty queen replied when interviewed during the segment on Friday night.

    She was surprised she had won the title despite her height ˇp8V she is 162cm tall.

    "I know I am not very tall. So I was really surprised. I guess it was my confidence, my answer and being natural that gave me the extra points,"she said.

    Kong, who also won the Photogenic Award subsidiary title, has been dancing since she was little and she did a hip-hop dance routine during the pageant held at the Pyramid Convention Centre on Friday night.

    Kong, who said she was dumbfounded by her win, had a simple routine to prepare her for the contest.

    "I drank lots of water, had enough sleep and stayed happy,"she said.

    Does she dream of becoming a TV star, model or famous entertainer like her predecessors?

    "My ambition is to become a quantity surveyor,"she said simply.

    The contest was the eighth annual gala beauty pageant organised and produced by Astro Wah Lai Toi (Channel 30), telecast live over the channel.

    Kong also won RM30,000, a Nissan Cefiro worth RM156,511 and other prizes. She will also represent Malaysia at the Miss Chinese International Pageant 2006 to be held in Hong Kong in January.

    First runner-up was Emily Lim Pey Chi, 23, an undergraduate taking a Bachelor of Science course from Malacca, who won RM15,000 and other prizes.

    She also won the Elegance Award and Body Beautiful subsidiary titles.

    Third place went to administrator Yen Lim Yen Keun, 25, from Kuala Lumpur who received RM10,000 and other prizes.

Oct 23

  • MISS EARTH 2005 RESULTS
    MISS EARTH 2005: VENEZUELA - Alexandra Braun
    MISS EARTH-AIR: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Amell Santana
    MISS EARTH-WATER: POLAND - Katarzyna Borowicz
    MISS EARTH-FIRE: SERBIA & MONTENEGRO - Jovana Marjanovic

    FINALISTS
    CHILE - Nataly Chilet
    PARAGUAY - Tania Domanickzy
    PUERTO RICO - Vanessa de Roide
    USA - Amanda Kimmel

    SEMIFINALISTS
    BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - Sanja Susnja
    CZECH REPUBLIC - Zuzana Stepanovska
    ECUADOR - Cristina Reyes
    EL SALVADOR - Irma Dimas
    KOREA - Hye-mi Yoo
    PHILIPPINES - Genebelle Ragaas
    RUSSIA - Tatyana Yamova
    TANZANIA - Rehema Sudi

    SPECIAL AWARDS
    Miss Photogenic: Chile, Nataly Chilet
    Miss Congeniality: Canada, Katie McClure
    Miss Talent: Ukraine, Yevgeniya Rudenko
    Best National Costume: Korea, Hye Mi Yoo
    Best in Long Gown: Puerto Rico, Vanessa de Roide
    Best in Swimsuit: Venezuela, Alexandra Braun

Oct 21

  • BEAUTY, BRAINS TO RULE WORLD
    By KEVIN CONNOR, TORONTO SUN
    Friday, October 21, 2005
    Canada's representative for Miss World 2005 isn't your sterotypical beauty pageant contestant.

    Ramona Amiri, a 24-year-old Persian beauty, graduated with honours biology from the University of British Columbia, speaks five languages, volunteers extensively, and has a passion for riding motorcycles.

    The goal in Miss World is to find intelligent women who can raise money for charities, Amiri, a Vancouver native, said yesterday in Toronto, where she's preparing for the Dec. 10 pageant in China.

    'WANT TO BE LIKE MOM'

    "The theme of the pageant is "Beauty with a Purpose," and this year Canada is raising money for the Canadian Cancer Society," Amiri said.


    It's a charity that hits close to home for Amiri.

    "My mother is a family physician and I want to be like my mom. I worked with her for four years and some patients had cancer so this is very close to me," said Amiri, who has applied to UBC's medical school for next year.

    "I had never been interested in pageants before, but I was attracted to how much charitable work Miss World does. I'm passionate about helping people and it would be an honour to raise money for cancer research," she said.

    Because Amiri speaks English, French, Assyrian, Farsi and Spanish she will be able to communicate with many of the competitors and act as a translator for others.

    "She's got the brains, the body and the beauty to win," said Jimmy Steele, of the Miss World Canada organization.

  • 12 FINALISTS TO TURN WAITRESSES FOR QUAKE FUND
    PETALING JAYA: Twelve finalists of the Miss Chinese International/Malaysia 2005/06 beauty pageant will turn waitresses for a night on Friday to help raise money for The Star South Asia Quake Fund.

The charity dinner will be held at the newly-opened Tai Tai Boutique Restaurant at 1 Utama here. The proceeds will go to The Star South Asia Earthquake Fund.

According to restaurant co-owner Melvin Lam, a table for four is available for a minimum contribution of RM380.

He added that a special menu had been drawn up for the night at the restaurant, which is famous for its home-style Cantonese and Hakka cuisine.

“Apart from this, designer Carven Ong has specially designed limited pieces of embroidered aprons for sale,” Lam said.

Those who want to attend the dinner should contact Lam at 03-7727 2382.

Predictions: #3 Emily, #8 Yen-Keun, #1 Cheryl, #5 Alexis , #2 Tiffanie
Miss Photogenic: #8 Yen-Keun
http://www.astro.com.my/OAP/05/miss_astro/

  • TVB Weekly, Issue 436 - This week's issue features Miss Hong Kong 2005 Tracy Ip. *Courtesy of Bernie


    Oct 19

    • MISS HK HAIR SALON *Courtesy of Angela
      Miss HK 2000 2nd RU Maree Lau's parents own REVER, a hair salon in Sydney (Australia)'s Chinatown. It's
      located on the 1st floor of Dixon Center.

      Included are the pictures outside the shop...not bad after 3 long attempts ;) Shop 1, 2


    • MS. CHINATOWN PHILLIPPINES 2005 SEARCH IS ON *Information courtesy of Michael Lim, Chairperson, Programs & Events Committe - Chinatown Development Authority
      The search is now on for the MS. CHINATOWN PHILIPPINES 2005. The lucky winner will represent the Philippines to the Ms. CHINESE INTERNATIONAL PAGEANT 2006 to be held in Hongkong. A grand prize of P220,000 cash awaits the winner.

      Interested applicants may call the CDA/NGO Program Secretariat, Office of the Mayor, Manila at tel. nos. 302-69-40/302-69-50/527-50-38/527-49-08 or 302-68-50, and look for Abel or Jing.

      You may e-mail it to mschinatowphil@yahoo.com, or Text tsinoy<space>mschinatown and send to 2336 (Globe).

      Screening of all applicants will be on October 28, 2005 at the Federation of the Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc., Federation Building, Muelle de Binondo, Manila. Grand coronation night will be on Nov. 11, 8:00p.m. at the PHILAMLIFE Auditorium, T.M. Kalaw, Manila.


      Visit the Miss Chinatown Phillippines section for more information!




      MISS CHINATOWN USA 2005 ENGAGED!
      Congratulations to Miss Chinatown USA 2005 Carol Chen & her fiance JD Wang! :) JD popped the question on their one year anniversary in Hawaii! Read about their love story here

      NO SAN FRANCISCO REP. AT MCI 2006 *Information courtesy of Annie & Carol
      Carol Chen will not be competing at MCI 2006 in January 2006 due to conflicting schedules with University studies & other reasons (keep reading). Her court (1st RU) Charlene and (Miss SF) Flora didn't want to participate due to lack of interest and studies.

      S.F. Chinese Chamber only allows top three to go IF they represented the Bay Area when competing in Miss Chinatown USA. That's how it has been before and will seem to stay that way from the response of S.F. Chamber this year.

    If the TOP 2 winners aren't from SF Bay, they are unable to represent SF during MCI. Choice of MCI automatically goes to top Bay Area Winner.

    Oct 15

    • MISS WORLD CANADA 2005
      Visit the Miss World Canada website for Ramona Amiri's gallery. She will be competing at next month's Miss World pageant.

    • MISS CHINESE TORONTO 2005 NEWS
      The 10 delegates will make their public debut next friday, where the organizers will announce the details of the pageant.





      MISS SYDNEY CHINESE 2005       *Courtesy of Sandy
      Miss Sydney Chinese Pageant is organized by Zilver Restaurant & K Square Karoke Lounge and co-organized by Jadeworld, a pay television service operated by TVB (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
      Review the application for further information.

      Due Date: October 28th, 2005

      Send to:
      Miss Sydney Chinese Pageant 2005
      TVB (Australia) Pty, Ltd.
      Level 2, 338 Pitt Street
      Sydney, NSW 2000
      P.O. Box A1377, Sydney SOuth, NSW 1235

      Website: http://www.tvb.com.au/TVBA/mscp/en_index.htm


    Oct 10

    • MISS SINGAPORE CHINATOWN NEWS
      Afternoon on Sentosa Island, at the Dolphin Lagoon. They were all smiles as they took turns to pose for the cameras with the dolphins.

      Miss Singapore Chinatown Queen will be crowned at the grand finals of the pageant on 22 Oct at the Neptune Theatre Restaurant. She will also win among cash and prizes, a upgrading diploma course worth $15,000.

      The winner will represent Singapore in the upcoming Miss Chinese International Pageant in Hong Kong in January 2006.

      http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/happenings/story/0,4136,95696,00.htm

    Oct 7

    • MHK SPILTSVILLE *Translated by Ennis
      Miss HK 85 Shallin Tse Ling (41) has ended her 15 year marriage from actor & movie director John Shum Kin-Fun (52). The couple fell in love in 1990, married in 1991 & had 2 daughters, now 12-13 years old.

      Earlier, the couple were overwhelmed with rumours regarding their failing marriage, though both refused to comment. However, Shallin has openly admitted her marriage to John is over. No third party was involved. The two have tried to deal with the 'problem' but failed to compromise. According to The Sun, Shallin & John are filing for divorce & are still close. They will continue to share custody of their daughters...in the same household.

      Shallin works as a DJ at a radio station & occasionally writes for a magazine. She also teaches cooking classes & works as a volunteer.

      John Shum was previously married to Tina Lau Tin-Lan (ex-singer/image director)in the 80s & share a daughter.

      http://the-sun.orisun.com/channels/ent/20051008/20051007235927_0003.html

      Oct 3

      • MISS ASIA RESULTS *Courtesy of Jackie
        Winner: #9 Kitty (China)
        1st RU: #5 Hong In Yong (Korea)
        2nd RU: #6 Anna (China)

        Top 9 Semi-Finalists:
        #2 Gabrielle (Lebanon)
        #3 Tiffany (China)
        #4 Amanda (SAR)
        #5 Hong In Yong (Korea)
        #6 Anna (China)
        #8 Alexandra (Uzbekistan)
        #9 Kitty (China)
        #12 Kammy (China)
        #15 Amy (China)

        Special Awards:
        Miss Friendship - #16 Sachie (Japan)
        Miss Intellect - #2 Gabrielle (Lebanon)
        Miss Photogenic - #5 Hong In Yong (Korea)
        Best Potential Actress - #9 Kitty (China)
        Miss Perfect Figure - #9 Kitty (China)
        Elegant Asian Lady - #5 Hong In Yong (Korea)
        SMS Dream Lover - #6 Anna Zhai (China)
        Media Favorite - #3 Tiffany Yang (China)
        Online Voting Favorie - #5 Hong In Yong (Korea)
        Best National Costume - #2 Gabrielle (Lebanon) & Hong In Yong (Korea)


        Courtesy of Simon & Carmen
        http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/2005yzjx/index.shtml
        http://ent.tom.com/xiezhen/asiamiss2005/index.php

      • MISS WORLD 1984 1ST RU GIVES BIRTH
        Miss World 1984 1st Runner-up Connie Ellen McNaughton ( Fitzpatrick) & husband Darren McNaughton welcomed a second son Ryan Fletcher (8 lbs 2 ozs.) on Oct 3rd 2005. Connie modelled in the 80s-early 90s & was often compared to the late Diana, Princess of Wales. She's currently the President & CEO of Miss World Canada.

        The couple also have a 4 year old son Jonathan. No word on the baby's name yet. Congrats to the McNaughton family!

      • MISS ASIA 2005 NEWS
        The Miss Asia contest is coming to an end. Finals will be held tomorrow at the HK Convention Center. 9 semi-finalists will be announced, followed by the announcement of special awards & the top 3 court.

        Today, the 18 contestants had a swimwear presentation at the last press call. According to Oriental Daily, the favourites are #3 Tiffany (who also won the Media's Favourite Award), #5 Hong In Yong , #6 Anna Zhai, 9 Kitty Wang, #12 Kammy Kang, & #17 Vivian Cheng.

        My Predictions:
        Winner: #9 Kitty (China)
        1st RU: #5 Hong In Yong (Korea)
        2nd RU: #12 Kammy (China)

        Semi-Finalists:
        #1 Winnie (SAR), #2 Gabrielle (Lebanon), #4 Amanda (SAR), #5 Hong In Yong (Korea), #6 Anna (China), #8 Alexandra (Uzbekistan), #9 Kitty (China), #12 Kammy (China), #17 Vivian (China)

        Dream List