Miss Chinese International Pageant 2009

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| winner = Christine Kuo 苟芸慧

| represented = Toronto, {{flag|Canada}}

| date = January 17, 2009

| presenters = Eric Tsang, Derek Li

| acts = Bosco Wong, Bianca Wu, Carlo Ng, Ron Ng, Grace Wong, Leo Ku, Miriam Yeung, Corinna Chamberlain

| entrants = 28

| venue = Foshan City News & Broadcast Centre, Foshan, China

| broadcaster = TVB

| congeniality = Skye Chan 陳倩揚
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| placements = 8

| before =2008

| next =2010

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Miss Chinese International Pageant 2009 was held on January 17, 2009, in Foshan, China. The pageant is organized and broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong. Miss Chinese International 2008 Océane Zhu of Paris, France crowned her successor, Christine Kuo of Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the end of the event.

Pageant information

The slogan to this year's pageant is "Beauty • The Continuation of Wonderous Enchantment" 「妍 • 續奇妙風采」. This year holds the record for most delegates competing, besting the number from 1993 of 27 delegates. Although, 11 of the delegates this year represent mainland China excluding the special administrative regions Hong Kong and Macau. That number alone makes up more than one-third of the total contestant headcount. The Masters of Ceremonies include Eric Tsang & Derek Li. Special performing guests were Leo Ku, Miriam Yeung, Bosco Wong, Ron Ng, Corinna Chamberlain, Grace Wong, Carlo Ng, and Bianca Wu. The five judges in this competition were Susanna Kwan, Gallen Lo, Angel Lau (劉陳小寶), Kevin Cheng, and Siu-Hip Fung (馮少協).

Results

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Placement

! Contestant

! City Represented

! Country Represented

Miss Chinese International 2009Christine Kuo 苟芸慧Toronto{{flag|Canada}}
1st Runner-UpSkye Chan 陳倩揚Hong Kong{{flag|Hong Kong}}
2nd Runner-UpCici Chen 陳娜良子Vancouver{{flag|Canada}}
Top 5 FinalistsNi Jiang 蔣妮
Julie Lam 林玉春
Seattle
Tübingen
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{{flag|Germany}}
Top 8 SemifinalistsYen Yi Lee 李彥誼
Yi Yun Dong 董藝雲
Xiao Ling Han 韓曉玲
Auckland
Beijing
Zhengzhou
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=Special awards=

  • Miss Friendship: Skye Chan 陳倩揚 (Hong Kong)
  • Miss Young: Julie Lam 林玉春 (Tübingen)
  • Oriental Charm Ambassador Award: Cici Chen 陳娜良子 (Vancouver)
  • International Charm Ambassador Award: Christine Kuo 苟芸慧 (Toronto)

=Swimsuit competition scores=

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| Toronto

43
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| Tübingen

42
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| Seattle

40
Nanjing40
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| Beijing

39
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| Hong Kong

38
Macau38
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| Auckland

37
Chongqing37
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| Zhengzhou

36
New York City36
Sydney36
San Francisco35
Hangzhou34

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Jilin34
Manila34
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| Vancouver

33
Melbourne33
Singapore32
Heilongjiang31
Kuala Lumpur31
Tahiti31
Chicago29
Montréal29
Wuhan29
Guangdong27
Foshan26
Harbin24

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:{{Color box|#FADADD|border=darkgray}} Winner

:{{Color box|#eadafd|border=darkgray}} First Runner-up

:{{Color box|#ccff99|border=darkgray}} Second Runner-up

:{{Color box|#ffff99|border=darkgray}} Top 5 Finalist

:{{Color box|#d9eefb|border=darkgray}} Top 8 Semifinalist

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Contestant list

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! No. !! Contestant Name !! Represented City !! Represented Country !! Age !! Chinese Origin

1Yen Yi LEE 李彥誼Auckland{{flag|New Zealand}}25Chaoyang
2Yi Yun DONG 董藝雲Beijing{{flag|China}}24Henan
3Nancy KWONG 鄺迺狄Chicago{{flag|USA}}25Kaiping
4Shiney LIU 劉思彤Chongqing{{flag|China}}24Chongqing
5Yun YANG 楊韻Foshan{{flag|China}}20Jiangxi
6Indira LIU 劉家旋Guangdong{{flag|China}}20Guangdong
7Linda GUO 郭玉良Hangzhou{{flag|China}}25Hebei
8Teresa ZHANG 張燁晗Harbin{{flag|China}}25Heilongjiang
9Yoyo ZHAN 詹秀秀Heilongjiang{{flag|China}}19Anhui
10Skye CHAN 陳倩揚Hong Kong{{flag|Hong Kong}}25Zhongshan
11Momo LIU 劉默伊洋Jilin{{flag|China}}20Jilin
12Kelly THAM 譚嘉麗Kuala Lumpur{{flag|Malaysia}}22Guangdong
13Florence LOI 呂蓉茵Macau{{flag|Macao}}24Guangdong
14Beatrix CO 許明明Manila{{flag|Philippines}}21Fujian
15Skye CHU 朱世祺Melbourne{{flag|Australia}}20Shanghai
16Luciana HURTADO 詹安娜Montréal{{flag|Canada}}19Pingtung
17Laura YANG 楊曉蕾Nanjing{{flag|China}}24Yunnan
18Vicki PON 彭瑞霖New York City{{flag|USA}}19Taiwan
19Louisa LIU 劉陽San Francisco{{flag|USA}}21Guangzhou
20Ni JIANG 蔣妮Seattle{{flag|USA}}20Sichuan
21Valentane HUANG 黃緹湘Singapore{{flag|Singapore}}25Guangzhou
22Yuki WANG 王昕妍Sydney{{flag|Australia}}24Beijing
23Asia HAMMILL 梅花Tahiti{{flag|French Polynesia}}21Guangdong
24Christine KUO 苟芸慧Toronto{{flag|Canada}}25Taiwan
25Julie LAM 林玉春Tübingen{{flag|Germany}}21Chaozhou
26Cici CHEN 陳娜良子Vancouver{{flag|Canada}}23Guangdong
27Shirley XU 徐莉Wuhan{{flag|China}}23Hubei
28Xiao Ling HAN 韓曉玲Zhengzhou{{flag|China}}22Henan

Notes

=Replacements=

  • {{flag|Hong Kong}} – Miss Hong Kong 2008 winner Edelweiss Cheung was replaced by the 1st runner-up, Skye Chan because of her illness.

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:

;Miss World

  • 2008: {{flag|Hong Kong}}: Skye CHAN

;Miss International

  • 2008: {{flag|Macau}}: Florence Loi

;Miss Tourism Queen International

  • 2009: {{flag|Macau}}: Florence Loi
  • 2009: {{flag|Singapore}}: Valentane Huang (Top 20)

References