Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016
{{Short description|Beauty Pageant}}
{{Beauty pageant
| photo =
| winner = Jennifer Coosemans 朱亞琳
| represented = Vancouver, {{flag|Canada}}
| date = January 23, 2016
| presenters = Carol Cheng, Lawrence Cheng, Luisa Maria Leitão[http://b.tvb.com/mcip/2016/01/20/%E3%80%8A2016%E5%9C%8B%E9%9A%9B%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF%E5%B0%8F%E5%A7%90%E7%AB%B6%E9%81%B8%E3%80%8B%E5%80%99%E9%81%B8%E4%BD%B3%E9%BA%97%E6%9C%83%E6%99%A4%E5%8F%B8%E5%84%80%E5%8F%8A%E8%A9%95%E5%88%A4/ Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016 delegates meet the judges] TVB.com news article (In Chinese). Retrieved 2016-01-19
| acts =
| entrants = 14
| broadcaster = TVB
| congeniality = Alice Wong 黃嘉欣
Los Angeles, {{USA}}
| placements = 5
| before =2015
| next =2017
}}
The 27th Miss Chinese International Pageant, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016 was held on January 23, 2016.[http://b.tvb.com/mcip/2016/01/16/%e3%80%8a2016%e5%9c%8b%e9%9a%9b%e4%b8%ad%e8%8f%af%e5%b0%8f%e5%a7%90%e7%ab%b6%e9%81%b8%e3%80%8b%e5%80%99%e9%81%b8%e4%bd%b3%e9%ba%97%e9%a6%96%e6%99%a4%e5%82%b3%e5%aa%92/ Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016 delegates meet the press] TVB.com news article (In Chinese). Retrieved 2016-01-17 Miss Chinese International 2015 Mandy Chai of Sydney, Australia crowned her successor, Jennifer Coosemans of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the end of the pageant.
Pageant information
The slogan to this year's pageant was "The Soul of Eternal Beauty, Displaying the Features of a Thousand Colours" 「絕美靈魂 流露千色面貌」. Aside from the top 3 placements, Miss Friendship was also awarded.{{cite news|last=Sing Tao Daily|script-title=zh:朱亞琳酷似李嘉欣競逐華姐成熱門|url=https://hk.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/%E6%9C%B1%E4%BA%9E%E7%90%B3%E9%85%B7%E4%BC%BC%E6%9D%8E%E5%98%89%E6%AC%A3%E7%AB%B6%E9%80%90%E8%8F%AF%E5%A7%90%E6%88%90%E7%86%B1%E9%96%80-083100350.html|accessdate=17 January 2016|newspaper=Sing Tao Daily|date=16 January 2016|language=Chinese}} The masters of ceremony this year were Carol Cheng, Lawrence Cheng, and Luisa Maria Leitão. There were two judging panels this year, the Diamond Judging Panel of six male actors and singers, and the Elegant Judging Panel, which consists of twenty past Miss Chinese International Pageant and Miss Hong Kong Pageant contestants. Both judging panels selected the winner and runners-up of the pageant, however, after each round of competition, the top current top 3 rankings from the Elegant Judging Panel were revealed.
With 14 delegates competing, this marks the lowest contestant turnout in the history of the pageant. Contestant number four, Sophia Wu was originally introduced as representing Jiangsu at the initial press conference, but was later changed to representing Nanjing in her profile on the official pageant website.[http://mcip.tvb.com/2016/contestant.php?ID=4 Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016 Contestant Page for No. 4 Sophia Wu] TVB.com (In Chinese). Retrieved 2016-01-19 With Cooseman's win, she became Vancouver's seventh Miss Chinese International titleholder.
Judges
=Diamond Judging Panel=
=Elegant Judging Panel=
- Océane Zhu, Miss Chinese International 2008
- Christine Kuo, Miss Chinese International 2009
- Gloria Tang, Miss Chinese International 2013
- Grace Chan, Miss Chinese International 2014; Miss Hong Kong 2013
- Kayi Cheung, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2008 First Runner-Up; Miss Hong Kong 2007
- Veronica Shiu, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2015 First Runner-Up; Miss Hong Kong 2014
- Carat Cheung, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2013 Second Runner-Up; Miss Hong Kong 2012
- Janet Chow, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2006 First Runner-Up
- Jacqueline Wong, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2012 First Runner-Up
- Sisley Choi, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2013 First Runner-Up
- Erin Wong, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2014 First Runner-Up
- Lisa Ch'ng, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2010 Second Runner-Up
- Whitney Hui, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2011 Second Runner-Up
- Tracy Chu, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2012 Second Runner-Up
- Katherine Ho, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2014 Second Runner-Up
- Mayanne Mak, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2011 Third Runner-Up
- Jennifer Shum, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2012 Miss Photogenic
- Samantha Ko, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2008 Tourism Ambassador Award winner
- Roxanne Tong, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2012 Tourism Ambassador Award winner
- Pheobe Pang, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2010 Top 8 Finalist
Results
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| Placement
! Contestant ! City Represented ! Country Represented |
|---|
| Miss Chinese International 2016
| Jennifer Coosemans 朱亞琳 | {{CAN}} |
| 1st Runner-Up
| Mary Chen 陳舒菲 | {{USA}} |
| 2nd Runner-Up
| Tiana Luan 欒添 | Sydney | {{AUS}} |
| Top 5 Finalists
| Mint Kongraphan 陳思敏 | {{THA}} |
=Special awards=
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| Special Awards
! Contestant !City/Region Represented !Country Represented |
|---|
| Miss Friendship:
|Alice Wong 黃嘉欣 |{{USA}} |
| Most "Liked" Talent Performance
|{{USA}} |
Contestant list
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! No. !! Contestant Name !! Represented City !! Represented Country !! Age !! Height | |||||
| 1 | Maggie ZHANG 張可懿 | Auckland | {{flag|New Zealand}} | 21 | 5' 7" |
| 2 | Mint KONGRAPHAN 陳思敏 | Bangkok | {{flag|Thailand}} | 20 | 5' 8½" |
| 3 | Louisa MAK 麥明詩 | Hong Kong | {{HKG}} | 24 | 5' 4½" |
| 4 | Sophia WU 巫雪菲 | Nanjing | {{flag|China}} | 20 | 5' 8½" |
| 5 | Janice CHOONG 鍾素敏 | Kuala Lumpur | {{flag|Malaysia}} | 24 | 5' 8" |
| 6 | Alice WONG 黃嘉欣 | Los Angeles | {{flag|USA}} | 23 | 5' 7½" |
| 7 | Helen TRAN 陳海倫 | Melbourne | {{flag|Australia}} | 22 | 5' 6½" |
| 8 | Karinne LEGARE 謝紫薇 | Montréal | {{flag|Canada}} | 21 | 5' 6" |
| 9 | Mary CHEN 陳舒菲 | New York City | {{flag|USA}} | 18 | 5' 7" |
| 10 | Vanessa TAY 鄭雅文 | Singapore | {{flag|Singapore}} | 18 | 5' 7" |
| 11 | Sherry WANG 王嘉燁 | Johannesburg | {{flag|South Africa}} | 21 | 5' 7" |
| 12 | Tiana LUAN 欒添 | Sydney | {{flag|Australia}} | 23 | 5' 6¼" |
| 13 | Sissi KE 柯思懿 | Toronto | {{flag|Canada}} | 23 | 5' 3½" |
| 14 | Jennifer COOSEMANS 朱亞琳 | Vancouver | {{flag|Canada}} | 21 | 5' 8" |
Crossovers
Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:
- 2024: {{flag|Singapore}}: Vanessa Tiara Tay
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://mcip.tvb.com/2016/ Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016 Official Site]
{{Miss Chinese International}}
Category:Beauty pageants in Hong Kong