Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999


Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999 was held on February 14, 1999 in Hong Kong. The pageant was organized and broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong. Miss Chinese International 1998 Louisa Luk of San Francisco, USA crowned her Michelle Ye of New York City, USA as the 11th Miss Chinese International. The victory marked the first back to back winners for the United States. As of 2010, USA has never won the title again. The pageant was held on Valentine's Day and was also Ye's 19th birthday. The pageant was changed to be close to the Lunar New Year.

Pageant information

The theme to this year's pageant is "Showcasing Oriental Charm, Displaying Glamour of the Century." 「展現東方魅力 發放世紀風情」. The Masters of Ceremonies were Carol Cheng, Cutie Mui, Louis Yuen, Cheung Tat-Ming, and Jerry Lamb. Special performing guests were TVB actors Nick Cheung and Mariane Chan.

Results

PlacementContestantCity RepresentedCountry Represented
Miss Chinese International 1999Michelle Ye 葉璇New York City
1st Runner-UpJanet Huang 黃仁玉Los Angeles
2nd Runner-UpAnne Heung 向海嵐Hong Kong
Top 5 FinalistsDebbie Goh 吳淑心
Audrey Li 李酈
Kuala Lumpur
Toronto

Special awards

Contestant notes

-Michelle Ye was originally 2nd runner up at New York's regional pageant. She went on to compete in Hong Kong after the winner resigned, and the 1st runner up declined the title.
-Anne Heung later represented Hong Kong and competed at Miss Universe 1999. She was unplaced, but placed 7th overall in the online Miss Photogenic polls.

Crossovers

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