This year, Chinese beauties from 16 different cities around the world will gather in Hong Kong for the big night on February 24, 2013. The winner of the 2013 Miss Chinese International Pageant, along with first and second runner-ups, will be determined based on beauty, deportment, and intelligence. The hosts of the night will be Eric Tsang (曾志偉), Sammy Leung (森美), and Sharon Chan (陳敏之). Since the night of the finale will be held on the day of the Chinese Lantern Festival, the 16 contestants will choose their own auspicious dating apparel, and display their best spirits while fantasizing about their dream man. This year’s bikinis and Chinese traditional dresses each have distinctive designs. The bikinis will be studded with sparkling diamonds, allowing the contestants to be extremely eye-catching onstage. The Chinese traditional dresses will feature a mixed essence of Chinese attire as well as Western fashioned tailoring, further enhancing the contestants’ beauty. In addition, judges of the night will assess the contestants based on fairly strict criteria. The judges consist of Josephine Pang (彭徐美雲), Kenneth Ma (馬國明), Fala Chen (陳法拉), Lawrence Cheng (鄭丹瑞), and Jimmy Wong (王賜豪), who will be evaluating with the most professional aesthetic vision. To bring further excitement, this year’s competition will consist of brand new activities and elements. There will also be an award titled the “Star of Tomorrow”, in which 20 celebrities are invited to vote for their favourite contestant of the night. These celebrities include Oceane Zhu (朱璇), Grace Wong (王君馨), Queenie Chu (朱慧敏), Whitney Hui (許亦妮). Christine Kuo (苟芸慧), Sammy Sum (沈震軒), and Lai Lok Yi (黎諾懿). Below is a list of the 16 contestants: Catherine Ou-Yang (歐陽可心) – Auckland, New Zealand Poppy Chantrarachai (王思翊) – Bangkok, Thailand Jessica Chen (湛雨) – Chicago, USA Cynthia Qiu (邱芳思) – Foshan, China Carat Cheung (張名雅) – Hong Kong Denise Tan (陳楚寰) – Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia Lauren Weignburger (周慧倫) – Los Angeles, USA Natasha Lee (李真真) – Manila, Phillipines Jacky Cai (蔡潔) – Melbourne, Australia Yang Liu Qing Qing (楊柳青青) – Montreal, Canada Vivian Li (李思禹) – New York City, USA Samantha Chin (陳冠曄) – Seattle, USA Stella Kae (曲斯云) – Singapore Sunnia Liu (劉夢涵) – Sydney, Australia Jessica Song (宋沁褘) – Toronto, Canada Gloria Tang (鄧佩儀) – Vancouver, Canada Creds: ihktv
