Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999 was held on February 14, 1999 in

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. The pageant was organized and broadcast by TVB in

. Miss Chinese International 1998 Louisa Luk of San Francisco, USA crowned her Michelle Ye of

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as the 11th Miss Chinese International. The victory marked the first back to back winners for the United States.

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 Toto Mui Siu-wai (born April 17, 1966) is a Hong Kong actress and television host associated with Television Broadcasts Limited. Her notable roles include Sek Mei in ''Virtues of Harmony'' and Loose Head Zhi in '' Justice of Life''. Her older s ...

, Louis Yuen,

Cheung Tat-Ming Cheung Tat-ming () (born 2 July 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, director and writer. Personal life Cheung married Ho Nim-chi, a psychiatrist, in September 2001, subsequently announcing their divorce in 2016. They had one son and one daught ...

, and

Jerry Lamb Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung ( Chinese: 林曉峰) (born 28 September 1970) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, television presenter and DJ. Career In 1993, Jerry joined Wharf Cable Television. In 1994, he appeared in the film ''He's a Woman, She's a Man' ...

. Special performing guests were TVB actors

Nick Cheung Nick Cheung Ka-fai (; born 2 December 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and director. Background He was formerly a Royal Hong Kong Police officer for four years, but he left the job after his request to be transferred to the criminal investigat ...

and

Mariane Chan Mariane Chan () (born 1 August 1972) is a Hong Kong actress. Television series *'' Love is Beautiful'' (TVB, 2002) *'' Lost in Love'' (大囍之家) (TVB, 2000) *''Witness to a Prosecution'' (TVB, 1999) *''Life for Life'' (命轉情真) (TVB, 1 ...

Results

Special awards

*Miss Friendship: Mabel Wong 黃淑儀 (Calgary) *Miss Classic Beauty: Michelle Ye 葉璇 (New York)

Contestant list

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

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: ;

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1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

: : Anne Heung

External links

Johnny's Pageant Page - Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999
{{Miss Chinese International TVB 1999 beauty pageants 1999 in Hong Kong Beauty pageants in Hong Kong Miss Chinese International Pageants