Miss Chinese International Pageant 2002

Miss Chinese International Pageant 2002
DateJanuary 27, 2002
PresentersPriscilla Ku, Melissa Ng, Gordon Lam
VenueChime-Long Paradise, Guangzhou, China
BroadcasterTVB
Entrants19
Placements5
WinnerShirley Zhou
Vancouver,  Canada
CongenialityMarjorie Wu
Honolulu,  USA
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The 14th Miss Chinese International Pageant, Miss Chinese International 2002 was held in Guangzhou, China. This marked the second time the pageant was held outside Hong Kong. China would not host the pageant again, until 2007. For the first time in history, Vancouver won the title again, for the second consecutive year.

Pageant information

The theme to this year's pageant is "Gathering the Focus of the World, Witnessing the Most Beautiful Chinese" 「世界焦點凝聚 見證最美華裔」. The Masters of Ceremonies include Priscilla Ku, Melissa Ng, and Gordon Lam. This year marks the first year the pageant is held outdoors, at the outdoors performance theatre located in the Changlong Night Zoo inside Chime-Long Paradise.

Results

Placement Contestant City Represented Country Represented
Miss Chinese International 2002 Shirley Zhou 周雪 Vancouver  Canada
1st Runner-Up Christie Bartram 白穎茵 Toronto  Canada
2nd Runner-Up Angela Foo 符愫娛 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia
Top 5 Finalists Shirley Yeung 楊思琦
Jenny Gu 顧颭 		Hong Kong
Chicago 		 Hong Kong
 USA

Special awards

  • Miss Friendship: Marjorie Wu 胡凱欣 (Honolulu)
  • Miss Svelte Beauty: Christie Bartram 白穎茵 (Toronto)
  • Miss Modern China: Shirley Yeung 楊思琦 (Hong Kong)
  • Miss Beauty and the Beast: Shirley Zhou 周雪 (Vancouver)

Contestant list

No. Contestant Name Represented City Represented Country Age Chinese Origin
1 Marjorie WU 胡凱欣 Honolulu  USA 23 Zhongshan
2 Vicky HAN 郝書婷 Taipei  Chinese Taipei 23 Taiwan
3 Titaua LAUX 劉金燕 Tahiti  French Polynesia 19 Guangdong
4 Beverly CHEN 陳思羽 Melbourne  Australia 23 Taiwan
5 Christie BARTRAM 白穎茵 Toronto  Canada 18 Shunde
6 Julieanna LAW 羅婷婷 Montréal  Canada 18 Hakka
7 Shirley ZHOU 周雪 Vancouver  Canada 20 Beijing
8 Pattareeya THANITANONT 王麗君 Bangkok  Thailand 23 Shantou
9 Hsiao Han CHANG 張少涵 Brisbane  Australia 21 Taipei
10 Pearl TSANG 曾曉妍 Calgary  Canada 22 Shunde
11 Meng Jun YANG 楊夢珺 The Hague  Netherlands 21 Zhejiang
12 Shirley YEUNG 楊思琦 Hong Kong  Hong Kong 23 Meixian
13 Diane YU 楊如依 Manila  Philippines 22 Shanghai
14 Jenny GU 顧颭 Chicago  USA 22 Beijing
15 Ada LIU 劉梓嬌 Sydney  Australia 18 Beijing
16 Lisa HUANG 黃淑君 Singapore  Singapore 19 Guangdong
17 Michelle LUM 林美儀 San Francisco  USA 21 Xinhui
18 Angela FOO 符愫娛 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 24 Hainan
19 Pamela WOON 溫美玲 Seattle  USA 23 Taishan

Crossovers

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

Miss World
Miss Universe

Contestant notes

  • Beverly Chen went on to compete in Miss Universe 2003 in Panama. She was involved in a scandal over her sash, as she was requested to wear a sash named "Chinese Taipei", rather than "Taiwan."
  • Lisa Huang went on to Sanya, China, to compete in Miss World 2004.