Miss Chinese International Pageant 1988

Miss Chinese International Pageant 1988, the 1st Miss Chinese International Pageant was held on October 2, 1988 in Hong Kong. The pageant was organized and broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong. At the end of the pageant, Run Run Shaw crowned Michelle Reis of Hong Kong as the first Miss Chinese International. Hong Kong would not win the pageant, until 12 years later when Sonija Kwok won the crown in 2000.

Miss Chinese International Pageant 1988
DateOctober 2, 1988
PresentersLydia Shum, Philip Chan
EntertainmentLeslie Cheung
VenueLee Theatre, Hong Kong
BroadcasterTVB
Entrants17
Placements3
WinnerMichelle Reis
 Hong Kong

Pageant information

The theme to this year's pageant is "Chinese Light Shines Throughout the World, TVB Makes New History" 「華裔光采耀全球 無線電視創新猶」. The Masters of Ceremonies were Lydia Shum and Philip Chan. Special performing guest was cantopop singer Leslie Cheung. This is the first year of the pageant, and makes history as the first ever international Chinese pageant.

Results
Placement Contestant City Represented Country Represented
Miss Chinese International 1988 Michelle Reis 李嘉欣 Hong Kong  Hong Kong
1st Runner-Up Tammy Lee 李玉蘭 Seattle  USA
2nd Runner-Up Sharon Kwok 郭秀雲 San Francisco  USA

Special awards
  • Miss Friendship: Tanya Lim 林綺梅 (Calgary)
  • Miss Photogenic: Michelle Reis 李嘉欣 (Hong Kong)

Contestant list
No.Contestant NameRepresented CityRepresented CountryAge
1Yuen Mei MAK 麥宛美Toronto Canada20
2Tammy LEE 李玉蘭Seattle USA21
3Stephanie CHAN 陳馥荃Melbourne Australia19
4Wang XU 徐泓London United Kingdom22
5Sandy HO 何雪儀Vancouver Canada22
6Lai Nga CHEONG 張麗雅Tahiti French Polynesia25
7Jasmine NG 黃海蓮Singapore Singapore24
8Sharon KWOK 郭秀雲San Francisco USA18
9Michelle Monique REIS 李嘉欣Hong Kong Hong Kong18
10Vivian TANG 唐惠隱Montréal Canada18
11Siu Lan CHAN 陳少蘭Brisbane Australia18
12Marina BENIPAYO 彭美玉Manila Philippines20
13Rebecca CHAO 趙英華Taipei Taiwan20
14Tanya LIM 林綺梅Calgary Canada24
15Shui Lin LEE 李瑞蓮Scarborough Canada21
16Helena LO BRANCO 白海倫Macau Macau19
17To Ying YIU 姚道瑩Sydney Australia21

Crossovers

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

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