Chinese beauty pageants - Taschenbuch

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Chapters: Miss Chinese International Pageants, Miss Hong Kong Pageants, Miss Chinese Pageant, Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant, Miss China Europe Pageant, Miss Hong Kong 2007, Miss NY Chinese, Miss Thailand World, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2010, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2009, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2008, Miss Chinatown USA, Miss Astro Chinese International, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2007, Miss China United Kingdom Pageant, Miss Chinese International Pageant 1991, Miss Chinese International Pageant 1998, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2005, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2001, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2004, Miss Chinese International Pageant 1992, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2002, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2000, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2006, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2003, Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999, Miss Chinese International Pageant 1988, Miss Chinese International Pageant 1989, Miss LA Chinatown, Miss Tahiti, Miss Hong Kong 2009, Miss Vancouver Chinatown, Miss Hong Kong 2008. Excerpt: The Miss Hong Kong Pageant (traditional Chinese: ), or MSHK (¿¿) for short, is a beauty pageant organized by the leading Hong Kong television station, Television Broadcasts (TVB). All participants must have a valid Hong Kong identity card or must be born in Hong Kong (with a valid birth certificate). While there has been other Miss Hong Kong pageants in prior years producing notable titleholders such as Judy Dann (1951), Virginia June Lee (1953), Michele Mok (1958), Laura da Costa (1967) and Mabel Hawkett (1970), the current annual TVB pageant began in 1973. Apart from the top prize winner, first runner-up and second runner-up prizes, the pageant also has other consolation prizes that vary slightly from year to year. Many Miss Hong Kong contestants have gone on to have movie careers as it is quite typical for the top contestants to garner television contracts from TVB. The pageant is televised into two events. First, a preliminary event is held where 12 semi-finalists are selected from a group of candidates, the number of which is usually around 20-25 (with 30 being the maximum). Then a final event is held where the 12 semi-finalists are reduced to a final 5. The second and first runner-ups and the winner are then announced. Often several contestants dropped out of the pageant before the televised preliminary, thus there would be a candidate with #30 assigned to her, but only 25 or so contestants. Wai Yin Association (¿¿¿¿) is the official association for all official contestants (i.e., those that made it into the semi-finals). It is a registered charity. It was established in 1982 to help the citizens of Hong Kong. Note*: Miss Friendship from 1987 was replaced by Miss Congeniality (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿).From 2007,Miss International Goodwill(¿¿¿¿¿¿) replaced the award of Miss Congeniality. Starting from 1991, the Miss Hong Kong pageant greets delegates from overseas. They include Toronto, Vancouver, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, and San Francisco. Local contestants coming from