MCIP 2017 | MISS CHINESE INTERNATIONAL PAGEANT 2017 @ RESORTS WORLD GENTING
Tan Sri Dato' Michelle Yeoh,
Dato’ Nancy Yeoh
and Hong Kong actors Simon Yam, Wayne
Lai, Niki Chow and Eric Tsang are among the big names who add glitter to
the prestigious Miss Chinese International Pageant 2017. The pageant, set to
take place outside Hong Kong for the very first time, is recently held at
Resorts World Genting on 15 January 2017, 8.30pm.
Contestants
from all corners of the world are featured, including young ladies from the US,
Canada, Australia, South Africa and Asian cities. They vie for the Miss Chinese International 2017 crown
as well as the First and Second Runners-up spots and the title of Miss Friendship 2017.
Tan Sri Yeoh, Dato’ Nancy Yeoh,
Simon Yam, Wayne Lai and Niki Chow are among the judges at the pageant
while Tsang embraces the role of master of ceremonies- emcee. Tan Sri Yeoh, who is also a brand
ambassador of Resorts World Genting, hopes her presence will inspire all
contestants. The actress, who was Miss
Malaysia 1983 and voted as one of the “50
Most Beautiful People in the World” by People magazine in 1997, found fame
in Hong Kong and was also the only Asian
Bond Girl.
Different
countries and regions are represented at the beauty pageant, yet all of them
share a common Chinese heritage and culture. For Malaysia, it is represented by Miss Astro Chinese International Serene
Lim while Miss Hong Kong 2016, Crystal Fung will represent Hong Kong.
There will be three contestants
from the US (Wong Stephanie Rachel, Ssuting Yu, and Qu Li), three from Canada
(Rincon Maria Camila Xiaosi, Li Gloria, Zhang Gao Yu), and two from Australia
(Yu Xinhui and Rong Yu). The other contestants are from South Africa (Lee
Adelaide Hong Zhen), New Zealand (Liu Xuanyi), Singapore (Lovelle Cengiya),
China (Limingzi, the Philippines (Zeng Lin), and Thailand (Chanya
Wonglappanich).
All
16 contestants hail from all corners of the world, and are as talented as they
are beautiful.
Among
the three contestants from the US is Qu
Li, also known as Lili. At 26, she is one of the oldest contestants, and
she has impressive credentials to boot—among others, she is president of Global
China Connection at Vanderbilt University. The lass, who lives in Los Angeles,
says her greatest joy is serving as an art teacher for autistic children and
holding music workshops for school children.
She
loves to travel but she always “travels with a purpose,” which translates to
travelling to help others. She has thus far taught art and English to children
in Cambodia, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic. A graduate in Human and
Organisational Development from Vanderbilt University, Qu Li also lists
archery, horse riding, swimming, calligraphy and playing the piano as her
favourite activities.
The
other two contestants from the US are no less talented. Wong Stephanie Rachel, 24, is from San Francisco, and lists aerial
silks acrobatics as among her favourite pastimes. She is also into videography
and photography, dancing, and hairstyling and beauty.
Ssuting Yu, fondly
called Stitch by her friends, is 22, and hails from New York. She is into
acting, dancing, drawing, roller skating, and scuba diving.
Among
the three contestants from Canada is
Zhang Gao Yu, also known as Alice, 21. Zhang's avocation is music—she can
play the piano, guitar and drums. But she's also athletic in nature, loving
sports like tennis, hocky and snowboarding.
Then
there's Li Gloria, 25, from Toronto,
who also speaks Spanish, apart from English, Mandarin and Cantonese. This lass
loves reading, dancing, playing guitar, and pursuing sports. Rincon Maria Camila Xiaosi, 22, who is
from Vancouver, is likewise into dancing and exercising. But she also loves
blogging.
Representing
Australia is Yu Xinhui or Emily, 26,
who is from Sydney. She is also into sports, listing snowboarding, jogging,
swimming and dancing as her favourite pastimes. But she also loves to read. Also
from Australia is Melbourne-based Rong
Yu or Gloria, 21, who loves many different things—horse riding, dancing,
drawing, playing violin and emceeing.
Lee Adelaide Hong Zhen's interests are
as diverse. Also known as Addy, the 22-year-old from Johannesburg, South
Africa, loves surfing, jogging, and hiking—but she is also into reading and
eating! From Auckland, New Zealand is
Liu Xuanyi, or Christine, 21, who is a voice-over talent. Liu is heavily
into sports—swimming, basketball and pingpong—but she also loves singing,
poetry and photography.
Representing
Thailand is Chanya Wonglappanich, or
Gam, who is from Bangkok. This 24-year-old lass is also into sports but loves
music as well. Lovelle Cengiya, 22,
represents Singapore, and is into singing and dancing, but she is also
skilled in robotics, listing making radio-controlled cars and robots as her
favourite pastimes.
Zeng Lin, or Janne, 20, hails from
the Philippines. The Manila-based
lass who won Miss Chinatown Philippines 2016, is into singing, dancing and
drawing. From Mongolia, China is Zhang
Gao Yu, or Alice, 21, who says she simply loves poetry and reading. Hong Kong's Crystal Fung Ying Ying, 22, is
into yoga and dancing but also loves cooking, travelling and reading.
Last
but not least is Serene Lee, 20, who
is from Kuala Lumpur. Winner of Miss Astra Chinese 2016 (and also
winner of Miss Photogenic along with being voted Miss Gorgeous), Lee is a
marathoner who also loves cycling, reading and watching movies.
And the crown goes to....................
Miss
Chinese International Pageant 2017 was held at the Arena of Stars on 15 January
2017, 8pm with tickets priced at RM988 (PS2) and RM1,988 (PS1). This prestigious event is presented to you by
Resorts World Genting and organised by TVB.
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