Miss Chinese International Pageant 2006

Miss Chinese International Pageant 2006
Date	January 21, 2006
Presenters	Eric Tsang, Sammy Leung, Derek Li
Entertainment	Justin Lo, Kenny Kwan
Venue	TVB City, Hong Kong
Broadcaster	TVB
Entrants	17 (with one withdrawal)
Placements	5
Winner	Ina Lu Johannesburg,  South Africa

The Miss Chinese International Pageant 2006 was held on January 21, 2006 in Hong Kong. The pageant was organized and broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong. At the end of the event, Miss Chinese International 2005 Leanne Li of Vancouver, Canada crowned Ina Lu of Johannesburg, South Africa as the new Miss Chinese International.

Pageant information

The theme to this year's pageant is "Millions of Colours, The Most Beautiful Chinese" 「萬千色彩 最美華裔」. The Masters of Ceremonies include Eric Tsang, Sammy Leung, and Derek Li. Special performing guest were cantopop singers Justin Lo and Kenny Kwan. The delegate from Montréal, (11) Vicki Ng-Wan withdrew from competition. The competition this year marked the lowest contestant turnout, with only 17 delegates competing, including one who withdrew from competition.

Results

Placement	Contestant	City Representated	Country Represented
Miss Chinese International 2006	Ina Lu 呂怡慧	Johannesburg	South Africa
1st Runner-Up	Ginney Kanchanawat 許裕娟	Bangkok	Thailand
2nd Runner-Up	Annabelle Kong 江佩瑩	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia
Top 5 Finalists	Crystal Li 李培禎 Elva Ni 倪晨曦	Vancouver Toronto	Canada  Canada

Special awards

• Miss Friendship: Annabelle Kong 江佩瑩 (Kuala Lumpur)
• Miss Young: Ginney Kanchanawat 許裕娟 (Bangkok)

Contestant list

No.	Contestant Name	Represented City	Represented Country	Age	Chinese Origin
1	Crystal LI 李培禎	Vancouver	Canada	24	Shandong
2	Fiona CHE 車瀠霏	Sydney	Australia	18	Shanghai
3	Nicole WANG 王倩	New York	USA	22	Beijing
4	Lillian CHAN 陳麗安	Chicago	USA	23	Guangdong
5	Amy NG 吳星薇	Seattle	USA	22	Guangdong
6	Ginney KANCHANAWAT 許裕娟	Bangkok	Thailand	21	Chaozhou
7	Ina LU 呂怡慧	Johannesburg	South Africa	24	Taiwan
8	Sherry CHEONG 鍾婷婷	Singapore	Singapore	23	Fujian
9	Annabelle KONG 江佩瑩	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	20	Hakka
10	Sasha LIN 林羿汎	Taipei	Chinese Taipei	20	Taiwan
11*	Vicki NG-WAN 吳慧琪	Montréal	Canada	17	Hakka
12	Elva NI 倪晨曦	Toronto	Canada	18	Suzhou
13	Melody WU CHUJOY 胡家儀	Lima	Peru	24	Panyu
14	Elizabeth WANG 王蓓藝	Melbourne	Australia	18	Shanghai
15	Yvette CHEONG 張麗雲	Tahiti	French Polynesia	21	Guangdong
16	Royce ESTELLA 黃安妮	Manila	Philippines	19	Xiamen
17	Tracy IP 葉翠翠	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	24	Shanghai

* withdrew from competition

Contestant notes

• Tracy Ip of Hong Kong previously competed at Miss World 2005, making the Beach Beauty top 19.
• Royce Ann Go Estella later competed at Miss Philippines Earth 2006 where she placed in the top 10.
• Amy Ng later competed in Miss Chinatown USA 2008, where she placed as 2nd runner up.

External links

Miss Chinese International Pageant 2006 Official Site