Miss Chinatown USA
The Miss Chinatown USA pageant, based on Chinese communities within the U.S., greets delegates around the country. The pageant has been an annual Lunar New Year event since 1958. The winners of this pageant represent the Chinese community and act as ambassadors promoting Chinese culture and heritage.
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
|---|---|
| Website | https://chineseparade.com/pageant/ |
Karen Li, Miss Chinatown U.S.A. 2014
Crystal Lee, Miss Chinatown USA 2010, Miss California 2013
List of Miss Chinatown USA titleholders
| Year | Miss Chinatown USA | Origin City & State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | June Gong | 周轉娣 | Miami, FL |
| 1959 | Leona Lee | 李麗卿 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1960 | Carole Ng | 吳惠芳 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1961 | Irene Tsu | 諸慧荷 | New York, NY |
| 1962 | Darrah Lau | 劉淑卿 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1963 | Shirley Fong | 鄺秋娥 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1964 | Josie Leong | 梁雁玲 | Sacramento, CA |
| 1965 | Mary Tom | 譚雅倫 | Jamaica, NY |
| 1966 | Jacqueline Chun | 陳韻媛 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1967 | Marilyn Lew | 劉嫚蘭 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1968 | Betty Wong | 黃珍瓊 | Sacramento, CA |
| 1969 | Carole Young | 楊小薇 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1970 | Marion Lee | 李金燕 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1971 | Linda Shen | 沈元元 | Minneapolis, MN |
| 1972 | Trudy Young | 容蓮愛 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1973 | Sandra L. Wong | 黃艷愛 | Oakland, CA |
| 1974 | Pamela Fong | 鄺素蘭 | Sacramento, CA |
| 1975 | Jeannie Fung | 馮亦明 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1976 | Linda Sue Chun | 陳桂媛 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1977 | Sandra L.Q. Mew | 繆麗昆 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1978 | Stephanie Ann Lee | 李儀寶 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1979 | Glenda Tang | 鄧靜雯 | Columbia, SC |
| 1980 | Ronda Ching | 程慧珍 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1981 | Rose Chung | 張艷珍 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1982 | Stephanie L. Shiu | 邵小媚 | Lemoore, CA |
| 1983 | Sandra Young | 楊碧聯 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1984 | Cynthia Gouw | 吳義菊 | Westwood, CA |
| 1985 | Audrey R. Liao | 廖瑞曼 | Baltimore, MD |
| 1986 | Amy Mae Woo | 胡丁美 | Sunnyvale, CA |
| 1987 | Crystal Lee Kwok | 郭錦恩 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1988 | Sylvia Shim | 沈睡蓮 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1989 | Lisa Chen | 陳毓英 | Montebello, CA |
| 1990 | Evelyn Ding | 丁嘉靜 | Houston, TX |
| 1991 | Jennifer Tung | 滕廣霞 | Rodeo, CA |
| 1992 | Melissa M. Wu | 吳美珩 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1993 | Melissa Yeh | 葉貞靖 | Spring, TX |
| 1994 | Ivy Hsu | 許慧馨 | San Jose, CA |
| 1995 | Jamie Chou | 周潔明 | Berkeley, CA |
| 1996 | Grace Maa | 馬友慈 | Belle Mead, NJ |
| 1997 | Lori Young | 楊兆妍 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1998 | Gwendoline Yeo | 楊時賢 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1999 | Karen Chen | 陳 媛 | Union City, CA |
| 2000 | Jennifer Lin Hong | 項德慧 | Pearl City, HI |
| 2001 | Pamela Woon | 溫美玲 | Seattle, WA |
| 2002 | Andra Chung | 張 慧 | Cupertino, CA |
| 2003 | Darah Annette Dung | 鄧貴美 | Honolulu, HI |
| 2004 | Shan Chen | 陳 珊 | New York, NY |
| 2005 | Carol Chen | 陳盈璉 | Dallas, TX |
| 2006 | Louise Suzanna Wu | 吳如意 | Fremont, CA |
| 2007 | Betty Hsu | 徐仁惠 | San Francisco, CA |
| 2008 | Ni Jiang | 蔣 妮 | Bellevue, WA |
| 2009 | Cindy Wu (aka:Cindy Yen) | 吳欣雲/袁詠琳 | Houston, TX |
| 2010 | Crystal Lee | 李萬晴 | San Francisco, CA |
| 2011 | June Quan | 關蓮珠 | San Francisco, CA |
| 2012 | Steffi Hu | 胡瑞欣 | Sugar Land, TX |
| 2013 | Leah Li | 李卓兒 | Mercer Island, WA |
| 2014 | Karen Li | 李凱若 | Houston, TX |
| 2015 | Rose Li | 李思佳 | Houston, TX |
| 2016 | Stephanie Wong | 黃嘉穎 | Millbrae, CA |
| 2017 | Karen Lynn Yang | 楊開潤 | Sugar Land, TX |
| 2018 | Jasmine Lee | 李萬莉 | San Francisco, CA |
| 2019 | Katherine Wu | 吳沛琳 | San Francisco, CA |
| 2020 | Lauren Yang | 杨若润 | Sugar Land, TX |
Progress in Miss Chinese International
| Year | Representative | Representing City & State |
Placement/Progress in MCI | Placement in MCU | Year in MCU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tammy Lee | Seattle, WA | 1st Runner-Up | Tammy Lee (Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce 1988) competed as Miss Seattle Chinatown 1988. | |
| 1989 | Yu Ping Fan | Seattle, WA | Top 5 | Yu Ping Fan (unplaced in MCU 1989) competed as Miss Seattle Chinatown 1989. | |
| 1990 | No Pageant Held | ||||
| 1991 | Deanna Leung | Seattle, WA | Deanna Leung (unplaced in MCU 1990) competed as Miss Seattle Chinatown 1990. | ||
| 1992 | |||||
| 1993 | Stephanie Chang | Seattle, WA | Top 12 | Stephanie Chang (Miss Chinatown USA Third Princess 1992) competed as Miss Seattle Chinatown 1992. | |
| 1994 | I-Man Chao | Seattle, WA | 2nd Runner-Up | I-Man Chao (Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce 1993) competed as Miss Seattle Chinatown 1993. | |
| 1995 | Susan Chao | Seattle, WA | Susan Chao (unplaced in MCU 1994) competed as Miss Seattle Chinatown 1994. | ||
| 1996 | Melissa M. Wu | San Francisco, CA | 1st Runner-Up | Winner | 1992 |
| Winnie Young | Hong Kong, HK | Top 10 | Winnie Young (Miss San Francisco 1991) competed as Miss Hong Kong 1995. | ||
| Wen Sun | Seattle, WA | Wen Sun (unplaced in MCU 1995) competed as Miss Seattle Chinatown 1995. | |||
| 1997 | Jamie Chou | San Francisco, CA | Winner | 1995 | |
| 1998 | Louisa Luk | San Francisco, CA | Winner | Miss San Francisco (2nd Runner-Up) | 1997 |
| 1999 | Alice Tam | San Francisco, CA | Miss San Francisco (2nd Runner-Up) | 1994 | |
| Yan Wang | Seattle, WA | Yan Wang (unplaced in MCU 1998) competed as Miss Seattle Chinatown 1998. | |||
| 2000 | Karen Chen | San Francisco, CA | Winner | 1999 | |
| 2001 | Valerie Foo | San Francisco, CA | Miss San Francisco (2nd Runner-Up) | 2000 | |
| 2002 | Pamela Woon | Seattle, WA | Winner | 2001 | |
| Michelle Lum | San Francisco, CA | 3rd Princess | 2001 | ||
| 2003 | No Representative | ||||
| 2004 | No Representative | ||||
| 2005 | Annie Chang | San Francisco, CA | Top 5 | Miss San Francisco (2nd Runner-Up) | 2004 |
| Fala Chen | New York, NY | 1st Runner-Up | Fala Chen (Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce 2003) competed as Miss Chinese New York 2005. | ||
| 2006 | No Representative | ||||
| 2007 | Louise Wu | San Francisco, CA | Top 10 | Winner | 2006 |
| 2008 | No Representative | ||||
| 2009 | Ni Jiang | Seattle, WA | Top 5 | Winner | 2008 |
| Louisa Liu | San Francisco, CA | Miss San Francisco (2nd Runner-Up) | 2007 | ||
| 2010 | Amy Chu | San Francisco, CA | Miss San Francisco (2nd Runner-Up) | 2009 | |
| 2011 | No Pageant Held | ||||
| 2012 | No Representative | ||||
| 2013 | Samantha Ark Chin | Seattle, WA | Samantha Ark Chin (unplaced in MCU 2010) competed as Miss Seattle Chinatown 2007. | ||
| 2014 | Amanda Lee | San Francisco, CA | Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce (1st Runner-Up) | 2012 | |
| 2015 | Leah Li | Seattle, WA | Top 3 in National Costume | Winner | 2013 |
| Shirley Liu | San Francisco, CA | Miss San Francisco (2nd Runner-Up) | 2014 | ||
| 2016 | No Representative | ||||
| 2017 | Stephanie Wong | San Francisco, CA | Top 10 Top 4 in Talent Performance |
Winner | 2016 |
| 2018 | Rose Li | New York, NY | Winner | Rose Li (Miss Chinatown USA 2015) competed as Miss Chinese Beauty 2017 (formerly known as Miss Chinese New York). | |
| Elisa Santos-Ko | San Francisco, CA | Top 10 Live Audience Most Liked Performance Award (Miss Talent) |
Miss San Francisco (2nd Runner-Up) | 2017 | |
| 2019 | Stephanie Wang | Honolulu, HI | 1st Runner-Up | Stephanie Wang (Miss Chinatown USA Second Princess 2017) competed as Miss Chinatown Hawaii 2017. | |
| Maggie Huang | San Francisco, CA | Miss San Francisco (2nd Runner-Up) | 2018 | ||
References
- Chinese Americans. ABC-CLIO.
- Asian American History and Culture. Routledge.
- The Chinese in America. Rowman Altamira.
- Encyclopedia of New Year's Holidays Worldwide. McFarland & Company.
- Oakland Tribune (subscription required)
- US Fed News Service (subscription required)
- Cypress Creek Mirror
- The Daily Journal
- San Francisco Chronicle
- Global Times
- Northwest Asian Weekly
- East West (subscription required)
- European Glocalization in Global Context. Palgrave Macmillan.
External links
- Miss Chinatown USA Pageant (Official Site)
- Chinese Pageant Pictures
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