Miss Chinese International Pageant 2002

The 14th Miss Chinese International Pageant, Miss Chinese International 2002 was held in Guangzhou, China. This marked the second time the pageant was held outside Hong Kong. China would not host the pageant again, until 2007. For the first time in history, Vancouver won the title again, for the second consecutive year.

Miss Chinese International Pageant 2002
DateJanuary 27, 2002
PresentersPriscilla Ku, Melissa Ng, Gordon Lam
VenueChime-Long Paradise, Guangzhou, China
BroadcasterTVB
Entrants19
Placements5
WinnerShirley Zhou
Vancouver,  Canada

Pageant information

The theme to this year's pageant is "Gathering the Focus of the World, Witnessing the Most Beautiful Chinese" 「世界焦點凝聚 見證最美華裔」. The Masters of Ceremonies include Priscilla Ku, Melissa Ng, and Gordon Lam. This year marks the first year the pageant is held outdoors, at the outdoors performance theatre located in the Changlong Night Zoo inside Chime-Long Paradise.

Results
Placement Contestant City Represented Country Represented
Miss Chinese International 2002 Shirley Zhou 周雪 Vancouver  Canada
1st Runner-Up Christie Bartram 白穎茵 Toronto  Canada
2nd Runner-Up Angela Foo 符愫娛 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia
Top 5 Finalists Shirley Yeung 楊思琦
Jenny Gu 顧颭		 Hong Kong
Chicago		  Hong Kong
 USA

Special awards
  • Miss Friendship: Marjorie Wu 胡凱欣 (Honolulu)
  • Miss Svelte Beauty: Christie Bartram 白穎茵 (Toronto)
  • Miss Modern China: Shirley Yeung 楊思琦 (Hong Kong)
  • Miss Beauty and the Beast: Shirley Zhou 周雪 (Vancouver)

Contestant list
No.Contestant NameRepresented CityRepresented CountryAgeChinese Origin
1Marjorie WU 胡凱欣Honolulu USA23Zhongshan
2Vicky HAN 郝書婷Taipei Chinese Taipei23Taiwan
3Titaua LAUX 劉金燕Tahiti French Polynesia19Guangdong
4Beverly CHEN 陳思羽Melbourne Australia23Taiwan
5Christie BARTRAM 白穎茵Toronto Canada18Shunde
6Julieanna LAW 羅婷婷Montréal Canada18Hakka
7Shirley ZHOU 周雪Vancouver Canada20Beijing
8Pattareeya THANITANONT 王麗君Bangkok Thailand23Shantou
9Hsiao Han CHANG 張少涵Brisbane Australia21Taipei
10Pearl TSANG 曾曉妍Calgary Canada22Shunde
11Meng Jun YANG 楊夢珺The Hague Netherlands21Zhejiang
12Shirley YEUNG 楊思琦Hong Kong Hong Kong23Meixian
13Diane YU 楊如依Manila Philippines22Shanghai
14Jenny GU 顧颭Chicago USA22Beijing
15Ada LIU 劉梓嬌Sydney Australia18Beijing
16Lisa HUANG 黃淑君Singapore Singapore19Guangdong
17Michelle LUM 林美儀San Francisco USA21Xinhui
18Angela FOO 符愫娛Kuala Lumpur Malaysia24Hainan
19Pamela WOON 溫美玲Seattle USA23Taishan

Crossovers

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

Miss World
Miss Universe

Contestant notes
  • Beverly Chen went on to compete in Miss Universe 2003 in Panama. She was involved in a scandal over her sash, as she was requested to wear a sash named "Chinese Taipei", rather than "Taiwan."
  • Lisa Huang went on to Sanya, China, to compete in Miss World 2004.
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