Date January 20, 2001 Broadcaster TVB | Venue TVB City, Hong Kong Entrants 20 | |
Presenters Carol Cheng, Vincent Kok Entertainment Alan Tam, Elva Hsiao, Edison Chen, Ding Fei Fei | ||
Miss Chinese International Pageant 2001 was held on January 20, 2001 in Hong Kong. At the end of the pageant, Bernice Liu of Vancouver, Canada was crowned the 13th Miss Chinese International. This was the first of five victories for the Canadian city. Prior to this, Vancouver has never placed higher than 2nd runner up.
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Pageant information
The theme to this year's pageant is "The Gathering of Cosmopolitan Treasure, The Brightness of Eastern Pearl" 「名都瑰寶滙聚 東方明珠生輝」. The Masters of Ceremonies were Carol Cheng and Vincent Kok. Special performing guests were cantopop singers Alan Tam, Edison Chen, Ding Fei Fei and mandopop singer Elva Hsiao.
Special awards
Mandy Chen & Edison Chen scandal
The delegate representing Brisbane, Australia, (20) Mandy Chen 陳育嬬, became entangled in a photo scandal with one of the pageant's performers Edison Chen, when suspected nude pictures of Mandy Chen engaging in sexual acts, along with pictures of other Hong Kong female celebrities surfaced in early 2008. During the pageant, Edison Chen has stated that Mandy Chen is his favourite delegate. Mandy Chen has yet to comment on the incident.