Miss Chinese International Pageant 2003
| Miss Chinese International Pageant 2003 | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 25, 2003 |
| Presenters | Priscilla Ku, Sonjia Kwok, Cutie Mui, Louis Yuen |
| Entertainment | Kelly Chen, Sonjia Kwok, Michelle Ye |
| Venue | TVB City, Hong Kong |
| Broadcaster | TVB |
| Entrants | 20 |
| Placements | 5 |
| Winner |
Rachel Tan Kuala Lumpur,  Malaysia |
The 15th anniversary of the pageant, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2003 was held on January 25, 2003 in Hong Kong. TVB of Hong Kong broadcast and distributed the pageant worldwide. In the end, Miss Chinese International 2002 Shirley Zhou of Vancouver, Canada crowned Rachel Tan of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as the new winner. As of 2010, it still is Kuala Lumpur's only win.
Pageant information
The theme to this year's pageant is "Snow Reflects Beauty in Different Colours, Chinese Beauty of Fifteen Years" 「雪映佳人放異彩 華裔艷倩十五年」. The Masters of Ceremonies include Priscilla Ku, Sonjia Kwok, Cutie Mui, and Louis Yuen. Special performing guests were cantopop singer Kelly Chen, Miss Chinese International 1999, Michelle Ye and Miss Chinese International 2000 Sonjia Kwok.
Results
| Placement | Contestant | City Represented | Country Represented |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Chinese International 2003 | Rachel Tan 陳泳錦 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
| 1st Runner-Up | Tiffany Lam 林敏俐 | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Diana Wu 吳丹 | Toronto |  Canada |
| Top 5 Finalists | Kun Duangmanee 陳美鳳 Susie Wang 汪鑫 |
Bangkok Sydney |
 Thailand Australia |
Special awards
- Miss Friendship: Lola Gong 龔弦君 (Amsterdam)
- Miss Snow Vitality: Grace Lee 李景熙 (Manila)
Contestant list
| No. | Contestant Name | Represented City | Represented Country | Age | Chinese Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly CHING 程嘉怡 | Calgary | Canada | 18 | Zhongshan |
| 2 | Kun DUANGMANEE 陳美鳳 | Bangkok | Thailand | 22 | Fujian |
| 3 | Tanya RATTRAY 羅珮琪 | Melbourne | Australia | 20 | Taipei |
| 4 | Angela LU 陸韻 | Montréal | Canada | 22 | Shanghai |
| 5 | Rachel TAN 陳泳錦 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 20 | Fujian |
| 6 | Linna DU 杜林娜 | Johannesburg |  South Africa | 21 | Beijing |
| 7 | May TEO 張美茹 | Los Angeles |  USA | 20 | Taipei |
| 8 | Annie MA 馬安妮 | Seattle | USA | 23 | Guangdong |
| 9 | Lola GONG 龔弦君 | Amsterdam |  Netherlands | 21 | Zhejiang |
| 10 | Diana WU 吳丹 | Toronto | Canada | 18 | Xi'an |
| 11 | Patty WONG 王少玲 | Lima |  Peru | 23 | Guangdong |
| 12 | Jessica LOUSSAN 劉鈴燕 | Tahiti |  French Polynesia | 20 | Hakka |
| 13 | Angeline CHANG 曾㛢雰 | Singapore |  Singapore | 19 | Chaoyang |
| 14 | Jessie LIU 劉美誼 | New York City | USA | 21 | Guangdong |
| 15 | Annie WANG 王燁希 | Vancouver | Canada | 21 | Beijing |
| 16 | Susie WANG 汪鑫 | Sydney | Australia | 18 | Taipei |
| 17 | Grace LEE 李景熙 | Manila |  Philippines | 20 | Suzhou |
| 18 | Pamela CHANG 張少英 | Brisbane | Australia | 19 | Taipei |
| 19 | Monique XU 徐曉力 | Chicago | USA | 25 | Shanghai |
| 20 | Tiffany LAM 林敏俐 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 22 | Xinhui |
External links
Miss Chinese International Pageant 2003 Official Site