Miss Asia Pageant

ATV Miss Asia Pageant (Chinese: ATV 亞洲小姐競選) is an annual Hong Kong-based beauty pageant organized and broadcast by Asia Television (ATV). Originating in 1985 as a local Hong Kong pageant, the contest went on hiatus from the 2000 through 2003, and was re-branded as an Asian pageant in 2004, with contestants spanning the continent of Asia. The pageant was ceased to exist in 2015 with the shutdown of its organizer, ATV.

Miss Asia Pageant
Formation1985 (1985)
TypeBeauty pageant
Location
Official language
Chinese, English
Parent organization
Asia Television
Websitewww.missasia.com.hk
Miss Asia Pageant
Traditional Chinese亞洲小姐競選
Simplified Chinese亚洲小姐竞选

In 2018, ATV announced that they are rebooting the pageant, after their transition from a terrestrial broadcast operation to an online media company.[1] The pageant, which will be partnered with South Korean company CJ E&M, was reported by the media as "ATV's biggest investment of the year".[2]

History

1985–2000: Beginnings as local pageant

With the success of the Miss Hong Kong Pageant by rival Hong Kong television station Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), ATV started organizing Miss Asia Pageant in 1985, searching out Hong Kong's representative for Miss Asia Pacific International (then known as the Miss Asia Pacific Quest). The pageant name was a bit of a misnomer back then as Miss Asia Pageant was actually named to match the name of organizer Asia Television Limited, and it was solely intended for local Hong Kong residents to enter.

In 1995, the pageant made history by removing age restrictions for delegates.[3] That year, Aicardi Jiang (宮雪花), at the age of 47 years became the oldest delegate of Miss Asia, placing fifth in the pageant. On the other end of the spectrum, On-Yuen To (陶安仁), was the youngest delegate at the age of 15 years.[4]

In 2000, due to poor ratings and lack of sponsors, ATV announced that the pageant would go on hiatus until further notice.

2000–present: Post-hiatus and rebrands

In 2004, ATV rebooted the pageant and re-branded it as an event for not just Hong Kong, but also for the rest of Asia as contestants from other parts of Asia now participate, finally living up to its namesake as an Asia-wide pageant.[5] However, the pageant is still very Chinese focused, with multiple representatives from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China, compared to one contestant from each of the rest of the countries.

As of 2011, Miss Asia Chinese Regional Competitions selects Chinese delegates in several regions: Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, Taiwan, Canada, and US. Then, the top performers of these competitions come together for the ATV Miss Asia Pageant Greater China Finals, which also acts as the semi-finals of the ATV Miss Asia Pageant, selecting around 10 finalists (12 finalists are selected in 2013).[3] These delegates are then joined by national pageant winners from other Asian countries to compete the crown of ATV Miss Asia at the Finals.

In 2011, the pageant name has been modified to ATV Miss Asia Pageant (ATV亞洲小姐競選), adding the organizer's name to the title, to distinguish it from other Asia-wide beauty pageants.[3]

Whereas the pageant mirrored Miss Hong Kong Pageant pre-hiatus, the revived version more closely resembled the Miss Chinese International Pageant, which is also organized by rival television station, TVB.

In 2018, ATV rebooted the whole project after the company was transformed into an online media company.[6]

Major award winners

1980s–1990s

Year Winner 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up Miss Photogenic Miss Friendship
1985Eva Lai 黎燕珊Jinly Poon 潘銑儀Veronica Yip 葉玉卿no award givenJaclyn Chu 朱慧珊
1986Nina Li 利 智Wong Lai Ying 黃麗英Ling Ng 吳 寧Wong Lai Ying 黃麗英Elsie Chan 陳奕詩
1987Dorothy Yau 邱月清Anna Lee 李 菁Wong King Chun 黃景珍Dorothy Yau 邱月清Suk Bing Leung 粱淑冰
1988Lok Pui 樂 蓓Angela Tsang 曾小燕Ka Man Ng 吳嘉文Lam Ling Leung 梁林玲Siu-Foon Wong 黃素歡
1989Yvonne Yung 翁 虹Joey Meng 萬綺雯Candy Chiu 趙靜儀Christine Ng 伍詠薇Suk Sheung Chan 陳淑嫦
1990Elaine Ng 吳綺莉Elaine Da Silva 施綺蓮Strawberry Yeung 楊玉梅Strawberry Yeung 楊玉梅
1991Candy Law 羅 霖Elizabeth Lai 黎虹燕Kit Tang 鄧佩茜Kit Tang 鄧佩茜
1992Adela Fung 馮美英Siu-Wai Lee 李小惠Jenny Au 歐 瑾Betty Chan 陳綺明
1993Candy Au 區淑貞Yoko Wong 王 薇Judy Lau 劉曉群Cammy Choi 蔡美蘭
1994Lily Lee 李 妮Edith Wong 王慧嫻Olivia Cho 曹央雲Sau Kuan Chung 鍾秀群
1995Kristy Yang 楊恭如Bonnie Lai 黎淑賢Cecilia Lai 黎思嘉Kristy Yang 楊恭如
1996Alice Chan 陳 煒Feilin Miao 繆非臨Emme Tsui 徐韻雯Lily Chan 陳莉莉
1997Belinda Hamnett 韓君婷Sophia Guo 郭 金Ka Wai Ng 吳家慧Sophia Guo 郭 金
1998Losa Law 羅麗莎Michelle Wong 黃敏燁Claire Yiu 姚嘉妮Michelle Wong 黃敏燁
1999Teresa Lou 樓茜妮Kennes Yiu 饒林紅Helen Chen 陳 薇Teresa Lou 樓茜妮

2004–2014、2018–2019

Year Winner 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up Miss Photogenic Miss Friendship
2004Coffee Lu 呂晶晶
 China
Shine Wang 王 慧
 China
Queenie Fung 馮梓瑩
 Hong Kong
Sherine Wong 黃淑玲
 Malaysia
no award given
2005Kitty Wang 王 磊
 China
In Yong Hong 洪仁穎
 Korea
Anna Zhai 翟湘萍
 China
In Yong Hong 洪仁穎
 Korea
Sachie Tomita 富田幸江
 Japan
2006Daryna Shevchenko 達蓮娜·舒夫真高
 Kazakhstan
Kelo Mang 孟 玲
 Macau
Daisy Han 韓 燕
 China
Judy Tsang 曾 敏
 Canada
Anna Karina Renta 安娜嘉蓮娜·雲達
 Philippines
2007Grace Cheung 張家瑩
 Hong Kong
Ju Hee Choi 崔智熹
 Korea
Chen Sun 孫 辰
 China
Neha Ahuja 莉哈·歐凱智
 India
Kathy Wu 吳嘉星
 USA
2008Eunis Yao 姚佳雯
 China
Belinda Yan 顏子菲
 Canada
Lene Lai 賴琳恩
 Taiwan
Belinda Yan 顏子菲
 Canada
Melody Yao 姚鳳鳳 / Clarissa Lin 林淑蓉
 USA /  Singapore
2009Crystal Xu 許 瑩
 China
Viona Wang 王希瑤
 Macau
Mifi Hsu 許嘉慧
 Taiwan
Jing Jing Wang 王津津
 China
Karie Cheung 張加慧
 Hong Kong
2010Xin Wang 王 欣
 China
Vita Tsybulska 維他·芝寶絲娃
 Tajikistan
Xiaozhi Liu 劉曉智
 China
Vita Tsybulska 維他·芝寶絲娃
 Tajikistan
Waranya Kitwattana 邱淑芬
 Thailand
2011Michelle Feng 馮雪冰
 China
Koey Wong 王家敏
 Hong Kong
Yi Joo Hong 洪利朱
 Korea
Yi Joo Hong 洪利朱
 Korea
Vasinee Veeraphong 陳思恩
 Thailand
2012Amy Chen 陳彥蓉
 Taiwan
Annie Qi 齊真晨
 China
Svetlana Gulakova 絲域蘭娜‧古拉高華
 India
Vika Kong 孔芊芊
 China
Thitika Uchupaiboonvong 倪淑君
 Thailand
2013Lily Fang 房星彤
 China
Lena Dontsova 蘭娜·董素娃
 Kyrgyzstan
Molly Chen 陳夢圓
 China
Lena Dontsova 蘭娜·董素娃
 Kyrgyzstan
Jinelle Liu 劉亞男
 USA
2014Max Zhang 張軼珺
 China
May Tong 唐淑薇
 Canada
Gloria Chen 陳洋鈴
 China
May Tong 唐淑薇
 Canada
May Tong 唐淑薇
 Canada
2018Luyao Wang 王路瑤
 China
Liz Li 李德鳳
 UAE
Jingyi Su 宿婧一
 China
Luyao Wang 王路瑤
 China
no award given
2019Cara Kong 江雨婷
 China
Caca Law 羅思雅
 Hong Kong
Qianya Wang 王騫婭
 UAE
Renee Weng 翁子涵
 Taiwan
Caiwei Yang 楊采薇
 Taiwan

Region rank by number of wins

Region Represented First place Second place Third place Total Top 3
Placements
First place Winning Year(s)
(if applicable)
 China
10
2
7
19
2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019
 Hong Kong
1
2
1
4
2007
 Taiwan
1
0
2
3
2012
 Kazakhstan
1
0
0
1
2006
 Korea
0
2
1
3
N/A
 Canada
0
2
0
2
N/A
 Macau
0
2
0
2
N/A
 UAE
0
1
1
2
N/A
 Kyrgyzstan
0
1
0
1
N/A
 Tajikistan
0
1
0
1
N/A
 India
0
0
1
1
N/A

Miss Asia showing at the International beauty stage

Miss World

Year Miss World Hong Kong Placement in Miss Asia Miss World Results Remarks
1989 Yvonne Yung 翁虹 Winner Unplaced First Miss World Hong Kong selected by ATV, as well as host delegate of Miss World 1989.
1990 Elaine da Silva 施綺蓮 1st Runner-up 13th place Last Miss Asia to compete in Miss World pageant.

Miss Asia Pacific

Year Miss Asia Pacific Hong Kong Placement in Miss Asia Miss Asia Pacific Results Remarks
1985 Eva Lai 黎燕珊 Winner 3rd Runner-up First Miss Asia Pacific Hong Kong selected by ATV, as well as host delegate of Miss Asia Pacific 1985.
1986 Nina Li 利智 Winner 3rd Runner-up
Miss Photogenic
Miss Friendship
Host delegate of Miss Asia Pacific 1986.
1987 Dorothy Yau 邱月清 Winner Top 15
Best in Long Gown
Host delegate of Miss Asia Pacific 1987.
1988 Pui Lok 樂蓓 Winner Top 16
Miss Talent
Host delegate of Miss Asia Pacific 1988.
1989 Yvonne Yung 翁虹 Winner Top 12
Best National Costume
Best in Long Gown
Host delegate of Miss Asia Pacific 1989.
1994 Lily Lee 李妮 Winner Unplaced
1995 Kristy Yang 楊恭如 Winner Unplaced
1996 Alice Chan 陳煒 Winner Unplaced Last Miss Asia to compete in Miss Asia Pacific Pageant.

Other beauty pageants

Year Delegate Placement in Miss Asia Pageant Placement in international pageant Remarks
1988 Anna Lee 李菁 1st runner-up of 1987 Miss Wonderland International Unplaced Represented as 'Miss Kowloon', as Elizabeth Lee, 1st runner-up of Miss Hong Kong 1987, has been represented as 'Miss Hong Kong' delegate.
1988 Wong King Chun 黃景珍 2nd runner-up of 1987 Supermodel of the World 1988 Unplaced
1989 Kiwi Yuen Kit Yee 袁潔儀 Top 5 of 1989 Queen of The Year Miss Globe Dream Girl
1994 Olivia Cho 曹央雲 2nd runner-up Miss Asian World Winner
Miss Photogenic
Best National Costume

Miss Asia Canada Pageant

Miss Asia Canada, previously known as ATV Miss Asia Toronto Pageant in 2006–2014, is an annual beauty pageant organized by ATV and RST Creative Studios that select Toronto's representative(s) for the annual ATV Miss Asia Pageant that is held in Hong Kong. Despite ATV's cessation of terrestrial broadcasting in Hong Kong - and by extension, the end of the ATV and the ATV Miss Asia Pageant - Miss Asia Canada founded by Producer/Director Tony Jorge has registered as a National Pageant in Canada in 2015, operating independently the future of the partnership remains unclear as ATV no longer has jurisdiction over their former franchisee, ATV has not yet secured new long term partnership with the new pageant organization as the future of ATV remains unclear. Miss Asia Canada is currently partners with ATV Miss Asia, Miss Supertalent of the World based out of Korea and Miss Asia Millennials based in the USA.

See also

References

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Year Winner 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up Miss Photogenic
2006Judy Tsang 曾敏
2007Jessica Wong 黃礎瑩王爽陳詠虹
2008Belinda Yan 顏子菲Julie Fan 譚麗思Doris Tam 范冰一
2009An Sheng 盛安Marilyn Lin 林雅麗Carol Zuo 左亮An Sheng 盛安
2010Lucy Qi 祁翼Cleone Ye 葉小寒吳皓
2011Jolene Berude 裘琳Janet Lam 林珍娜Josi Gao林珍娜
2012Mary Tan 陳瑪莉Jess McKenzie 謝莤嘉·麥堅斯Joanna Yu
2013Diana Duong 董安娜Angela Liang 梁詩韻Kushi Gupta
2014Sunpreet Dhaliwal 辛珮·達利禾May Tong 唐淑薇Rowena Zhang
2015Tracy Le-Nguyen 李阮翠絲Sudupta Das 蘇迪佩·黛絲Lisa Nguyen 阮麗莎
2016Jae Hee MunFei Fei LiDiana Rao
2017Leona LiuMegan SooJennele Giong
2018Julia Yang 楊鈺Lily ParkAngelina Liang
2019Ava KhajehGenevieve ZhouShayna Ding 丁雪怡
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