Miss Chinese International Pageant 2001


Miss Chinese International Pageant 2001 was held on January 20, 2001 in Hong Kong. At the end of the pageant, Bernice Liu of Vancouver, British Columbia, 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.

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.

Results

PlacementContestantCity RepresentedCountry Represented
Miss Chinese International 2001Bernice Liu 廖碧兒Vancouver
1st Runner-UpJennifer Huang 黃以白Montréal
2nd Runner-UpVivian Lau 劉慧蘊Hong Kong
Top 5 FinalistsCassandra Hugh 丘嘉萍
Allysa Law 劉曉萍
Chicago
Kuala Lumpur

Special awards

Crossovers

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

Mandy Chen & Edison Chen scandal

The delegate representing Brisbane, Australia, 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.