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 a hiatus from 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; 39 years ago (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 edit

1985–2000: Beginnings as local pageant edit

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 edit

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 edit

1980s–1990s edit

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

2004–2014、2018–2019 edit

Year Winner 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up 3rd Runner-Up Miss Photogenic Miss Friendship
2004 Coffee Lu 呂晶晶
  China
Shine Wang 王 慧
  China
Queenie Fung 馮梓瑩
  Hong Kong
Not awarded Sherine Wong 黃淑玲
  Malaysia
no award given
2005 Kitty 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
2006 Daryna 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
2007 Grace 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
2008 Eunis 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
2009 Crystal 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
2010 Xin 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
2011 Michelle Feng 馮雪冰
  China (Beijing)
Koey Wong 王家敏
  Hong Kong
Yi Joo Hong 洪利朱
  Korea
Crystal Yang 楊鑫婷
  China (Sichuan)
Yi Joo Hong 洪利朱
  Korea
Vasinee Veeraphong 陳思恩
  Thailand
2012 Amy Chen 陳彥蓉
  Taiwan
Annie Qi 齊真晨
  China
Svetlana Gulakova 絲域蘭娜‧古拉高華
  India
Not awarded Vika Kong 孔芊芊
  China
Thitika Uchupaiboonvong 倪淑君
  Thailand
2013 Lily 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
2014 Max 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
2018 Luyao 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
2019 Cara 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 edit

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 edit

Miss World edit

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 Unplaced Last Miss Asia to compete in Miss World pageant.

Miss Asia Pacific edit

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 edit

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

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Miss Asia Canada Pageant edit

Miss Asia Canada, previously known as ATV Miss Asia Toronto Pageant in 2006–2022, is an annual beauty pageant organized by ATV and RST Creative Studios that selects 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. In 2023 RST Creative Studios formed a new pageant organization called GEM Group (Global Entertainment Management Group) operating independently the future of the partnership remains unclear as ATV no longer has jurisdiction over their former franchisee, ATV has not yet secured a new long-term partnership with the new pageant organization known as GEM Group as the future of ATV remains unclear. Miss Asia Canada is currently partners with Miss Asia Global based in India, Miss Asia International based out of the USA, Miss Supertalent of the World based out of Korea, and Miss Cosmopolitan based out of Malaysia.

Year Winner 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up Miss Photogenic
2006 Judy Tsang 曾敏
2007 Jessica Wong 黃礎瑩 王爽 陳詠虹
2008 Belinda Yan 顏子菲 Julie Fan 譚麗思 Doris Tam 范冰一
2009 An Sheng 盛安 Marilyn Lin 林雅麗 Carol Zuo 左亮 An Sheng 盛安
2010 Lucy Qi 祁翼 Cleone Ye 葉小寒 吳皓
2011 Jolene Berude 裘琳 Janet Lam 林珍娜 Josi Gao 林珍娜
2012 Mary Tan 陳瑪莉 Jess McKenzie 謝莤嘉·麥堅斯 Joanna Yu
2013 Diana Duong 董安娜 Angela Liang 梁詩韻 Kushi Gupta
2014 Sunpreet Dhaliwal 辛珮·達利禾 May Tong 唐淑薇 Rowena Zhang
2015 Tracy Le-Nguye Sudupta Das Lisa Nguyen
2016 Jae Hee Mun Fei Fei Li Diana Rao
2017 Leona Liu Megan Soo Jennele Giong
2018 Julia Yang 楊鈺 Lily Park Angelina Liang
2019 Ava Khajeh Genevieve Zhou (Disqualify) Shayna Ding 丁雪怡
2020 Jimin Yoo Tiffany Lam Sarah Wang
2021 Cierra Johnson Kayla Ko Patty Chomseng
2022 Anna-Marie Ondaatje Wing Hu 胡永諭 Marion Jubelle Anna-Marie Ondaatje

See also edit

References edit

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