Miss Chinatown USA
Encyclopedia
The Miss Chinatown USA pageant, based on Chinese
communities within the U.S., greets delegates around the country. The pageant has been an annual Lunar New Year event since 1958. The winners of this pageant represent the Chinese community and act as ambassadors promoting Chinese culture and heritage. Though crowned as Miss Chinatown USA, the delegates speak in English
for the competition.
Culture of China
Chinese culture is one of the world's oldest and most complex. The area in which the culture is dominant covers a large geographical region in eastern Asia with customs and traditions varying greatly between towns, cities and provinces...
communities within the U.S., greets delegates around the country. The pageant has been an annual Lunar New Year event since 1958. The winners of this pageant represent the Chinese community and act as ambassadors promoting Chinese culture and heritage. Though crowned as Miss Chinatown USA, the delegates speak in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
for the competition.
List of Miss Chinatown USA
| Year | Miss Chinatown USA | Origin City & State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | June Gong | 周轉娣 | Miami, FL |
| 1959 | Leona Lee | 李麗卿 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1960 | Carole Ng | 吳惠芳 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1961 | Irene Tsu Irene Tsu Irene Tsu is a Chinese American actress who started in the film adaptation Flower Drum Song in 1961 and has had many subsequent roles in TV and films... |
諸慧荷 | New York, NY |
| 1962 | Darrah Lau | 劉淑卿 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1963 | Shirley Fong | 鄺秋娥 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1964 | Josie Leong | 梁雁玲 | Sacramento, CA |
| 1965 | Mary Tom | 譚雅倫 | Jamaica, NY |
| 1966 | Jacqueline Chun | 陳韻媛 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1967 | Marilyn Lew | 劉嫚蘭 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1968 | Betty Wong | 黃珍瓊 | Sacramento, CA |
| 1969 | Carole Young | 楊小薇 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1970 | Marion Lee | 李金燕 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1971 | Linda Shen | 沈元元 | Minneapolis, MN |
| 1972 | Trudy Young | 容蓮愛 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1973 | Sandra L. Wong | 黃艷愛 | Oakland, CA |
| 1974 | Pamela Fong | 鄺素蘭 | Sacramento, CA |
| 1975 | Jeannie Fung | 馮亦明 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1976 | Linda Sue Chun | 陳桂媛 | Honolulu, CA |
| 1977 | Sandra L.Q. Mew | 繆麗昆 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1978 | Stephanie Ann Lee | 李儀寶 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1979 | Glenda Tang | 鄧靜雯 | Columbia, SC |
| 1980 | Ronda Ching | 程慧珍 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1981 | Rose Chung | 張艷珍 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1982 | Stephanie L. Shiu | 邵小媚 | Lemoore, CA |
| 1983 | Sandra Young | 楊碧聯 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1984 | Cynthia Gouw Cynthia Gouw Cynthia Gouw is a American TV news anchor and host, an actress and model.-Television:As a TV journalist, Gouw is a 3-time Emmy Award winning reporter.... |
吳義菊 | Westwood, CA |
| 1985 | Audrey R. Liao | 廖瑞曼 | Baltimore, MD |
| 1986 | Amy Mae Woo | 胡丁美 | Sunnyvale, CA |
| 1987 | Cynthia Lee Kwok | 郭錦恩 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1988 | Sylvia Shim | 沈睡蓮 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1989 | Lisa Chen | 陳毓英 | Montebello, CA |
| 1990 | Evelyn Ding | 丁嘉靜 | Houston, TX |
| 1991 | Jennifer Tung | 滕廣霞 | Rodeo, CA |
| 1992 | Melissa M. Wu Melissa Ng Melissa Ng Mei Hang is a semi-retired TV actress in Hong Kong. She has been a TVB actress since 1996 after coming second in the Miss Chinese International Pageant, retiring from acting in 2007 to start a family... |
吳美珩 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1993 | Melissa Yeh | 葉貞靖 | Spring, TX |
| 1994 | Ivy Hsu | 許慧馨 | San Jose, CA |
| 1995 | Jamie Chou | 周潔明 | Berkeley, CA |
| 1996 | Grace Maa | 馬友慈 | Belle Mead, NJ |
| 1997 | Lori Young | 楊兆妍 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1998 | Gwendoline Yeo Gwendoline Yeo -Early life:Born in Singapore, Yeo is the niece of George Yeo, Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs. She moved to California as a teenager, graduating from St. Ignatius College Preparatory in 1994... |
楊時賢 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1999 | Karen Chen | 陳 媛 | Union City, CA |
| 2000 | Jennifer Lin Hong | 項德慧 | Pearl City, HI |
| 2001 | Pamela Woon | 溫美玲 | Seattle, WA |
| 2002 | Andra Chung | 張 慧 | Cupertino, CA |
| 2003 | Darah Annette Dung | 鄧貴美 | Honolulu, HI |
| 2004 | Shan Chen | 陳 珊 | New York, NY |
| 2005 | Carol Chen | 陳盈璉 | Dallas, TX |
| 2006 | Louise Suzanna Wu | 吳如意 | Fremont, CA |
| 2007 | Betty Hsu | 徐仁惠 | San Francisco, CA |
| 2008 | Ni Jiang | 蔣 妮 | Bellevue, WA |
| 2009 | Cindy Wu (aka:Cindy Yen Cindy Yen Cindy Yen is a Taiwanese-American singer, songwriter, actress, Composer and producer. She was the first artist to be signed to Jay Chou's company, JVR Music, in 2009. In October 2009 she released her first self-titled album: Cindy Yen 袁詠琳... ） |
吳欣雲/袁詠琳 | Houston, TX |
| 2010 | Crystal Lee | 李萬晴 | San Francisco, CA |
| 2011 | June Quan | 關蓮珠 | San Francisco, CA |
Progress in Miss Chinese International
| Year | Representative | Representing City & State |
Placement in MCI | Placement in MCU | Year in MCU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Sharon Kwok | San Francisco, CA | 2nd Runner-Up | Sharon Kwok was Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce 1987 for MCU but she joined the MCI pageant as Rose Ball Queen 1987. | |
| 1989 | |||||
| 1990 | No Pageant Held | ||||
| 1991 | |||||
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| 1996 | Melissa Ng | San Francisco, CA | 1st Runner-Up | Winner | 1992 |
| 1997 | Jamie Chou | San Francisco, CA | Winner | 1995 | |
| 1998 | Louisa Luk | San Francisco, CA | Winner | Miss San Francisco (2nd Runner-Up) | 1997 |
| 1999 | Alice Tam | San Francisco, CA | Miss San Francisco (2nd Runner-Up) | 1994 | |
| 2000 | Karen Chen | San Francisco, CA | Winner | 1999 | |
| 2001 | Valerie Foo | San Francisco, CA | Miss San Francisco (2nd Runner-Up) | 2000 | |
| 2002 | Michelle Lum | San Francisco, CA | 3rd Princess | 2001 | |
| 2003 | No Representative | ||||
| 2004 | No Representative | ||||
| 2005 | Annie Chang | San Francisco, CA | Top 5 | Miss San Francisco (2nd Runner-Up) | 2004 |
| Fala Chen Fala Chen Fala Chen is a Chinese-American beauty pageant titleholder. Chen has held the titles of Miss Asian America 2002 and Miss NY Chinese 2004, and placed as runner-up in Miss Chinatown USA 2003 and Miss Chinese International 2005.-Education:Chen was born in Chengdu, People's Republic of China, in 1982... |
New York, NY | 1st Runner-Up | Fala Chen was Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce 2003 for MCU but she joined the MCI pageant as Miss Chinese New York 2005. | ||
| 2006 | No Representative | ||||
| 2007 | Louise Wu | San Francisco, CA | Top 10 | Winner | 2006 |
| 2008 | No Representative | ||||
| 2009 | Ni Jiang | Seattle, WA | Top 5 | Winner | 2008 |
| Louisa Liu | San Francisco, CA | Miss San Francisco (2nd Runner-Up) | 2007 | ||
| 2010 | Amy Chu | San Francisco, CA | Miss San Francisco (2nd Runner-Up) | 2009 | |
External links
- Miss Chinatown USA Pageant (Official Site)
- Chinese Pageant Pictures