The Miss Hong Kong Pageant (香港小姐競選 or simply 港姐), or simply
MHK, is a beauty pageant organised by the television station TVB. All participants must have a valid Hong Kong
identity card or must be born in Hong Kong (with a valid birth
certificate). The pageant has been annual event since 1973. Apart from the usual
winner, first runner-up and second runner-up prizes, the pageant also has other consolation prizes that vary slightly from year
to year.
Although nominally a Hong Kong pageant, the contest has also been attracting overseas Chinese contestants. In recent years,
the pageant has been split into two televised events, a semi-final and a separate final show, with 20 contestants (selected from
thousands through interviews) in the semi-final and 12 in the final.
Wai Yin Association
Wai Yin Association (慧妍雅集) is the official association for all official contestants (i.e.,
those that made it into the semi-finals). It is a registered charity.
Notable winners
- Irene Lo (wife of Albert Cheng) (winner, 1981)
- Maggie Cheung (first runner-up, 1983)
- Joyce Mina Godenzi
(wife of Sammo Hung) (winner, 1984)
- Michelle Reis (winner, 1989)
- Anita Yuen (winner, 1990)
- Charmaine Sheh (first
runner-up, 1997)
- Sonija Kwok (winner, 1999)
- Shirley Yeung (winner,
2001)
- Kate Tsui (winner, 2004)
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