New Miss HK Winners Deny They're Porkchops

CNNgo published an article recently, calling this year's Miss Hong Kong pageant a "porkchop pageant" (link here). Yesterday the three new Miss Hong Kong winners attended to a charity dinner party and they denied they're "porkchops." Winner Toby Chan replied: "They are not purposely exaggerating this thing right? Should be saying this year's winners are out already. I won't be upset because of it. They only posted our winning pictures? That's not fair to us. Maybe it's an angle problem. Anyways there are some pictures that look better."

Second runner-up, the one who is said to be the ugliest, Lisa Ch'ng replied: "Doesn't matter. Hope after this report is out, more people would want to see us in real person. When they see us in real people, they won't think we are porkchops." Asked whether they think they are porkchops, Lisa said: "No. I won't introduce myself as pork chop." Toby said: "I won't give myself this title." As for first runner-up Sammi Cheung, she said: "I wouldn't want others to call us by this name, just want to use our real names." Talked about responses from residents when they are on the streets, Lisa said: "Some said it's all good if I fix my hair, okay in real life! They also said they want to redress my hairsyle!" Toby said: "They would praise us pretty when they meet us in real life."

As for whether they would stop eating porkchop? The three said no and Lisa said: "This title appears in many years previously!" 2005 Miss HK winner Tracey Yip supported them: "Hope everyone look at them with an admiring heart. I'm not surprised to hear this incident. They are very pretty girls."

Source: Singtao / Translation: KAY @ kays-entertainment.blogspot.com

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Miss HK Winner Toby Chan Has No Problem With Being Called 'Pork Chop'

Miss HK 2010 winners went to Hong Thai travel agency yesterday to receive their prizes. Winner Toby Chan and rumored boyfriend Wong Chun Dat avoided each other and didn't stand together for a group photo. As for the reason she won is because of Wong, she stressed again her rumor with Wong is not true and believes the judges were fair.

Facing negative criticisms, she said she paid attention to good and bad ones. She won't get upset or cry in private.  She would make improvements in some places and she admits her gum exposed when she smiles. Some netizens pointed she looks like Yu Mo Lien (TVB) and is a Miss HK "pork chop." She said maybe she looks like Yu at some angle. As for being called "pork chop," she didn't feel it's a big problem: "Little pigs are pretty cute. I won't think toward the negative way. You would feel happier when you look at the positive side of everything."

Lisa Ch'ng's twin sister argues with netizens

Lisa Ch'ng teased her hair style isn't like the mother from Atashin'chi anymore. She joked she would treat this as her icon because it's easy for others to remember. Said she looks like DJ Chow Kwok Fung? She said she knows him and feels bad for dragging him into the rumors. She doesn't mind negative criticisms, but twin sister Mona Ch'ng is mad and started to argue with netizens. Lisa advised sister don't get mad. She is also said she is boycotting Toby along with first runner-up Sammi Cheung. Lisa stressed she is good friends with Toby and there is no such thing like that.

Source: Mingpao / Translation: KAY @ kays-entertainment.blogspot.com

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TVB Ratings Report (07/26-08/01/2010)

Series
Some Day 天天天晴 (Episode 31-35) - 24 pts

A Pillowcase of Mystery 2 施公奇案 II (Episode 10-14) - 31 pts, peaking 37 pts

Beauty Knows No Pain 女人最痛 (Episode 1-5) -  28 pts, peaking 31 pts

Variety Show
2010 Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2010香港小姐競選決賽 -  25 pts, peaking 27 pts (received 7 complaints)

ATV
The Men of Justice 法網群英 (Episode 1 -5) - 5 pts, peaking 6 pts

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Miss Hong Kong 2010 Winners

 Winner: #13 Toby Chan 陳庭欣 

First Runner-up: #15 Sammi Cheung 張秀文  

 Second Runner-up: #5 Lisa Ch'ng 莊思明

Miss Photogenic: #9 Crystal Li 李雪瑩

 Miss International Goodwill: #13 Toby Chan 陳庭欣    

 Miss Trendy Vision: #12 Ria Tong 湯寶珍 

Tourism Ambassador Award: #13 Toby Chan 陳庭欣

Best Jewelry Display Contestant: #5 Lisa Ch'ng 莊思明

Most Popular Contestant (performance): #14 Kitty Li 李俍嬿

Audience Favorable Contestant: #2 Suyen Cheung 張莉莎

(*Kay's P.S.*: My predictions are right again XD Many people are attacking TVB now, saying the winners are ugly ones..esp Lisa Ch'ng) 

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[Poll] Miss Hong Kong 2010 Winners, Your Pick

The 2010 Miss Hong Kong Pageant is tomorrow! August 1 @ 8:30PM (Hong Kong time). Predict winners or just pick your favorites! (scroll down for awards list)

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#1. Alice Wong 黃安琪
#2. Suyen Cheung 張莉莎
#3. Janice Cheung 張藝婷
#4. Connie Man 文凱玲
#5. Lisa Ch'ng 莊思明
#6. Janice Lam 林碧珍
#7. Krizia Ho 何樂翩
#8. Phoebe Pang 彭慧中
#9. Crystal Li 李雪瑩
#10. Queenie Ma 馬鈞怡
#11. Elle Lee 李文煊
#12. Ria Tong 湯寶珍
#13. Toby Chan 陳庭欣
#14. Kitty Li 李俍嬿
#15. Sammi Cheung 張秀文

Awards List:

Winner:  
First Runner-up:    
Second Runner-up:   
Miss Photogenic: 
Miss International Goodwill:  
Miss Trendy Vision: #12 Ria Tong 
Tourism Ambassador Award: #13 Toby Chan
Best Jewelry Display Contestant: #5 Lisa Ch'ng
Most Popular Contestant (performance): #14 Kitty Li
Audience Favorable Contestant: #2 Suyen Cheung

(*Kay's P.S.*: I always pick the right winners every year! XD I can't really pick now since I need to watch their performance tomorrow to judge. Based on looks and other current info, my current picks are: #1, #2, #5, #8, #10, #11, #12, #13, maybe #14. #4 is the oldest, she's turning 28 this year so I'm holding my vote back...)

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Mandy Cho Would Retire From Showbiz Once She's Pregnant

Source: Mingpao / Translated by: KAY @ kays-entertainment.blogspot.com

Mandy Cho would marry business boyfriend Jacky at the end of this year. She disclosed her wedding dress would be in elegant style. Wedding dinner would be hold in a hotel in Hong Kong Island, planning to hold 10-ish tables. She refused to reply whether would invite ex-rumored boyfriend Stephen Nuynh to her wedding. Talked about having children, wearing a 3-carat wedding ring, Mandy said: "Let it be, anyways right now I'm not pregnant, but planning to do so after marriage." Mandy's management contract with TVB ended already and is talking about other ways to collaborate, she said: "If I have BB, I would definitely not take on-screen jobs again."

As for photos of this year's Miss Hong Kong contestants smoking and hugging guys are published on magazines, as their senior, Mandy said: "Think they just went a little crazy during party, maybe those photos are taken in the past. Everyone has his/her rebellious period, it's more important to cherish future and opportunity." Asked whether it would affect image of Miss Hong Kong? She said: "Actually the moment they hand in their applications, they should start to consider the problem of image."

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(5) Lisa Ch'ng is Suspicious of Encountering Supernatural Events, Causing Her to Have High Fever

Source: The Sun / Translated by: KAY @ kays-entertainment.blogspot.com

India is one the four ancient civilizations. Stories of ghosts and gods have been circulating for thousands of years. This year's Miss Hong Kong contestants went to India to film, staff who went along even exposed contestants encountering supernatural incidents. Within them, Lisa Chong and Toby Chan's are the hardest to explain. It seems really need to ask Professor King @ "Mysteries of Love" to explain them.

Although 15 contestants already finished their trip in Indian and returned Hong Kong, but the supernatural incidents are prevalent after they're exposed by staff. It's known Lisa and Toby encountered many strange events. One night, Lisa and Toby returned to their room and put on facial mask to "recharge" their skin. Maybe they were very tired, the two fell asleep with their masks on. When they woke up, the two were shocked to see the masks on their face and neck were placed on the desk. They looked at each other and had absolutely no clue why their masks know how to fly!

New strange incidents happened again. The other night Lisa went to the next room to chat with other contestants. Toby, who stayed at the room alone suddenly heard sounds of door knocking. When she opened the door, she saw no one. She then asked other contestants whether they came over, they said no and Toby suspected ghost appeared. The strangest thing is that one day Toby went out early morning. Before she left, she woke up Lisa. Lisa was the only one at the room that time and when she was about to leave the room, she found the theft proof chain on the door was locked. As she has been having high fever during her visit to India, she feels very uncomfortable and not at ease. It's known these incident spread quickly, causing panic. In fact before Lisa left Hong Kong, her dog passed away. The number of her dog's cremation box, number 5, is coincidentally the same number of her number in Miss Hong Kong!

Reporters contacted Lisa's sister Jacqueline Ch'ng for confirmation, she said: "I heard my sister talking about it. In fact my two sisters also encountered those kind of things when they were little! For the mask, maybe she was too tired that she took them off and didn't even know about it. Locking the theft proof chain, I really cannot explain that!" In addition, Lisa went to have dinner with mom last night, but didn't reply to supernatural incidents. Whether it's to let parents know she's safe or has to calm herself, she wore a Buddha bead bracelet and Buddha necklace.

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Heidi Chu to Marry Pilot Boyfriend in September

Source: Next Media
Translated by: KAY

After Mandy Cho announced to marry businessman Jacky at the end of this year, Miss Hong Kong 2001 second-runner up Heidi Chu also announced she would marry pilot boyfriend of 5 years Dickens in September. 32-years-old Heidi accepted an interview on the phone yesterday and said: "Wedding would be held in InterContinental Hotel on September 24, will finish marriage registration and wedding dinner together, planning to hold 40 tables, by then there would be a dance floor for everyone to dance." Mandy, Aimee Chan, Selena Li, and Kayi Cheung etc would be the bridesmaids.

Talked about the proposal, Heidi said: "Before I went to host a show last year, he said I was missing some jewelry, then he took out the ring. I was very surprised at that moment that I wanted to cry, but I'm afraid if I cried it would ruin my make-up, so I held it until I went home after the show, I couldn't help it and cried." Plan to have babies? She said: "I would like to, but didn't plan to have babies immediately, want to enjoy just the two of us first."

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Fifteen Miss Hong 2010 Contestants Bikini Round One in India

Source: Singtao, The Sun (pictures)
Translated by: KAY

Fiften Miss Hong Kong semifinalists went to India lately and they showed up in bikini the first time. Thier bodies immediately grabbed media's attention. Number 8's Sammi Pang Wai Chung, number 3's Queelie Cheung Ai Ting, and Number 15's Suyen Cheung have bigger busts. Tang Wei look-a-like's number 11 Elle Lee won with her white skin and even body.

In the past there were some chubby contestants, but this year some contestants are skinny, especially number 7's Lise Ho Lok Pien; she is named "rib contestant." She was asked whether she has anorexia, she denied immediately, and think she has a pretty nice body, it's just she has been skinny from when she was little and doesn't know why. Reporters questioned how much does she weigh? She only said 100-ish pounds, refused to disclosed the exact number.

Number 11's Elle, whose limelight was stolen, said she is very satisfied with her body, but still want to be a little thinner. She praised greatly of Sammi Pang's body, but she doesn't envy it. As for reports doubting her university degree, she told reporters confidently to go check it themselves. As for it's said she is very open that she goes around to meet opposite sex? She said with a little surprise: "How can it be? My family is very strict. (Whether would play wildly with guys?) No, already tired from work, rather relax at home. I had a boyfriend once in college, now I don't have one, but also want date."

In addition, number 6's Janice Lam Bik Chan appeared first in bikini that she seemed a little nervous. She feels her waist is a little fat, so she would eat less. She also replied to a picture one magazine published, saying that guy in the picture is her ex-boyfriend, but it was 3/4 years ago.

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Miss Hong Kong 2010 Fifteen Semifinalists Are Revealed

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: KAY

Left to right: (10) Elle (15) Suyen (2) Krystal (3) Queelie (1) Alice (4) Janice (5) Toby (6) Janice (7) Lise (8) Sammi (9) Krizia (11) Phoebe (12) Kitty (13) Connie (14) Ria

2010 Miss Hong Kong Pageant's 15 semifinalists showed up together in TV city yesterday, meeting the crew. Besides their assigned numbers were picked, every semifinalist was arranged to take their body measurements and fitting. They will then go to the salon to set their hair and meet the media on Thursday. Then on Monday, they'll go to India to film outdoor scenery.

This year's contestants range from 20 to 27 years old. Three oversea contestants made into the semifinal, who are from Vancouver and England,  showed up the first time but there isn't any surprise. As for local contestants, Jimmy Hung's ex-girlfriend Lillian Leung, arrogant Barbie, Elva Hsiao look-a-like, JuJu Chan, and rich girl Debbi etc are all out from the competition. Jacqueline Chong's sister Lise Chong Sze Ming, Kenix Kwok look-a-like Krizia, Tang Wei look-a-like Elle Lee, and Jelly Girls member Suyen Cheung etc successfully made into the semifinal.

Every year there are many rumors during the pageant. Tang Wei look-a-like Elle is said to be secretly appointed as first place winner already. TVB specially accommodated her so they delayed the training? TVB's assistant director of external affair Tseng Sing Ming stressed it's definitely impossible. Besides won't accommodate oversea contestants, dates were already decided in meetings earlier the year. He also expressed first place is determined by judges, but the list of judges is not confirmed, how can it be appointed secretly?

Same with Suyen. Besides arrived at TV city 3 hours late, expressing something happened in her family, her rumor of getting plastic surgery is supported by Ho Lai Chun, Ho said: "There is no rule that says contestants are not allow to get plastic surgery, fixing your teeth is considered to be plastic surgery, in the end you still have to look at their performance."

Another contestant Sammi Cheung is said working in a bar to financially support the family and even have a habit of doing drugs? Ho expressed whether there are factual evidence, TVB won't investigate, he said: "Every contestant signed a temporary contract already, we believe in our vision, and also advise them to go to pub less, must consider about image of Miss Hong Kong when you're smoking, this is a bad habit, of course it's better not to smoke again."

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Miss Hong Kong 2010 First Round Auditions

Source: ON.CC
Translated by: KAY

This year's Miss Hong Kong first round auditions attracted hundreds of females to come. It's known some of them are models and some of them have high education like master degrees and Oxford student. But of course there were some weird ones as well, like female version of Louis Yuen, big version of Wong Cho Lam, etc.

Some attractive ones included HK version of Leah Dizon, Sweet Margaret Chung, sunglass Ella Koon, etc.

In addition, Jacqueline Chong's younger sister Lisa Chong also came to audition. Because Lisa was a little scared so Jacqueline came along with her. She said: "Lisa is more interested in the showbiz. She's a little introverted. Participating in Miss Hong Kong is helpful in her life, let her see more of the world."

Timmy Hung's ex-girlfriend, 26-year-old model Lilian expressed her wish from childhood is to compete in Miss HK, but she lacked confidence so she entered the model world. Now she regained her confidence after becoming a model, so she wants to fulfill her wish.

TVB high executive Ho Lai Chun expressed in the first round of audition, participants have to meet judges in swimwear. It's to observe their body, appearance, and speech. Because they relaxed the standard this year, so there were many who are over 25. The number of participants is the double of last year's and three participants abroad were already decided. 

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