title: Miss Chinese International Pageant 2017
text: # Miss Chinese International Pageant 2017
  
  The 28th Miss Chinese International Pageant, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2017 was held on January 15, 2017. Miss Chinese International 2016 Jennifer Coosemans of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada crowned her successor Stitch Yu of New York City at the end of the pageant.
  
  ## Pageant information
  
  The slogan to this year's pageant was "Searching for the Ultimate Level of Beauty" 「追尋極美層次」. The masters of ceremony this year were Eric Tsang, Louis Yuen, Astrid Chan, and Janis Chan. There were two judging panels this year, along with the main judging panel is the return of the Elegant Judging Panel, which consists of Hong Kong celebrities associated with organizer TVB. However, the Elegant Judging Panel do not interfere with the actual scoring of the pageant, rather provide the viewers of how the delegates fared in the minds of these celebrities on the panel. The top 3 scoring delegates from the Elegant Judging Panel for the first three rounds of competition were announced. This year, the pageant is being co-organized by Astro Wah Lai Toi television station in Malaysia and the venue has been moved to Arena of Stars, inside the Genting Highlands resort in the state of Pahang.
  
  ## Judges
  
  ### Main judging panel
  
  * Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh, Chinese-Malaysian actress
  * Simon Yam, Hong Kong film actor, and director
  * Wayne Lai, Hong Kong television actor
  * Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress, model, and singer
  * Dato Nancy Yeoh, President, STYLO International
  
  ## Results
  
  | Placement | Contestant | City Represented | Country Represented |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Miss Chinese International 2017 | Stitch Yu 余思霆 | New York City | United States |
  | 1st Runner-Up | Serene Lim 林宣妤 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
  | 2nd Runner-Up | Crystal Fung 馮盈盈 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
  | Top 5 Finalists | Alice Zhang 張高瑀 Emily Yu 于欣卉 | Montréal Sydney | Canada Australia |
  | Top 10 Semi-Finalists | Gam Wonglappanich 汪雅妮 Janne Zeng 曾琳 Bella Li 李明子 Stephanie Wong 黃嘉穎 Gloria Li 李珮儀 | Bangkok Manila Foshan San Francisco Toronto | Thailand Philippines China United States Canada |
  
  ### Special awards
  
  | Special Awards | Contestant | City/Region Represented | Country Represented |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Miss Friendship | Adelaide Lee 李虹臻 | Johannesburg | South Africa |
  | Miss Finesse (Best Talent Performance Award) | Gloria Li 李珮儀 | Toronto | Canada |
  | Malaysian Charm Award | Serene Lim 林宣妤 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
  
  ## Contestant list
  
  | No. | Contestant Name | Represented City | Represented Country | Age | Height |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Christina Liu 劉宣逸 | Auckland | New Zealand | 21 | 5' 7" |
  | 2 | Gam Wonglappanich 汪雅妮 | Bangkok | Thailand | 24 | 5' 9" |
  | 3 | Crystal Fung 馮盈盈 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 22 | 5' 5" |
  | 4 | Adelaide Lee 李虹臻 | Johannesburg | South Africa | 22 | 5' 5" |
  | 5 | Serene Lim 林宣妤 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 20 | 5' 7" |
  | 6 | Lili Qu 曲里 | Los Angeles | United States | 26 | 5' 6" |
  | 7 | Janne Zeng 曾琳 | Manila | Philippines | 20 | 5' 8" |
  | 8 | Gloria Rong 戎瑀 | Melbourne | Australia | 21 | 5' 8" |
  | 9 | Bella Li 李明子 | Foshan | China | 21 | 5' 8" |
  | 10 | Alice Zhang 張高瑀 | Montréal | Canada | 21 | 5' 6" |
  | 11 | Stitch Yu 余思霆 | New York City | United States | 22 | 5' 7" |
  | 12 | Stephanie Wong 黃嘉穎 | San Francisco | United States | 24 | 5' 4" |
  | 13 | Lovelle Cengiya 陳蓬僡 | Singapore | Singapore | 22 | 5' 7" |
  | 14 | Emily Yu 于欣卉 | Sydney | Australia | 26 | 5' 7" |
  | 15 | Gloria Li 李珮儀 | Toronto | Canada | 25 | 5' 5" |
  | 16 | Maria Rincon 王思思 | Vancouver | Canada | 22 | 5' 7" |
  