Miss LA Chinatown

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Miss Los Angeles Chinatown
Formation1963
TypeBeauty pageant
Location
  • Los Angeles, California
Websitelachinesechamber.org

Miss Los Angeles Chinatown (Chinese: 洛杉磯華埠小姐) 2026 is Victoria Yip. The pageant was started in 1963.

Overview

The program is sponsored by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles. Miss Los Angeles Chinatown will be responsible to select an organization(s) that is related to the cause they want to benefit for their year of reign. Together with the support of the CCCLA, they will be responsible to design a brand calendar for the year of events they will personally lead the court to participate in, to support that organization in a direct and impactful manner. Miss Los Angeles Chinatown will be responsible for launching an online blog hosted on the CCCLA website, where they can reflect on their charitable work, promote and educate the public about their cause, and rally support of the Chinese American community. Miss Chinatown and her court attend many events during the year, including the annual Golden Dragon New Year Parade.[1][2]

History

The pageant was started in 1963.[3] In addition to the queen, four princesses and one Miss Friendship are chosen each year. In previous years, there were also a Miss Firecracker, Miss Personality, Miss Photogenic, Miss Teen Chinatown, and Miss Chinese New Year.

Requirements

Eligibility of Applicants:

  • Between the ages of 18 and 27 old on Pageant Date (previously 18 and 26)
  • Single
  • Education with High School Diploma or Equivalent Education (the California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE) and the General Educational Development (GED)), or Above
  • 25% Chinese ancestry
  • Must be fluent in English
  • U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident
  • Resident of the Greater Los Angeles area

List of Miss Los Angeles Chinatown

Year Name Chinese Notes
1962 Christine Lee [4]
1967 Schumarry Chao 趙曉美
1968 Virginia Lee
1969 Maresa Chan 陳嘉玲
1970 May Low 劉美芳
1971 Carole Wong 黃鳳蘭
1972 Lai Fong Wong
1973 Karen Chinn 陳歡笑
1974 Betty Kym Young
1975 Lisa Wong 黃麗詩
1976 Donna Anne Lee 李藍月
1977 Arlene Jue
1978 Lucia Hwong 黃漢淇
1979 Denise Shue 劉秀玲
1980 Jacqueline Tom Quon 方美蘭
1981 Cindy Pan
1982 Sepherteen Jew 關秋月
1983 Cynthia Gouw 吳義菊
1984 Susan P. Wan 溫惠珍
1985 Mary Chu 朱珩
1986 Judy Wang 王琬婷
1987 Sheryl Jung 朱妙蓮
1988 Lisa Chen Kwong 陳毓英
1989 Dale Wong
1990 Christina Gong
1991 Annie Liu
1992 Ada Tai
1993 Jeannie Chan Yee
1994 Cindy Fong
1995 Yennis Wong 黃欣娜
1996 Emily Lau
1997 Christina Wu 吳雅婷
1998 Lisa Quon
1999 Melody Liu 劉恭顯
2000 Dana Yee 余美花
2001 Lynn Liou 劉宣麟
2002 Tiffany Liu 劉蒂蒂
2003 Priscilla Tjio 蔣碧喜
2004 Heidi Woan 溫海玓
2005 Jessica Feng 馮倩
2006 Melody Cheng 程子琪 [4][5]
2007 Laurel Chung 鍾朗殷
2008 Sharon Ha 柯彥竹 [6]
2009 Lindsay Louie 雷華星
2010 Jani Wang[7] 汪敏潔
2011 Xiayi Shirley Zhang[8] 章夏怡
2012 Lauren Zhou Weinberger 周慧倫 [9]
2013 Wendy Shu 束雯 [10]
2014 Katrina Lee 李玉薇 [11]
2015 Alice Wong 黃嘉欣
2016 Li Qu 曲里
2017 Angela Liu 劉思延
2018 Catherine Liang 梁瀅 [12]
2019 Kellie Chin 陳楷麗 [13]
2020 Corrie Chan 陳皓盈 [13]
2024 Saerlaith Dunn 鄧安盈
2025 Nina Koh 柯明君
2026 Victoria Beverly Yip 葉美恆

List of Miss Los Angeles Chinatown - 1st Princess

Year Name Chinese Notes
2017 Colleen Cheung
2018 Joyce Lam
2019 Isabelle Liu
2020 Angela Zhou 周浩芝
2022 Wendy Tu
2024 Michelle Situ 司徒美笑
2025 Ashley Gong 龔美美
2026 Ashley Lai 黎涵姿 Daughter of 1994 Queen Cindy Fong

List of Miss Los Angeles Chinatown - 2nd Princess

Year Name Chinese Notes
2017
2018 Jasmine Lam
2019 Sela Wang
2020 Catherine Hang 韓惠蓮
2022 Shuru Han
2024 Charlotte Peng 彭与涵
2025 Jennitine Chang 張笙庭
2026 Michelle Sheen 冼美珊

List of Miss Los Angeles Chinatown - 3rd Princess

Year Name Chinese Notes
2017
2018 Jaclyn Perry
2019 Ashley Erin Thompson 美莉
2020 Yiwa Lau 劉綺華
2022 Kimberly Renee Low
2024 Ashley Yao 姚嘉琳
2025 Michelle Dupont 杜靜
2026 Maggie Ly 李雨欣

List of Miss Los Angeles Chinatown - 4th Princess

Year Name Chinese Notes
2022 Megan Anne Dalton Thompson
2025 Terena Phan 杜佳美
2026 Jinghan Kang 康静涵

List of Miss Los Angeles Chinatown - Miss Friendship

Year Name Chinese Notes
2025 Jennitine Chang 張笙庭
2026 Michelle Chang 張郁庭

Broadcast

The pageant was broadcast on KSCI (LA18), the local Public-access television cable TV channel.

Full shows of the 2025 and 2026 pageants can be found on the Official YouTube channel.

See also

References

  1. 2009 Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Pageant Program, January 17, 2009
  2. "Golden Dragon Parade". Lagoldendragonparade.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  3. "54th Miss Chinatown Pageant". ladreams.com. January 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.(Inaugural year in 1963)
  4. "Past Winners". misslachinatown.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. Rodriguez, Gregory (January 29, 2006). "There she is, Miss Chinatown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 2, 2019.(2006 Melody Chi Cheng)
  6. Chamber of Commerce Newsletter Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, Chinese Chamber of Commerce, February 2008
  7. 2010 Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Archived 2010-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, AudreyMagazine, February 17, 2010
  8. "Welcome to Miss LA Chinatown Pageant". Misslachinatown.com. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  9. Lowenfeld, Jonah (February 23, 2012). "Chinatown Queen dishes on her Jewish roots". jewishjournal.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  10. "Miss Chinatown and Court Presented to Supervisors". sgvjournal.com. 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2019.(48th Annual Miss LA Chinatown Queen Wendy Shu)
  11. Kurzweil, Anthony (May 15, 2014). "Miss Chinatown Katrina Lee Brings Beauty, Business and Brains Together". ktla.comcom. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  12. "Catherine Liang". common ground.wapow.la. June 29, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  13. "2019 Miss LA Chinatown Court. (Queen and Miss Photogenic Kellie Chin)". misslachinatown.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.