Miss Chinese International Pageant 2009 was held on January 17, 2009, in Foshan, China. The pageant is organized and broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong. Miss Chinese International 2008 Océane Zhu of Paris, France crowned her successor, Christine Kuo of Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the end of the event.
The slogan to this year's pageant is "Beauty ⢠The Continuation of Wonderous Enchantment" ãÂÂ妠⢠çºÂå¥Âå¦Â風éÂÂãÂÂ. This year holds the record for most delegates competing, besting the number from 1993 of 27 delegates. Although, 11 of the delegates this year represent mainland China excluding the special administrative regions Hong Kong and Macau. That number alone makes up more than one-third of the total contestant headcount. The Masters of Ceremonies include Eric Tsang & Derek Li. Special performing guests were Leo Ku, Miriam Yeung, Bosco Wong, Ron Ng, Corinna Chamberlain, Grace Wong, Carlo Ng, and Bianca Wu. The five judges in this competition were Susanna Kwan, Gallen Lo, Angel Lau (Ã¥ÂÂé³å°Â寶), Kevin Cheng, and Siu-Hip Fung (馮å°ÂÃ¥ÂÂ).
Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants: