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July 15th

The contestants took part in a Summer Max event in Hong Kong. As part of the event, the contestants took part in a sand castle building competition, which
#5 Destiny Cheng, #6 Anita Wong, #7 Lorretta Chow and #8 Janis Leung won. During the event, it was revealed that #2 Lily Ho went through a growth spurt and in a month and a half grew grom 5'5" to 5'6". Lorretta has also lost weight during the competition, going from 124lbs to 117lbs.

TVB is holding a popularity poll through telephone polling. The top 5 so far are
#2 Lily Ho, #5 Destiny Cheng, #7 Lorretta Chow, #14 Candice Chiu and #15 Joyce Ko.


July 11th

The contestants went to Macau to film outdoor. They also went to a bakery to learn how to make Macau's famous cakes. #5 Destiny Cheng, #6 Anita Wong, #7 Lorretta Chow and #8 Janis Leung was picked to have the best cakes.

It also happened to be
#7 Lorretta Chow's 19th birthday. The contestants prepared a birthday cake, but when it was time for the cake, Lorretta was missing. It turns out that she had a bloody nose and had to run to the restroom.

July 10th

The contestants took part in the Attractive Legs Award competition, in which #7 Lorretta Chow won. Lorretta is the tallest contestant with a well balanced figure and the award has added to her confidence. She won $33,000 in prize money and will take the contestants out for a meal.

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July 7th

Contestants went to SaSa Beauty to take part in a Perfume knowledge quiz. #6 Anita Wong was the winner and won $5,000 in cosmetics vouchers. She said she would give $500 to each of her team members and $100 to the other girls. Recently there have been pictures released of

#9 Grace Wong partying with some male friends. She says that those pictures were taken 2 months ago and they were not unruly. #2 Lily Ho is a favorite among internet fans, but she says she has not had time to check online to did not know of the support.

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July  6th

The 16 contestants appeared at the the jewelry sponsor, Luk Fook, to try on diamonds. The most expensive set, $1.28 million,  was given to #2 Lily Ho to try on while the cheapest set, $90,000, was given to #1 Joey Mak to try on. The girls voted for the the contestant "Most Suited to Wear Jewelry", and #12 Nicole Lee won a set of jewlery worth $6,000.

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July 5th

The contestants went to Sponsor, SaSa Beauty, which held a  "Whole Body Transformation Graduation" for the contestants.
#14 Kendra Wong was awarded with "Perfect Intelligence Star Award". With 10 votes from her fellow contestants, #15 Joyce Ko was presented with the "Image Improvement Star Award" for improving her image and wonderful rapport with everyone. #5 Destiny Cheng and #9 Grace Wong were tied for 2nd with two votes each. #6 Anita Wong and #12 Nicole Lee each recieved one vote. Joyce is very touched by the support of her contestants. Newspapers are reporting that Joyce is likely to win the Miss Friendship award, which has not appeared at Miss Hong Kong since 1986. They both recieve $5,000 prize money.

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