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Last night, the contestants competed for the Tourism Ambassador and hot favorite, #2 Lily Ho walked away with the award. She also was awarded with $50,000 HKD prize money.
First, the contestants had to use the different animals from Panyu Animal Park to introducen the gourmet food in Hong Kong. The second part was a talent contest. Lily Ho played the Chinese zither. Last year's Miss Tourism Abmassador, Suki Chui believes that Lily will make top 3 this year. #3 Kayi Cheung said that she was crying afterwards not because she did not win the award but because she had a poor performance. #14 Candice Chiu says that she is happy with her performance and will work on her Chinese as she is used to thinking in English.
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June 25th
The contestants filmed at Panyi's Changlong Water Park Yesterday. The press noticed that #1 Joey Mak's chest seemed to of grown since the last photo shoot and suspected her of wearing nu-bra. Joey said that the appearance is only due to the cutting of different swimsuits. #2 Lily Ho supported Lily and said that the last swimsuit did not show off her figure. When Joey and Lily were soaked by the water, the staff ran up to fix their hair and makeout. However, when it happened to #8 Janis Leung, no one came to her aid, suggesting favoritism by the staff. Janis says that the press is being too sensitive and that Joey and Lily had to film first.
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June 23rd
The contestants continued filming yesterday. The press saw #1 Joey Mak complaining about not feeling well, but thought she looked just fine. Later on, the contestants were allowed to vote on who they thought should win the official award of Vitality Ambassador. #3 Kayi Cheung won with 5 votes from her fellow contestants and was given $50,000 HKD prize money. #4 Mandy Wong and #9 Grace Wong tied for 2nd place with 3 votes each. #5 Destiny Cheng, #6 Anita Wong, #10 Louise Wong, #12 Nicole Lee and #14 Candice Chiu all recieved one vote.
June 22nd
The contestants returned to China, and when to film in Zhaoqing while doing some outdoor activities. #8 Janis Leung was first to try the zip-line, but she chickened out right before she was set to go. She said that she is afraid of heights. While water rafting, #1 Joey Mak got hurt once again when her boat, with #2 Lily Ho flipped over. She says that she is not trying to gain limelight as she doesn't want to get hurt. Lily said she was luckily not injured and likes exciting activities. #14 Candice Chiu says that she also likes outdoor activities, but in the past her mom would not let her take part.
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June 20th
The 16 contestants went to the dragon boat festival, which Miss Hong Kong 2006, Aimee Chan, 1st Runner Up Janet Chow, 2nd Runner Up Koni Luo and Miss Hong Kong 2005 Tracy Ip also attended. It was the first time for many of the contestants to watch a dragon boat race. #11 Kendra Wong told the press that she once paddled a dragon boat in the U.S.
June 19th
The contestants were interviewed by Metro Radio yesterday and then went to a beauty event. Although the press has brought attention to #2 Lily Ho's big hips, she says that she will try to slim down her whole body. #9 Grace Wong says she will try treatments to help her cellulite and also to even out her color tone.
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June 13th
The contestants returned to Hong Kong yesterday. There has been many rumors about #2 Lily Ho breaking up an 18 year relationship between Joe Nieh and VIvien Chow. She says that she does not know Joey very well and did not know this rumor has been going around.
June 12th
While filming at the great wall, #1 Joey Mak fell and was taken away to the hospitial and #9 Grace Wong suffered from cramping. The girls were asked to run from the gate to the next watch tower and back down. The winner would be awarded with a special 20 second promotional slot, which Joey won.
Originally in front, Joey fell over and hurt herself. Most contestants ran up to help her after they came back down. #2 Lily Ho injured her ankle earlier so she took her time to walk up the wall with #14 Candice Chiu, who hurt her hip earlier, and #15 Joyce Ko, who was a little swollen.
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June 11th
The contestants appeared at Beijing Sports University to train for athletics event with Shirley Yeung, Miss Hong Kong 2001. Later, they returned to the hotel swimming pool for another swimsuit press event. #2 Lily Ho says that she is used to her big hips, and it is more important to be confident. She also said that she hurt her leg during breakfast. #7 Lorretta Chow is the tallest contestants and arranged to wear hot pants, which she did not mind. #12 Nicole Lee had the fullest figure, but says that while studying in Australia, caucasians usually had better figures. #14 Candice Chiu is in second place for figure and says that she rarely wears bikini's so is a little unnatural in front of cameras. #9 Grace Wong had cellulite marks, but says that it was from doing sports. #6 Anita Wong says all the contestants are very nice and offer advice for posing back in their rooms. She is happiest with her legs and is accustomed to facing the cameras.
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June 10th
The girls were wearing one-piece swimsuits yesterday for a pool event. #2 Lily Ho and #5 Destiny Cheng accidentally revealed themselves. When guest performer raced against #14 Candice Chiu, he did very badly and at the end, she slowed down to let him win. Although Candice said that she cramped up, Eric revealed that Candice waited for him in the water. Fala Chen met her look-a-like, #6 Anita Wong when she was the guest perfomer for the day. Fala says that they did not have the same face but similar figures.
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June 9th
Filming yesterday at Beijing Phyiscal Education University, the contestants showed of Martial Arts. #2 Lily Ho was critized after her official measurements were released as 5'5" and 119lbs. Lily says that she values her health and will not intentionally lose weight. #9 Grace Wong worked the hardest practicing Taekwondo. Guest performer, Chin Ka Lok, said that he had the strongest impression of her and that she was very suited to a career in showbiz. Another guest performer, Sammy Leung says that Grace is very crazy and that her name should be crazy instead of gracy. Grace says that she's working hard to make people happy to raise their spirits. She is interested in entering showbiz and putting her hear into Miss Hong Kong and would like to be the Goodwill Ambassador or Tourism Ambassador.
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June 8th
The contestants started filming in Beijing yesterday. The contestants had their first swimsuit parade. Hot favorite, #2 Lily Ho was a disappointment in swimsuit with wide shoulders, full bottom and thick hands. #16 Jenny Cheng has a full bottom but flat chested and very skinny. #9 Grace Wong's belly makes her look about 3 months pregnant. #7 Loretta Chow seemed to have the best figure, but her bust was lacking. #12 Nicole Lee seemed to of had the fullest bust.
#2 Lily said that although her teeth are not white enough and she still has some baby fat, she is happy with her body. #12 Nicole says that her figure is due to Taichi and Taekwondo. #9 Grace says her belly is muscle. #7 Loretta says she is not envious of Nicole. Guest Chin Ka Lok says that #10 Louise Wong looks like Joyce Chen and #11 Kendra Wong looks like Linda Chung.
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June 6th
The contestants started their first location filming in Tianjin yesterday.
June 5th
#14 Candice Chiu was revealed to be the daughter of former TVB artiste, Leung Siu Ling. Candice says that her mother does not mind her joining. She dismissed rumors that she has the support of TVB executives, saying that if she did she would not need to enter the pageant. She did not want to reveal her identity because she did not want people to know. The contestants will be running on the Great Wall during the location shoot. However, Candice is not sure if she will take part since she injured her back at the charity even earlier.
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June 3rd
The 16 contestants officially met the press for the first time yesterday. They will be going to Tianjin and Beijing to film on location. The youngest contestant is #2 Lily Ho, while the oldest is #16 Jenny Cheng. There were reports that Lily's older sister was involved in an affair with a racetrack trainer, but Lily had no comments on that. She is currently studying law at the Hong Kong Institute of Further Education. Jenny does not feel like her age will affect her chances and the press said that the makeover has not improved her looks.
#10 Louise Wong was seen under and umbrella with a man who had his arm around her. She stated that it was her supervisor who is trying to court her. Currently studying at UBC, dubbed "Miss Hong Kong University" (Due to the high number of Miss Hong Kong winners from that college), #9 Lorretta Chow has been named Flora Chan look-a-like. While #9 Grace Wong was named Ting-Ting look-a-like. #6 Anita Wong looked even more like Fala Chen after the makeover. #12 Nicole Lee's makeover has turned her into a modern beauty.
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