Miss Hong Kong 1946
Date: June 23
Venue: Hong Kong Ritz Garden Nightclub
WINNER - 李蘭 (梁淑真) LEE Lan (LEUNG Suk Chun)
The very first Miss Hong Kong was held in 1946. Even though the war was already over, Hong Kong was still in turbulent times. This was the first pageant ever held in Hong Kong. The places it took place were the Hong Kong Chinese Resort Spa and the British Airforce Club, but the real organizer of the pageant was the owner of the Hong Kong Ritz Garden Nightclub, Lee Choy-Fat.
The pageant at the time was very simple. All the contestant needed to do was put on a swimsuit and display poise. Then the several so-called 'judges' would pick their favorite. In this very first pageant, there were 11 contestants in all. The winner Lee Lan was actually the last to enter the contest!
Lee Lan's real name was Leung Suk-Chun. She was born in Guangzhou, China, but due to hard times changed her name to Chan Yuen-Hung and moved to Hong Kong to work as a hotel receptionist. Chun didn't want to work there forever, so she decided to enter the Miss Hong Kong contest which she heard from her friend to try to make something of herself. She entered the contest under the assumed name Lee Lan. After winning the title and 23 at the time, she propelled herself into a career in films. She did many films over the years and was even the first woman ever to star in one of the Wong Fei-Hung films. Another film worth mentioning is the one she did in 1947 called "Storm in the City" where she starred along with Miss Shanghai 1945 Xie Jia-Hua.
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