by ajsy0203 » Sun Sep 12, 2021 2:55 pm
For the 2nd year in a row that contestant #8 won Miss Hong Kong and half-Chinese half-European winner.
Miss HK 2020 Lisa Tse was half Scottish while Miss HK 2021 Sabina Mendes was half Portuguese. Sabina is the first Miss Hong Kong winner with Portuguese descent since Michelle Reis in 1988. Sabina's mother was Miss Macau 1990-1st Runner Up and competed at Miss Chinese International in 1991.
For the first time since 2012 that Miss Photogenic winner failed to win the Top 3 winners (Jennifer Shum only made it to the Final 6) and since 2005* that Miss Photogenic winner failed to advance in the Final 5 (Shermon Tang).
*2009 pageant there was no Final 5 cut, they immediately announced and awarded the Top 3 winners during the crowning moment. 2009 Miss Photogenic winner Candy Yuen was not announced as one of the Top 3 winners.
For the first time since 2014 that Miss Friendship made it to the Top 3 winners. Veronica Shiu won Miss Hong Kong 2014, Miss Photogenic and Miss Friendship awards. Both Kristy and Veronica's Chinese surname is "邵".