Miss Chinese Montreal usually goes under the radar here but it's a fairly big deal because the winner is sent to the larger Chinese pageant and two local contestants have used it as a springboard to go on to great fame in Chinese showbiz. So I found it interesting to note which of this year's candidates won the big prize. Can you guess by looking?
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Yes, we have a winner, it is indeed 20-year-old TingLi Lorigiano, who is at the top left of this picture. She speaks English,French, Italian and "Chinese" according to a Concordia Link
profile. She is a lovely young woman but by far the least Asian-looking for all of the competitors, so that's why it seems unusual. She went on to place third of 30 in the larger Chinese pageant, so she must be doing something right. She also serves as VP of Academic and Loyola Affairs for Concordia’s Arts and Science Federation Association, whatever that is.
Yes, we have a winner, it is indeed 20-year-old TingLi Lorigiano, who is at the top left of this picture. She speaks English,French, Italian and "Chinese" according to a Concordia Link profile. She is a lovely young woman but by far the least Asian-looking for all of the competitors, so that's why it seems unusual. She went on to place third of 30 in the larger Chinese pageant, so she must be doing something right. She also serves as VP of Academic and Loyola Affairs for Concordia’s Arts and Science Federation Association, whatever that is.