Miss Chinese World President Tan Sri Datuk Danny Ooi (right) crowns Annie Uson as 2023 Miss Chinese World./MISS CHINESE WORLD FACEBOOK PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Mutya ng Pilipinas Annie Uson was crowned 2023 Miss Chinese World in ceremonies staged in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 20.
Uson represented the capital city of Manila in the annual pageant that gathers women of Chinese descent from all over the world. She succeeded last year’s winner, Kao Man Jung from Taipei, Taiwan.
The national pageant organization chose Uson to join the global tilt when the international organization granted them the franchise. Mutya ng Pilipinas President Cory Quirino said at a media gathering in March that a national licensee is allowed to send up to five delegates.
Uson was a semifinalist in the Mutya ng Pilipinas pageant’s 50th anniversary edition held in 2018. She also joined the 2020 Mister and Miss Chinatown Philippines contest, and finished third in the female category.
The Mutya ng Pilipinas organization also sent reigning Miss Chinatown Philippines Berjayneth Chee to the Miss Chinese World pageant. She represented Misamis Oriental in the global tilt.
Mutya ng Pilipinas Annie Uson is the new Miss Chinese World./ARMIN P. ADINA
Chee is an alumna of another national pageant organization, the Miss Philippines Earth contest. She captured the Miss Philippines Water title in 2018, in the same competition where 2022 Miss Universe Philippines Celeste Cortesi was crowned Miss Philippines Earth.
The Miss Chinese World pageant is organized by D’Touch International Sdn. Bhd. Foundation, the same team behind the Miss Tourism International competition where Mutya ng Pilipinas has a long-standing partnership with.
The Miss Chinese World pageant’s official website shows the contest’s motto is “the beauty of heart, the world of wisdom,” and aims to promote tourism, foster friendship and love, and provide experiences on Chinese culture. EDV