The new Miss Global International Malaysia 2013 Charissa Chong with her 2 joint first runners-up Julies Lucas and Julie Tan!
THE NEW MISS GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL MALAYSIA 2013 IS CHARISSA CHONG SO HUEY WHILE THE 1ST RUNNER-UP AND 2ND RUNNER-UP ARE A DRAW!
Datuk Seri Law Kiu Kiong sashing the new Miss Global International Malaysia 2013 Charissa Chong at Eastwood Valley Golf & Country Club
Last year's winner Sherine Tan crowning her successor amid a burst of confetti
Congratulations to the winners and organiser Marlene Lim of Merveilleux Production and her team
The Top 3 winners with judges, beauty queens and sponsors. Photo by Kelvin Sing
Judges with Datuk Seri Law Kiu Kiong, owner of Eastwood Valley Golf and Country Club where we stayed in utmost comfort. Photo by Kelvin Sing
As one of the 8 judges I and the rest could not choose one finalist as 1st runner-up and another as 2nd runner-up as both girls received 4 nominations each!
Of the 8 judges, 4 gave the 1st runner-up title to Julies Lucas and the other 4 judges nominated Julie Tan as 1st runner-up!
The 8 judges were split evenly as usually the number of judges is an odd number like 7 or 9 which would have settled the placing but since Julie Tan and Julies Lucas received the same number of votes, we decided there would be no 2nd runner-up and both would be joint 1st runners-up!
By a weird coincidence, both were named Julie though one is called Julies with an 's' which was purposely given by her father and not a typing error!
By another coincidence, Julie Tan struck an identical pose with overall winner Charissa Chong as both posed lying on their back! So in a sense, the winner (finalist #1) and 1st runner-up (finalist #10) won by lying flat on their asses! I love it!
What is even stranger and more unusual is the fact both runners-up had the same name 'Julie'!
What is the chance of this happening under normal circumstances? I am sure the chance is a billion to one!
Mayor of Miri Lawrence Lai Yew Son waiting to award the 2nd runner-up
A shock decision! There were 2 first runners-up and no second runner-up as both received equal number of votes---4 each---from the 8 judges!
There was a frantic last minute adaptation as there was only 1 first runner-up sash so both girls had to hold it!
And only 1 trophy to be shared and held by both winners!
Last year's first runner-up came on stage to crown her successor the first runner-up who turned out to be two!
But first Sherine Tan congratulated the joint first runners-up
A bouquet of flowers for the 2 runners-up
But as the second runner-up would also get flowers there were 2 bouquets
Last year's winner Sherine Tan appeared to crown her successor, the new Miss Global International Malaysia 2013
Looking at left is Dato Seri Law Kiu Kiong, owner of Eastwood Valley Golf and Country Club who hosted our stay in his great hotel
Sherine Tan walking towards Dato Seri Law Kiu Kiong
They all smiled for my Leica
And the new Miss Global International Malaysia 2013 is Charissa Chong So Huey!
Charissa Chong is sashed by Datuk Seri Law Kiu Kiong, owner of Eastwood Valley Golf and Country Club
Charissa Chong won as she answered coherently and confidently
Datuk Seri Law Kiu Kiong was all smiles too
Big smile all round
A burst of confetti as last year's winner Cherine Tan crowned this year's winner Charissa Chong
Flowers for you, my dear
The beauty queens!
The winner with 2 first runners-up!
The first time it happened in a major pageant
Julies Lucas, Charissa Chong and Julie Tan
Victory parade by Charissa Chong
Charissa being kissed by 2 first runners-up!
Julies Lucas's face got covered by the floral wrapper! I always think a small bouquet is sufficient! No need for a garden!
After the photo shoot, everyone could relax and be at ease on stage!
Charissa Chong's tiara was loose
Ooops, the tiara fell!
No worries, it was put back on the winner's head
Julie Tan in foreground
At right is Diana Goh of JD Fine Foods restaurant, the best western restaurant in Miri
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