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At the end of the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, a new Hong Kong sister was born - she is Zhuang Zixuan, who won the crown. Although the judges praised her sweet temperament and outstanding appearance, comparing her to the "Hong Kong version of IU", Zhuang Zixuan's appearance faintly reflects that the Hong Kong entertainment industry is undergoing a change in aesthetic orientation.
Born in Hong Kong, Zhuang Zixuan is a veritable local girl. She graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a major in Food and Nutrition. As early as the beginning of her participation in the pageant, she has carefully shaped her image on social media, hoping to make a name for herself.
During the selection process, Zhuang Zixuan was frequently exposed and attracted wide attention, and won the reputation of "Hong Kong version of IU".
However, at the same time, the popularity of the two popular Hong Kong stars Ayi and Jiang Tao has aroused people's doubts about traditional aesthetics. Ms. Ah Yi, who is nearly forty years old this year, is not outstanding in appearance, and it is difficult to even call it beautiful.
But it's her unique personality and dedication that have made her famous and sought after among her fandom.
Ah Yi's story is truly legendary. In 2021, she suffered a life setback and lost her job, so at the age of 37, she signed up for the controversial Miss Asia beauty pageant.
Although she failed to win the championship in the end, her flamboyant and energetic performance made her famous in one fell swoop, and countless fans frantically called for her. Since then, her career has been soaring, with as many as 78 endorsement products, and her main song is also popular in the Chinese music scene.
is also favored with Ah Yi, as well as the 24-year-old rising star Jiang Tao. As a dancer who stood out from the talent show "All People Make Stars", Jiang Tao is handsome and has superb dancing skills.
But his singing strength has been repeatedly criticized, and some media have even touted him, claiming that he has surpassed Jacky Cheung, the god of songs. After the accident of his Mirror group, Jiang Tao himself received more attention, and a photo of him with Andy Lau caused dissatisfaction among enthusiastic fans, accusing the two of wanting to take the opportunity to hype and increase their popularity.
It can be seen from the phenomenon of Ah Yi and Jiang Tao that the aesthetics of current Hong Kong fans are no longer confined to traditional appearances and glamorousness, but more to pursue those artists who are unique and have distinct personalities.
In contrast, although the Miss Hong Kong champions in previous years were dazzling when they won the championship, their star careers were often fleeting and flashed like meteors.
In addition to TVB's harsh signing conditions, which has become a stumbling block on their development road, the status of traditional artists in the Hong Kong circle is also declining, and former stars are now busy bringing goods to TVB anchors to earn extra money, and traditional artists are almost invisible in the entire film and television industry.
Every year in the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, there will be a classic link that excites the participating beauties - that is, trying on the crown that symbolizes the glory of the "Miss Hong Kong champion".
When the host carefully handed the heavy crown to the beauties, they were all excited, and their shining eyes were full of confidence and ambition.
However, since ancient times, a mysterious "crown curse" has hovered over the Miss Hong Kong competition. Those who are lucky enough to try on the crown often miss the final crown for various reasons, which is quite regrettable.
It wasn't until this year that this spell was finally broken! It was at the 2023 Miss Hong Kong Trials that No. 13 player Zhuang Zixuan broke through many obstacles and magically became the third lucky person to try on the crown but finally won the crown after Xiang Hailan in 1998 and Lei Zhuanger in 2017.
When Zhuang Zixuan happily received the shining crown from the host's hand, the scene resounded with thunderous applause for nearly a minute. Her confident and calm expression showed an unparalleled sense of glory.
At the scene, her parents, relatives and friends were also excited, crying with joy, sharing the most glorious moment of their lives with her.
However, before this, Zhuang Zixuan had fallen into adversity for a time. Some contestants once publicly "broke the news", saying that after gaining popularity after many exposures, she began to change her politeness, although she was enthusiastic about the behind-the-scenes staff, she was arrogant and rude to other beauties, and was accused of being a "two-faced person".
Some people even publicly ridiculed her for being "good at pretending" and "lacking champion demeanor" by posting mocking emojis.
In the face of such doubts, Zhuang Zixuan was calm and responded generously: "Is it just because I am young that I am not worthy of being the champion of Miss Hong Kong?" Showing solid self-confidence and calm atmosphere.
Although the Miss Hong Kong selection ended successfully, there were many eye-catching accidents and twists and turns in the process.
The most eye-catching thing is that a number of highly-anticipated candidates announced their withdrawal from the event during the interview session. Among them is the mainland beauty Nora, who was highly anticipated at the beginning of the competition and was known as the "champion phase".
It turned out that when Nora entered the second round of interviews, TVB couldn't wait to sign her. It's just that the content of this contract of more than 100 pages is really too harsh, even if Nora fails to make it to the finals, she will not be allowed to participate in any other entertainment activities for the next six months; Once you reach the finals, you will need to sign a binding broker agreement for at least 5 years.
Having a similar experience with Nora is another player, Sun Yi. During her second round of interviews, TVB also handed over the 100-page contract with harsh terms, hoping to sign her.
After repeated trade-offs, Sun Yi also chose to withdraw from the event.
In contrast, Wang Yiran, the runner-up who was also born in the mainland and was born in Jiangsu, is particularly tenacious. Although her Cantonese Mandarin expression is not very good, with her tenacious fighting spirit of not admitting defeat, she finally broke through to five levels and won six generals, winning the honor of "Best Photogenic Miss".
Back from 2020 to 2022, the champions of Miss Hong Kong in the past three years are the Chinese-British mixed-race beauty Xie Jiayi, the biological genius Song Wanying, and the second-generation star Lin Yuwei.
As the champion of Miss Hong Kong in 2020, Xie Jiayi is undoubtedly a well-deserved "Hong Kong version of Di Lieba". The Scottish-born mixed-race beauty was a healthcare worker before the competition.
Her charming appearance and the gentle temperament unique to oriental women made her win the championship in one fell swoop, which attracted widespread attention. However, after the moment when she was radiant, Xie Jiayi's figure gradually disappeared from the public eye, and there was little news about the recent situation.
The 2021 Miss Hong Kong champion Song Wanying is also quite interesting. This girl who grew up in a single-parent family, her mother Wen Baoxue once participated in the Miss Chinese beauty pageant with Yuan Yuyi, so Song Wanying has a unique Chinese-Portuguese mixed race gene.
She was an outstanding student in the field of biology, and she participated in the beauty pageant with the determination to realize her mother's dream, and finally won the laurel as she wished. It's a pity that, just like Xie Jiayi, after the short time of winning the championship, Song Wanying's star road is gone.
As for the 2022 Miss Hong Kong champion Lin Yuwei, she can be described as a veritable "second generation star". Her father Lin Junxian was a well-known artist under TVB, and he was also very popular with the audience back then.
So when Lin Yuwei won Sister Hong Kong, it immediately caused a wave of nostalgia and became a hot topic after dinner. But soon, the aura of this new Hong Kong sister also disappeared without a trace.
Thinking about the three years of Miss Hong Kong champions, although they have different personal backgrounds, they have a common ending - after that brief moment of brilliance, they quickly lost their follow-up development momentum and disappeared from the public eye, as if only empty talk was left after a vigorous event.
The reason for this is that in addition to TVB's harsh contract conditions becoming a stumbling block for them, the declining status of traditional artists in the Hong Kong circle is also an important factor. Looking at the current situation, in the entire Hong Kong entertainment industry, those stars who used to be glamorous are now only busy bringing goods to the shopping programs between the anchors to earn extra money, and there are few traditional film and television artists left who really set foot in front of the screen.
In the face of this situation, people can't help but ask, what kind of future does the traditional Miss Hong Kong have at all? How can they live up to the dazzling moment and shine in the entertainment circle? Perhaps this requires greater reform and renewal of the entire Hong Kong entertainment industry.