Melanie Lu, a 22-year-old Chinese student in Sydney, won the 2009 title of Miss Sydney Chinese on Friday, November 6, and will represent the city at the Miss Chinese International 2010 pageant next year. The Runners-up are Michelle Or and Wenslie You.

Michelle Or, Melanie Lu (Miss 2009) and Wenslie You on Nov. 6, 2009

Final results

1. Winner : Melanie Lu - 陸曼 (n°12)
2. First Runner-up : Michelle Or - 柯佩彤 (n°5)
3. Second Runner-up : Wenslie You - 游咏 (n°4)

Melanie Lu (Miss Sydney Chinese 2009) during the bikini contest

Other awards

• Miss Friendship : Lu Yi - 陸禕 (n°6)
• Miss Photogenic : Michelle Or - 柯佩彤 (n°5)

Wenslie You (2nd Runner-up), Lu Yi (Miss Friendship) and Michelle Or (1st Runner-up, Miss Photogenic)

• Best Hair : Michelle Or - 柯佩彤 (n°5)
• Miss Healthy : Michelle Or - 柯佩彤 (n°5)
• Best Smile : Melanie Lu - 陸曼 (n°12)
• Miss Glamorous : Melanie Lu - 陸曼 (n°12)

The 12 finalists

1. Yuki Wang - 王圓婷, 19, 162cm, 45kg (born in Fujian)
   
2. Veronica Qian - 錢倩, 25, 165cm, 50kg (Luoyang)
   
3. Amanda Chen - 陳芳媛, 24, 166cm, 45kg (China)
   
4. Wenslie You - 游咏, 24, 164cm, 42kg (Guangzhou)
   
5. Michelle Or - 柯佩彤, 21, 164, 42 (HK)
   
6. Lu Yi - 陸禕, 20, 170cm, 51kg (Shanghai)
   
7. Chloe Law - 羅媛婷, 23, 163cm, 50kg (Guangdong)
   
8. Lucy Zhao - 趙藝凡, 22, 176cm, 52kg (Shanghai)
   
9. Yvonne Cheng - 鄭嘉惠, 19, 167cm, 60kg (New Zealand)
   
10. Yolanda Wang - 王晶晶, 23, 163cm, 49kg (Henan)
    
11. Candy Wang - 王嚴婷, 23, 162cm, 48kg (Shanghai)
    
12. Melanie Lu - 陸曼, 22, 173, 56 (Beijing)
    

More information

• Miss Sydney Chinese
• Miss Chinese International
• Chinese beauty pageants