I don't know when the annual "Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant" contest will always turn into a national carnival contest of "scaring and choosing ugliness".
People are no longer curious about how beautiful the candidates are, but about how many demons and how uneven their qualities are.
The 2024 Miss Hong Kong preliminary contest has begun, and as always, the mouths of the Hong Kong media are still unbeatable.
Even the "beautiful version of Mrs. He" has been described.
"Sister Hong Kong" returns,
The poisonous tongue of the Hong Kong media arrived as scheduled
Regarding the complaints about Sister Hong Kong, the Hong Kong media has always been at the forefront of the times.
The poisonous mouth of the Hong Kong media is like a stinging bee's tail.
There is a beautiful girl who was rated as a bank customer service staff, and I feel that a mouth is the sentence "If you are satisfied with this service, please give a five-star praise"; There is also a beautiful woman who feels like a kind Chinese teacher.
And last month, the year-old love between 76-year-old Uncle He and Mrs. He, who is 30 years younger, became a smash hit and became the new top performer in Hong Kong.
Although they have not known each other for a long time, the love tokens given to Mrs. He by Uncle He, watches, diamond rings, and these add up to nearly 300,000 yuan, and later there is a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets worth nearly 100,000 yuan.
Mrs. He's gesture with a dragon and phoenix bracelet is a properly named scene, others are wealth and cannot be exposed, Mrs. He is:
"If you love me, buy it for me"
I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional to participate in the election, and I put out Mrs. He with the same rich pose at that station.
The solid-colored skirt and the green screen actor collided, and the Hong Kong media commented: Some beauties are deeply interested in post-special effects production.
However, the outfit does look a lot like cloth cut from a green screen actor's clothes.
Of course, there is still no shortage of mothers who come to pick up their children from school because they are worried about their children's safety.
"This year, the age of Miss Hong Kong's candidacy is doubtfully relaxed to 45 years old."
He also said that he was an employee of a restaurant, and it was difficult to escape the fate of layoffs.
So he changed the runway, participated in the beauty pageant, and changed the bicycle into a motorcycle.
"There are housewives who go to Shenzhen to shop at Sam's Supermarket, and they return with bags and two full bags, and they can't bear the joy."
There will be many copies of XXX in the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant every year, for example, this year's "Replica Liu Yingrong", "Replica Lu Huiyi", "Replica Le Jier", "Replica Whistle Yazhen" and so on.
Even Noguchi-san from "Cherry Maruko" came (not).
These drug reviews, every beauty, are bound to be properly arranged.
But in fact, no matter how you choose every year, you can no longer find a person like Yuan Yuyi and Li Jiaxin who could confuse all beings at a glance.
Going around and around, they will eventually return to the Hong Kong sisters who remember the "stunning Xiangjiang" from the 70s to the 90s, because they are too dazzling and brilliant.
And for the current participating beauties, participating in the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant is more like a "Meituan one-time experience package".
Even if you get the top three, you don't think it's fun after the experience, so you can wave your sleeves and throw it away.
Hong Kong beauty pageant, Cinderella turned over
It's really boring to watch the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant now, and the reason why the 70s and 90s were so eye-catching is also related to the background of Hong Kong.
The first beauty pageant, which started on June 23, 1946, was not so bells and whistles, but there would be a group of rich people at the Retiro nightclub in North Point, let the contestants show themselves in swimsuits, and then the judges scored, to put it bluntly, it was a pastime, and the initial number was only 11.
It wasn't until 1973 that TVB began to take over.
Miss Hong Kong has gradually become a major representative of Hong Kong's image, the largest civilian star-making factory, and once influenced the aesthetic standards of Hong Kong people.
At that time, Hong Kong entertainment was not developed, and it was difficult to get a chance to become an artist, but the emergence of Sister Hong Kong's election became their hope for turning over, so Sister Hong Kong also had two other titles: "Shortcut to the upper class" and "Star Making Machine"
When it comes to Sister Hong Kong, there is a saying in the media industry: The one who can best represent Hong Kong is Miss Hong Kong.
Compared with the statements of the media industry, the cicada owner prefers Hong Kong director Edward Lam's description:
"Let this reality, culture, which has no princes, princesses, and Cinderella, suddenly open a palace."
At that time, Miss Hong Kong, whether it was intelligence, conversation or demeanor, was described as both beautiful and intelligent, which was not an exaggeration at all.
Therefore, it is common to see Q&A sessions, and humor is also a test of reaction.
In 1991, the host asked Cai Shaofen: If Brother Deng Guangrong wanted to start another business, how would he recommend it.
In 1994, in the final, Li Qihong was asked what she felt the most in the battle link, and the result was a wave of Versailles.
In the 70s and 80s, when Hong Kong sisters were at their peak, whether they were champions or not, they were all talented and beautiful.
Batches of names that can't be read endlessly: Guo Aiming, Zhao Yazhi, Zhong Chuhong, Qiu Shuzhen, Li Jiaxin, Maggie Cheung, Cai Shaofen, Chen Farong, etc.
"The richest is Li Ka-shing, and the most beautiful is Li Jiaxin."
In 1988, Li Jiaxin won the championship and Miss International at the same time.
coincided with the period of the replacement of the old and the new in the entertainment industry, and Sister Hong Kong naturally entered the entertainment industry after the election.
Although Li Jiaxin's acting skills are not good, and she was even said by the media to be a bit dull in acting, her appearance at that time was so beautiful, and she even looked so good when she cried, so there were few bad comments on her.
is so beautiful that people can ignore her flaws, as well as Zhong Chuhong: "No matter how red it is, it can't be Zhong Chuhong, and no matter how red it is, no more hair can't be Chow Yun-fat." ”
Leslie Cheung said that no one in Hong Kong is more beautiful than her in leather clothes.
However, Honggu was not used to wearing high heels that year, so she only won the fourth place in the end.
Appearance is only one aspect, after the beauty pageant, some Hong Kong sisters have become prosperous in their acting careers, and the classics they have performed are still difficult to surpass.
In 1983, Maggie Cheung won the runner-up.
In the film and television industry, she has won five Hong Kong Film Awards, four Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, Cannes and Berlin once, and makes 12 films a year, known as "Zhang Yida".
This initiative is unprecedented in Hong Kong sisters.
In 1990, Anita Yuen won the championship in one fell swoop.
In his subsequent acting career, he won the Hong Kong Film Awards twice, and made 13 films in a year, also known as "Yuan One Dozen Zero One".
After the 90s, there are few Hong Kong sisters who have such beautiful achievements in film and television.
From the late 70s to the 80s, it was not only the peak of Hong Kong sisters, but also the peak of Hong Kong films, and the total output value of films ranked second in the world.
The novelty of Miss Hong Kong is entertaining and topical, and the broadcast of the TV station also gives the audience a strong sense of participation, and the influence of Miss Hong Kong in that era is unprecedented.
There is a high probability that it is similar to us watching the Spring Festival Gala, and the public will go home to watch TV and watch the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant after work.
Until someone began to say that "Sister Hong Kong is not as good as one term", the wind direction of decline could not be contained.
Miss Hong Kong is gradually embarking on the "trial of ugliness"?
In the 90s, the Asian financial turmoil affected Hong Kong, and if the beauty pageant wanted to continue, it needed sponsors to support it.
This operation has led to all kinds of shady scenes in the selection process, and the conditions for participation have been relaxed a lot, and even if you have a Hong Kong ID card, the selection level of Miss Hong Kong has dropped significantly.
The audience began to be disgusted, and Miss Hong Kong also became the laughing material in the media industry, and Sister Hong Kong continued to be black under the comments of the media.
even gradually embarked on the road of "judging ugliness" in what the audience thinks, and the words "Miss Hong Kong" have completely become derogatory.
The first derogatory meaning of Sister Hong Kong was in 1993.
Mo Kexin won the championship in an upset, because Jackie Chan felt that although she looked ordinary, she had a high education, so he strongly recommended her.
But this result caused a lot of controversy, and Run Run Shaw was not satisfied with this result, and at the large-scale event that year, he changed the practice of being accompanied by the current Miss Hong Kong champion.
At that time, "you look like Sister Hong Kong" became a ridicule in the media and the market.
In 2004, Xu Zishan became the champion of the "Four Hong Kong Sisters", but was scolded by netizens as "the ugliest Hong Kong sister".
In 2007, Zhang Jiaer won the championship in an upset, and was said to be "the ugliest in Hong Kong" and "the ugliest in history".
In 2008, Zhang Shuya won the championship, but it didn't take long for her to refuse to accept the job of Miss Hong Kong on the grounds of physical discomfort, but she was often photographed going to various social places, TVB directly removed her title, and she was also known as "the most Hea Hong Kong sister in history".
In 2017, Lei Zhuanger, who was ridiculed by netizens as a "whistle tooth Su", unexpectedly won the championship, and after stepping down as Miss Hong Kong in 2018, he returned to Canada and threatened to go to Hollywood to film.
When the gold content of an award declines, it is natural that it will no longer care about its title.
It is precisely because of this that when we mention Sister Hong Kong, we are very accustomed to thinking of the glory of the late 70s to early 90s.
In the 21st century, Miss Hong Kong was elected, and no one paid attention to what the champion was called, let alone the other people who participated in the election, and they didn't even know their names, because it was too bland.
The public doesn't care, no one reads, the Hong Kong media doesn't bother to pay attention anymore, the exclusive layout is gone, and the image of the champion no longer becomes a standard.
You must know that the champion of Miss Hong Kong back then, the image was enough for everyone, and it used to be the standard for a good daughter-in-law.
1977 Miss Hong Kong champion and most photogenic miss, Zhu Lingling.
did not enter the showbiz, but married Huo Yingdong's eldest son Huo Zhenting, becoming "the first Hong Kong sister in history to marry a wealthy family".
Including Li Jiaxin, who eventually married Xu Jinheng and became the wife of a wealthy family.
Since Zhu Lingling, Miss Hong Kong has become a luxury code and a ticket to high society.
In the past, Miss Hong Kong may have had a lot of gossip and black material, but when the level of Miss Hong Kong's beauty pageant continues to decline, the Hong Kong media's handwriting will become more and more vicious, and even put the scandal on the cover of the weekly magazine without any scruples.
In such a social media climate, even if someone wants to participate, they don't want to be criticized.
The myth of Cinderella,
Miss Hong Kong is no longer needed to create
Miss Hong Kong debuted in the 40s, became a legend in the 70s, and peaked in Hong Kong in the 80s.
From the beginning to the decline of glory, it represents not only a beauty pageant, but also the development of the city.
The changes of Sister Hong Kong are hidden behind the ups and downs of Hong Kong.
In the era of demanding appearance and strength, relying only on beauty to conquer the market is becoming more and more thin, and there are thousands of ways to change fate, and the shortest way to beauty is also the shortest time.
Beauty has never disappeared, it's not that Sister Hong Kong has become ugly, but that there are more choices, and the definition of beauty is more diverse.
The original beauty pageant, both in terms of beauty and intelligence, was actually examined from a male perspective, and the atmosphere was not so open at that time.
People's impression of Sister Hong Kong is that "the rich choose a concubine", "Sister Hong Kong is not good", and "eleven hibiscus flowers out of the water on the pond".
In the 80s and 90s, women in Hong Kong were becoming more and more educated, and their educational attainment was also on the rise.
Although the slogan of Miss Hong Kong is "equal emphasis on beauty and wisdom", in fact, Miss Hong Kong is not outstanding in terms of academic qualifications, and she has always been said that "women are not talented".
It wasn't until 1989 that this remark was broken by Chen Farong, who was the first Hong Kong sister in history to have a bachelor's degree.
In 1990, Yuen won the championship and graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
In 91, Guo Aiming was a master's student in engineering at the University of Southern California in the United States, breaking the record of Sister Hong Kong's high education.
When society gradually gives more opportunities to women, Miss Hong Kong is no longer the preferred way to create the "Cinderella myth".
The runner-up in 1982, Kwong Meiyun, after experiencing the baptism of the queen of the music world, began to switch to business investment, real estate, jewelry, stocks, etc., and successfully transformed from the most beautiful Hong Kong sister to a strong woman in the business world.
The change in social winds has led to the impact of Miss Hong Kong.
More and more people understand that the halo of Miss Hong Kong cannot be eaten, and beauty will be consumed one day.
In 2012, Zhu Qianxue, the third runner-up of Miss Hong Kong, was known as the "Elected Miss Hong Kong Champion", which can be described as sober in the world.
In the second year after winning the third place, she was already the female third Xiang Qianer of "On Call 36 Hours II". Later, he faded out of the entertainment industry during the rising period of his career, studied for a master's degree at the University of Chinese Hong Kong, and then studied law at the City University of Hong Kong.
Faced with incomprehension, she said that because of filming, her studies became a regret:
"Just because you have work to do today doesn't mean you have work to do tomorrow, and now many viewers like you, but if one day the audience changes their tastes, what will happen to me? I don't want to run out of options. Reading is so good, if I do leave in the future, it will not be out of touch. ”
In the time when the entertainment industry disappeared, she also went to the path she wanted to take and became a barrister.
In the past, the label of Sister Hong Kong was "marrying a wealthy family", "entering the entertainment industry", and "crows becoming phoenixes", but now the female finger is "women want to be their own wealthy families"
When women's consciousness gradually awakens and no longer needs to be recognized by beauty through the stage, it is inevitable that Miss Hong Kong will decline, and the halo of Miss Hong Kong is just an additional item on the road of life, or one more way out.
Coupled with the impact of domestic entertainment and Internet celebrity culture in recent years, natural beauty has become no longer so admired, and the template plastic surgery with a small face, big eyes, high nose bridge, and small mouth is a weather vane.
When the template index of Sister Hong Kong's beauty and wisdom is gradually replaced by a certain trend in society, or even subverted, as Edward Lin said:
"The myth of Cinderella no longer needs to be created by Miss Hong Kong."