The much-anticipated beauty pageant event, the 2009 Miss Hong Kong pageant, concluded successfully on the evening of the 22nd. Twenty-three-year-old Pauline Lau Chin-Ting emerged victorious, claiming the coveted title of Miss Hong Kong. Runner-up was contestant number ten, Cecilia Lee Tze-Man, while third place went to contestant number eight, Ingrid Xiong Ying-Shi. Contestant number nine, Doreen Yuan Ga-Min, won the title of "Most Photogenic Miss," and contestant number six, Charmaine Wong Kar-Lai, was awarded "Miss International Friendship."