No. 11 Sofie Ng was a big favourite prior to the finals, and won a lot of support from citizens; however, in the end, she lost and didn't even make it into the Top 3. Many netizens felt it was unfair to her, and some even expressed their suspicions of a fixed contest. Regarding this, Eric Tsang responded yesterday and admitted that only choosing three contestants for the audience to vote for is too little. They should have chose a Top 5 for voting. He laughed saying this year's results shocked many people, including himself.
Top 3 do not think results are unexpected
About the hosts being shocked of the results, the top 3 winners all do not think the results were unexpected, as beauty is in the eye of the beholder. First runner up Erin Wong expressed that Natalis Chan and Chin Ka Lok both supported her throughout. Asked only given three choices to vote for, is it like the audience wasn't given a choice? Erin Wong laughed grimly, while champion, Veronica Shiu expressed she respects the panel's decisions. As for netizens saying that if No.11 Sofie Ng was in the Top 3, Veronica may not have won, Veronica expressed that she will not be unhappy about this, and that she is confident in herself. She believes she performed quite well and got acknowledgement for that. Speaking of Sofie Ng having more likes than the Top 3 winners on Facebook, Erin Wong said: "She has a good connection with the audience. I know she came back for casting today, there is definitely no problem for her to enter the industry, she will have a good development."
The Miss Hong Kong Pageant finals had an average rating of 26 PTS, falling 3 PTS from last year. The highest peak was when the Top 3 were announced, peaking at 29 PTS. 6 telephone complaints were received, mainly regarding dissatisfaction with the results, not fitting to the audience's likings.
Second runner up No.7 Katherine Ho received 24903 votes, first runner up No.9 Erin Wong received 28894 votes and No. 15 Veronica Shiu won by a mile with 156191 votes for first place.
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