MILESTONES

1963

• First Annual Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Pageant

  Christine Lee

1967

• First Queen born in China

  Schumarry Chao

  Jessica Feng, Jani Wang, Shirley Zhang, Wendy Shu

  MF75 Charissa Lui, 2P76 Theresa Lam, 2P78 Colleen Wong, MF91 Catalina Wong, 1P96 Wilma Xu, 4P01 Evelyn Xu, 3P10 Nebula Gu, 1P11 Bing Bing, Jane Sha, 3P12 Ruby Chen, 4P14 Qian Ru Jiang, MF24 Grace Ellzey

1971

• Least contestants

  6

  7: 1968
  9: 1972, 1979, 2019
  10: 2016
  11: 2018

1972

• First 18-year-old Queen

  Lai Fong Wong

  Karen Chinn, Heidi Woan

1975

• Miss Mandarin Plaza, Miss Firecracker, Miss Personality, Miss Popularity, Miss Teen Chinatown & Miss Teen Friendship titles retired

• First Queen born in Hong Kong

  Lisa Wong

  Q91 Linda Liu, Laurel Chung
  1P78 May Cho, 4P84 Suzy Wan, 4P86 Paula Wong, 2P95 Maria Liu, 4P97 Lisa Kwan, MF97 Sherry Chung, 3P04 Lorena Lung, 1P07 Kelly Wong

1976

• First re-run to become Queen

  Donna Anne Lee

  C85→Q87 Sheryl Jung, C87→Q88 Queen Lisa Chen

  3P82→C87 sandra wang, C84→2P87 Jeannie Tso, C86→3P88 Kimberly Ho, C99→1P01 Winnie Fong, C02→4P03 Dorenda Wong, C00→1P04 Stacey Hsieh, C03→1P05 Annie Tang, C02→1P06 Nancy Kwong

  C22→C24 Vivian Zhang

1981

• First Queen born in Taiwan

  Cindy Pan

  Q86 Judy Wang, Q88 Lisa Chen, Q97 Christina Wu, Q01 Lynn Liou, Q06 Melody Chi Cheng
  CNY75 Glory Huang, 3P86 Delphine Tso, 4P87 Lucy Lu, 1P88 Wendy Chen, 2P88 Angela Chang, MP91 Allison Hsu, 4P92 Linda Chang, 4P93 Dragona Wang, 1P95 Diana Lee, 2P96 Brenda Teng, 3P98 Betty Liu, 1P99 Joan Ying Chang, 4P99 Jenny Chen, 3P02 Ruth Chen, 3P03 Joan Yu Chang, MF03 Esther Huang, 1P04 Stacey Hsieh, 2P08 Karin Lin

1982

• First sisters to compete & win titles

  Millie Jew /Sepherteen Jew

  Q77 Arlene Jue/2P83 Leslie Jue, Q99 Melody Liu/2P01 Mary Liu

  2P75/TQ75, MP88, 1P99 Joan Ying Chang/2P01 Joan Yu Chang, 3P99 Joyce Tsang/3P08 Jackie Tsang, 4P00 Angela Fong/1P01 Winnie Fong, 4P06 Dow-An Kou/2P10 Dow-Ning Kou, 3P13 Annie Wong/2P14 Dorothy Wong, MP88, 3P14, C75, 3P19 Ashley Thompson/4P22 Megan Thompson

• First titleholder of Mexican/Chinese mixture

  April Hom

  Diana Luis, Kellye Ng

1984

• First Queen to win Miss Chinatown USA

  Cynthia Gouw

  Q88→MCUSAQ89 Lisa Chen

  Q80→MCUSA1P81 Jacqueline Tom, Q05→MCUSA1P06 Jessica Feng, 4P05→MCUSA3P06 Tiffany Tay

• Year with titleholders with same last name & initials

  Suzan P. Wan/Suzy Wan & Madeline Gong/Margret Gong

• First 4th Princess titleholder

  Suzy Wan

1988

• Most contestants

  22

  18: 1987, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2006
  17: 1982, 1985
  16: 1984, 2024

1990

• First Little Queen to win Queen title

  Christina Gong

  Saerlaith Dunn

  TQ71→1P74 Cynthia Lee, LP95→Q09 Lindsay Louie

  LQ91→C06 Christina Fong, LQ92→C09 Kimberly Lew, LQ96→C11 Brittany Lau

1991

• Logo created

  George Ng

1992

• First Queen that is a twin

  Ada Tai

  Grace Ellzey, Esther Ho

1993

• First Queen to be 26-years-old

  Jeannie Chan Yee

  Esther Ho, Kathryn Yip

1998

• First Queen’s daughter to become Little Queen

  Lisa Wong/Montana Tsai

  Sepherteen Jew/Saerlaith Dunn

  3P92 Leslie Lew/LQ12 Megan Eng, Annie Liu

2000

• First Tour

  2001

  2004, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024

  Bali: 2000
  Hong Kong: 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2012
  San Deigo: 2022, 2024
  San Francisco: 2013, 2020
  Thailand: 2004
  Vietnam: 2002

  Cancelled: 2003 (SARS), 2005 (Low participants), 2020 (COVID-19), 2022 (COVID-19)

• First Queen of Japanese/Chinese-mixture

  Dana Yee

2001

• First Queen of Pilipino/Chinese-mixture

  Lynn Liou

  Lindsay Louie

  Lynn Delgado

2002

• First Queen born in Korea

  Tiffany Liu

  Juting Tsang

2003

• First Queen of Thai/Chinese-mixture

  Priscilla Tjio

  2P92 Denise Chang-Cox

2006

• First titleholder of African/Chinese mixture

  Angela Chao Roberson

• First titleholder of Indian/Chinese-mixture

  Kaye Ponnusamy

2012

• First Queen of European/Chinese-mixture

  Lauren Weinberger

  Saerlaith Dunn

  Cindy Prewit, 3P79 Mary Lee Johnson, 2P04 Nicole Chiu, 3P15 Vivian Tisi

2014

• First reigning Queen to run in Firecracker Race

  Katrina Lee

  Corrie Chan

  Alysha Chan

2016

• Least titles awarded

  4

2020

• Longest reign

  2 Years (COVID-19)

  2022 (N/A)
  1 Year & 1 Month: 2024 (Los Angeles Fires)

2022

• First Queen to win Miss California in Miss America

  Catherine Liang

2024

• First Daughter of a Queen to become Queen

  Sepherteen Jew /Saerlaith Dunn

  1P67 Helen Lee/MF90 Jeanet Lee, 1P70 Mamie Wong Gee/Leslie Lew

• First trio to share one title

  Grace Ellzey/Esther Ho/Kathryn Yip

2025

• First Queen’s son to become Little King

  Shirley Zhang/Troy Cheong

  Leslie Lew/LP09 Timothy Dean Eng, Joyce Luck/

• First Queens from the same city to win consecutively

  Saerlaith Dunn/Nina Koh