I was there that night. I really think the result is fair. ( i was sitting at roll 7 to the stage, so quite close)
1. No. 1, Her samba dance is soooooooooooo good and dance like a snake! very tall, 175, i guess 35F/23/30. she is just like a model. in all dresses, she looks very elegant. only reason she lose is because at the conversation part, she didn't perform as good as no. 12. She is my champion in my heart. I met her afterwards, she doesn't really need make up to look good. in fact the make up makes her looks abit too mature. she is only 19.
2. No. 12, Playing chinese insturment is hard.... but the 古箏 abit out of tune....... but she is very tall, 175 as well, more all around body. But she performs well at the converstaion part with the MC. That's make her the champion instead of No. 1. But the last part of acting, she did very well, very funny too! and `you are my uncle, you are the apple of my eyes made everyone laughs! she wins because she is very all rounded, more mature than No.1, cause she is 25, and seen alot more than No. 1
3. To be honest, i only have clear winners which were no.1 and no.12, They both stands out from the rest in every part of the pageant. 2nd runner up really up for anyone. But i think 2nd runner up is more mature, all rounded than the rest as well. so she got 3rd.
I think the competition is very fair. its because, 1. the judges are 1. title sponsor (can b bias), 2. wtv boss (no need to be bias, as they want the best so can become wtv news reporter later, so look and maturity and also calmness is very important), 3 - 5 the two guests from hk and a tvb high official, therefore they don't know any of the participants.
Conclusion:
I think there is no black curtain, especially you are at the show. Cos its 3D. no. 1 and no. 12 are clear winners! they are the tallest, best body, prettiest among all (at least after make up). The photos on website are without make up...... but beauty contest is not about how good gal u are, or how good u look daily. Its all about ur performance on that one night. No.1 and No. 12 are as equally good, I still prefer no.1!