Miss Chinese International Pageant 2003
The 15th anniversary of the pageant, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2003 was held on January 25, 2003 in Hong Kong. TVB of Hong Kong broadcast and distributed the pageant worldwide. In the end, Miss Chinese International 2002 Shirley Zhou of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada crowned Rachel Tan of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as the new winner. As of 2010, it still is Kuala Lumpur's only win.
Pageant information
The theme to this year's pageant is "Snow Reflects Beauty in Different Colours, Chinese Beauty of Fifteen Years" 「雪映佳人放異彩 華裔艷倩十五年」. The Masters of Ceremonies include Priscilla Ku, Sonjia Kwok, Cutie Mui, and Louis Yuen. Special performing guests were cantopop singer Kelly Chen, Miss Chinese International 1999, Michelle Ye and Miss Chinese International 2000 Sonjia Kwok.Results
| Placement | Contestant | City Represented | Country Represented |
| Miss Chinese International 2003 | Rachel Tan 陳泳錦 | Kuala Lumpur | |
| 1st Runner-Up | Tiffany Lam 林敏俐 | Hong Kong | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Diana Wu 吳丹 | Toronto | |
| Top 5 Finalists | Kun Duangmanee 陳美鳳 Susie Wang 汪鑫 | Bangkok Sydney |
Special awards
- Miss Friendship: Lola Gong 龔弦君
- Miss Snow Vitality: Grace Lee 李景熙
Contestant list