42nd Annual Gala & 2025 Miss Chinatown Chicago Beauty Pageant
Saturday October 18, 2025 | 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Hilton Chicago
Contestant #1 - Jenny An 安洪锐
Age: 19
Height: 5'6"
Occupation: Student
Education: University of Illinois, Major in Accounting
Hobbies: Singing, Dancing
Contestant Sponsor by:
Sushi Plus
Contestant #2 - Linh-Chi Duong 楊光玲
Age: 19
Height: 5'3"
Occupation: Student
Education: University of Illinois, Major in Business Administration
Hobbies: Chinese fan dance, figure skating, violin, hip hop, traveling, trying new foods
Contestant #3 - Abigail Huang 黄佳儀
Age: 20
Height: 5'6"
Occupation: Media Literacy & Voter Outreach Coordinator at the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community (CBCAC). Previously worked for Alderwoman Nicole T. Lee at the 11th Ward Office
Education: Double Major in Political Science & Global Asian Studies, Minor in Chinese, University of Illinois at Chicago
Hobbies: Classical Chinese dance at 飛天舞蹈艺术中心, teaching students, helping senior residents, local governance, public policy, crafting theatre costumes/props
Contestant Sponsor by:
Chinatown Parking Corp. 芝城華埠停車場有限公司
Contestant #4 - Freya Liu 刘逢源
Age: 22
Height: 5'7"
Occupation: Research Student Worker
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, 2025; Master's Degree in Computer Science, 2027 at Purdue University.
Hobbies: Chinese Classical Dance, Ballet, Traditional Chinese Painting, Calligraphy, Erhu, Rehearsing with my Dance Troupe, Cultural Storytelling, Exploring Interdisciplinary Creativity.
Contestant #5 - Renee Yan 严睿
Age: 25
Height: 5'3"
Occupation: Technical Analyst
Education: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at University at Buffalo, New York
Hobbies: Volleyball, piano, violin, cooking, traveling
Contestant #6 - Lingyu Zhou 周凌宇
Age: 24
Height: 5'9"
Occupation: Director of Marketing
Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts with Art Education at
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Hobbies: Visual Art, Chinese folk Crafts, curating exhibitions, Scuba Diving, Singing, Dancing,
and Cooking Traditional Chinese Cuisine.
Contestant Sponsor by:
Dentdelioun Financial 蒲公英财富管理
Contestant #7 - Melanie Zhang 张龄以
Age: 20
Height: 5'3"
Occupation: Student
Education: University of Chicago, Triple major in Law, Theater, and Comparative Literature (BA, 2027).
Hobbies: Piano, Cello, Flute, Guitar, Taekwondo, Acting
Contestant Sponsor by:
Windfall Group 联丰集团
2025 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The 42nd Annual Gala is one of the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce’s major
fundraising events in 2025. This event brings together the largest gathering of Chinese and
American business leaders in the Chicago metropolitan area and the State of Illinois,
including dignitaries, government officials, and influential business and community leaders.
This year’s event features the 2025 Miss Chinatown Chicago Beauty Pageant where
beautiful and talented ladies of Chinese heritage will compete for the title of Miss Chinatown
Chicago.
1) Official Title Sponsor $18,000 (one available)
2) Jade Level Sponsor $8,000
3) Platinum Level Sponsor $5,000
4) Gold Level Sponsor $3,500
5) Pageant Contestant Sponsor $2,000 (limited to #of contestants)
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES (refer to 2025 Sponsorship Packages document
for more detailed information) *Submit camera ready advertising copy,
company/organization name and logo by September 29th (300 dpi, JPEG or
PDF format)
Check to apply:
❑ $18,000 Official Title Sponsor (one available)
❑ $8,000 Jade Level Sponsor
❑ $5,000 Platinum Level Sponsor
❑ $3,500 Gold Level Sponsor
❑ $2,000 Pageant Contestant Sponsor (limited to # of contestants)
COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAM BOOK ADVERTISING: Advertising copy and
artwork must be submitted completed and camera-ready by September 29th (300
dpi, JPEG or PDF format)
Check to apply:
❑$1,500 - Full page, color ad on the back cover of the program book (6” x 9”)
❑$1,000 – Center Front, color ad in the program book (6” x 9”)
❑$1,000 – Center Back, color ad in the program book (6” x 9”)
❑$700 - Full page, color ad of the inside front cover of the program book (6” x 9”)
❑ $400 - Full page, black & white ad in the program book (6” x 9”)
❑$250 – Half (1/2) page, black & white ad in the program book (6” x 41/2”)
For individual who are interested:
Gala Ticket(s) at $288 each person
If you're interested please call 312-326-5320, or email: Info@chicagochinatown.org
Jade Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Cultural Sponsor
