[1] The media and the public severely bashed Cheung for being one of the least beautiful Miss Hong Kong winners ever.

The bashing continued to the point that there were informal polls among internet fans on whether there should be a re-election of Miss Hong Kong 2007.

Nevertheless, Cheung handled the pressure gracefully and remained calm and composed whenever she was asked about all the harsh comments made on her looks.

Cheung tied with Miss Ecuador, Valeska Saab for the award, so both advanced to the semifinals automatically.

[2] In January 2008, Cheung went on to compete in the Miss Chinese International 2008 pageant[3] where she was met again with the same criticism and was not expected to win despite being the host delegate representative.