[2] Ip grew up in Hong Kong and studied at King Edward's School, Witley in England for a few years.
She started out well for having some common "features" of former Miss World semi-finalists from Hong Kong (like Maggie Cheung of 1983 and Pauline Yeung of 1987, all had lived/studied in England).
She placed seventh in the Asia Pacific team and was close to winning the fast track event, Beauty with a Purpose.
[citation needed] On 28 December 2005, Ip attended a press conference for the Miss Chinese International 2006 pageant.
[citation needed] After winning Miss Hong Kong, Ip afterwards hosted TVB shows like EBuzz.
On 12 August 2006, she gave her crown and duties to Aimee Chan Yan Mei, Miss Hong Kong 2006.
She also presented an award to Mr. Hong Kong 2006, Francois Huynh (Wong Cheung Fat) as he was the Handsome Group winner.