As cat fighting goes, this was a classic gem!

You've got to love beauty contests. If not for the swimsuit parades, then for the interview rounds that masquerade as Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speeches. Failing that, there is invariably cat fighting. On Saturday night the 36th Miss Hong Kong contest did not disappoint.

The winner, Edelweiss Cheung (pictured), is a 22-year-old university student known as the "Jewelry Princess" because her family has a gem store business and is loaded.

She is undeniably tall and pretty but has also earned herself a reputation in conservative circles for behaving badly.