Actress Chen Hao was named the most beautiful woman in China by an online poll.

Mainland actress Chen Hao has been chosen as the most beautiful woman in China in an online poll featuring more than one million voters.

Other identifies in the top 10 included Yang Lan, a TV hostess and entrepreneur, Annie Yi, a Taiwan singer and actress, and Yu Dan, a professor and media scholar.

The poll began in April and initially featured 100 candidates from all circles of life.
 
Voters then reduced the list to 50, based on criteria including their reputations, achievements, personalities and contributions to the society, the organizer said.

Over one million people attended the online poll conducted on Sina.com, the web site reported. The result was determined according to the public votes and the opinions of the jury team.

Actress Chen Hao, who was named the most beautiful woman in China by an online poll, received the award from Huo Yang, the vice chairman of the Southern Metropolitan News.

Actress Chen Hao, who was named the most beautiful woman in China by an online poll, received the award from Huo Yang, the vice chairman of the Southern Metropolitan News.

(CRI.cn July 12, 2007)