On November 15, 2000, a press conference was held to introduce the ten contestants to the public. They were Ms Grace Leung of d'Oro Puff-Pastry & Cookies Expertise Shop, Ms Coco Wong of Il Hwa Hong Kong Ltd., Ms Lily Yeung of Sun Shun Fuk Foods Co. Ltd., Ms Bibi Leung of Anton International (Asia) Ltd., Ms Zen Ho of DR Esthetic Product Research & Production Centre, Ms Nancy Lok of Siu Sin Tso Taiwan Food Wholesale Co., Ms Phyllis Wong of Chevalier Group, Ms Helen Tin of Universe Holdings Ltd., Ms Nicole Ho of Long Far Herbal Medicine Mfg. (HK) Ltd., and Ms Simy Cheung of Goodway Electrical Enterprise Ltd.

To enhance the contestants' performance, CMA invited celebrities including Ms Lam Kin Ming, Michelle, Mr Wong Kwai Lam, Mr Vincent Pang, Ms Abbie Chan, Mr Addy Ng, Ms Lucy Shih, Mr Lawrence Chan, Mr Warden Luk and Ms Strisan Chan as official training and image consultants to give lectures on eloquence, poise and posture, catwalk, fitness, image design, photography, hair styling and make-up.

To initiate a poll for the Miss Exhibition Pageant, a display panel showing the contestants' photos and numbers was set up at the venue. Promotion leaflets were also distributed to every visitor. Visitors were keen on voting for their ideal Miss Exhibition. Many of them even took photos with the contestants and asked for their autographs.

At the press conference on January 4, 2001, judges of the Pageant met with the media and expressed their views on the contestants. The judging panel was formed by Associate Director-General of Invest Hong Kong for the HKSAR Government Mr Wan Chung On, Legislative Council Member Dr Lui Ming Wah, Chairman of The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Dr Robin Chan, famous fashion designer Ms Flora Cheong-Leen, and famous actress Ms Christine Ng.