Winner, 27, acknowledges her father Wilson Lam, a TVB heartthrob from the 1980s, during speech

Contest grabbed headlines last week when member of police watchdog asked why women are answering questions in skimpy outfits

Aspiring model Denice Lam beat out 18 other contestants to win the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant on Sunday, which was beset this year by coronavirus infections and headline-grabbing comments over skimpy outfits levelled by a member of the police watchdog.