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5 former Miss Hong Kong contestants who made a difference:Maggie Cheung and Pauline Yeung starred on screen with Tony Leung and Jackie Chan, Erica Yuen entered politics … but who became a barrister?
Maggie Cheung started out in TVB dramas with Tony Leung and Andy Lau, but went on to become the ultimate art house icon as director Wong Kar-wai’s muse – even winning best actress at Cannes Film Festival
Cally Kwong became a successful Cantopop star and recorded the Cantonese version of Disney’s Little Mermaid theme, before building her Cally Jewellery brand, and Tracy Chu lectures for HKU Space
. Maggie Cheung
Arguably one of the most successful actresses Hong Kong has ever produced, Maggie Cheung entered the 1983 Miss Hong Kong pageant. Despite only landing second place, her youthful good looks immediately attracted directors and she was soon cast in TVB dramas alongside male leads like Tony Leung and Andy Lau.
She segued into films and became one of director Wong Kar-wai’s many muses. Her career highlights include winning best actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Taiwan’s Golden Horse Award for her role in In the Mood of Love.
Cally Kwong
First runner-up at the 1982 Miss Hong Kong pageant, Cally Kwong, then 19 years old, quickly became a successful recording artist. She recorded a number of Cantopop albums and sang the Cantonese version of “Part of Your World,” the theme for the 1989 animated Disney film Little Mermaid.
In the 2000s, she turned her passion for jewellery into a business, building the namesake jewellery brand Cally Jewellery.
Pauline Yeung
Pauline Yeung took home the Miss Hong Kong title in 1987 and represented Hong Kong at the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants the same year.
She’s a founding shareholder of Lukfook Jewellery, which opened its first shop in 1991 and went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1997. She remains a shareholder of the company which has over 3,000 shops across Asia and North America and Australia.
Tracy Chu
Tracy Chu entered the Miss Hong Kong Pageant in 2012 and made such an impression she was signed on to TVB despite not winning a title. She starred in a range of television dramas for the station before turning to further her studies. After obtaining a law degree, she took up a career as a barrister in 2020.
She’s since guest lectured for a law diploma programme HKU Space and is set out to be a guest lecturer for the School of Journalism and Communications at Chinese University this year.
www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3245163/5-former-miss-hong-kong-contestants-who-made-difference-maggie-cheung-and-pauline-yeung-starred
Maggie Cheung started out in TVB dramas with Tony Leung and Andy Lau, but went on to become the ultimate art house icon as director Wong Kar-wai’s muse – even winning best actress at Cannes Film Festival
Cally Kwong became a successful Cantopop star and recorded the Cantonese version of Disney’s Little Mermaid theme, before building her Cally Jewellery brand, and Tracy Chu lectures for HKU Space
. Maggie Cheung
Arguably one of the most successful actresses Hong Kong has ever produced, Maggie Cheung entered the 1983 Miss Hong Kong pageant. Despite only landing second place, her youthful good looks immediately attracted directors and she was soon cast in TVB dramas alongside male leads like Tony Leung and Andy Lau.
She segued into films and became one of director Wong Kar-wai’s many muses. Her career highlights include winning best actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Taiwan’s Golden Horse Award for her role in In the Mood of Love.
Cally Kwong
First runner-up at the 1982 Miss Hong Kong pageant, Cally Kwong, then 19 years old, quickly became a successful recording artist. She recorded a number of Cantopop albums and sang the Cantonese version of “Part of Your World,” the theme for the 1989 animated Disney film Little Mermaid.
In the 2000s, she turned her passion for jewellery into a business, building the namesake jewellery brand Cally Jewellery.
Pauline Yeung
Pauline Yeung took home the Miss Hong Kong title in 1987 and represented Hong Kong at the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants the same year.
She’s a founding shareholder of Lukfook Jewellery, which opened its first shop in 1991 and went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1997. She remains a shareholder of the company which has over 3,000 shops across Asia and North America and Australia.
Tracy Chu
Tracy Chu entered the Miss Hong Kong Pageant in 2012 and made such an impression she was signed on to TVB despite not winning a title. She starred in a range of television dramas for the station before turning to further her studies. After obtaining a law degree, she took up a career as a barrister in 2020.
She’s since guest lectured for a law diploma programme HKU Space and is set out to be a guest lecturer for the School of Journalism and Communications at Chinese University this year.
www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3245163/5-former-miss-hong-kong-contestants-who-made-difference-maggie-cheung-and-pauline-yeung-starred