Pauline Yeung Po-ling (Chinese: 楊寶玲) (born April 17, 1967) is a Hong Kong actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won the 1987 Miss Hong Kong Pageant and did well in other international pageants too. She was born in Hong Kong with ancestry in Dongguan, Guangdong, China. She graduated from Diocesan Girl’s School, one of the top schools in Hong Kong, then further her studies in the UK.
Pageantry
Yeung won the 1987 Miss Hong Kong Pageant,[1] and went on to compete at the 1987 Miss World pageant, where she was placed amongst the top 12 semi-finalists and went on to win the Continental Queen of Asia award. She later participated in the 1988 Miss Universe pageant. She entered the semi-finals in 6th place, and was crowned the fourth runner-up in the final. Porntip Nakhirunkanok of Thailand was crowned Miss Universe that year. To date, Yeung is the only Miss Hong Kong to participate at both Miss World and Miss Universe pageants, and she has had the best performance in the international pageants ever. https://twitter.com/MsUniverseCrown/status/452809119880454147
Career
Her first movie Dragons Forever, in which she played Jackie Chan's character's girlfriend, was released in 1988, and it was a big hit. She later wrote 5 books on beauty and fitness, which all became top sellers in Hong Kong.[2]
She is also the co-founder of Lukfook Jewellery,[1] which became a listed company in 1997, and now has over 1,500 stores worldwide. She has been a director on the board since the beginning. She is also a GIA diamond graduate, and has designed jewelry for her own company.[3]
Private life
After she married Nelson Wong, the President of Far East Marketing of MGM Resorts in 2002, she moved to the United States and she became a mother at the age of 40. She divorced after 12 years of marriage and later remarried in 2015.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Dragons Forever | Nancy Lee | |
| 1989 | How to Be a Millionaire... Without Really Trying | Ping | |
| 1989 | The Gods and Demons of Zu Mountain | Sik Lei-Kei | 15 episodes |
| 1989 | Dream of Desire | Pauline | |
| 1990 | Happy Ghost 4 | Annie | |
| 1991 | Holy Virgin vs the Evil Dead | Princess White | |
| 1991 | The Banquet | Banquet Guest | |
| 1992 | Battle Field in Hell | ||
| 1993 | Even Mountains Meet | Dilu | |
| 1994 | Kidnap | ||
| 1994 | ong chuang er meng | Lady's friend | |
| 1997 | All's Well, Ends Well 1997 | Herself | |
| 1998 | B for Boy |
References
- 1 2 3 Yuen, Norman (22 November 2022). "10 Miss Hong Kongs from the 1980s – where are they now? From Joyce Godenzi marrying martial arts master Sammo Hung, and Cher Yeung acting with Chow Yun-fat, to 'most beautiful actress' Michelle Reis". South China Morning Post.
- ↑ "【邊6個女星讀過女拔？】楊寶玲退隱做上市集團董事 潘芳芳成兒童教育家設計課程 - 晴報 - 娛樂 - 中港台". skypost.ulifestyle.com.hk (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ↑ _泰先 (2008-01-01). 女人，幸福才是真漂亮 (in Chinese). 飛翔時代. ISBN 978-7-106-02829-9.
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