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Yeoh was born on 6 August 1962 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, [11] to Janet Yeoh and Yeoh Kian-teik. Her father was elected as a Senator of Malaysia from 1959 to 1969 as a member of Perak's Malaysian Chinese Association, [12] [13] [14] the Chairman of the Perak Bar Association, [when?] [12] and the founder of "Sri Maju" in 1975, a major intercity coach service in Malaysia and Singapore.
Following a spinal injury that prevented Yeoh from pursuing a ballet career professionally, she began competing in beauty pageants. [1] In 1983, she was crowned Miss World Malaysia at the age of 20 and represented her country at the Miss World pageant, where she placed 18th overall.
She returned home, where her mother entered her in the 1983 Miss World Malaysia beauty contest. Yeoh won. Soon she found herself on set opposite Jackie Chan, not shooting a film, mind you, but a ...
Michelle Yeoh is a Malaysian actress. She rose to fame in 1990s Hong Kong action films, Yeoh began her film career acting in action and martial arts films such as Yes, Madam (1985), Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992), The Heroic Trio (1993), Tai Chi Master (1993) and Wing Chun (1994) and she is well known as an action queen.
Michelle Yeoh has revealed that the only reason she took part in the Miss Malaysia beauty contest in 1983 was because of her mother.. The Oscar-nominated actor, who went on to win the contest at ...
Michelle Yeoh is rewriting the record books, becoming the first Asian Best Actress winner in the Academy Awards' 95-year history.The Malaysian-born star, 60, became the first actress who ...
This is a list of women who have won the Miss World Malaysia beauty pageant. Titleholders This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The following is a list of top 3 winners from 1963 to present. Year Miss World ...
Yeoh’s Oscar is particularly significant given the history of Asian actors and the Academy Awards. Yeoh, who was born in Malaysia, is only the second Asian actress to be nominated in her ...