Edelweiss Cheung

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Edelweiss Cheung
Born (1985-10-27) 27 October 1985 (age 37)
Years active2008 – present
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Chinese name
Musical career
Also known asEdel
Labels TVB (2008)
JamCast Management (HK)

Edelweiss Cheung (Chinese :張舒雅, born 27 October 1985) is a Hong Kong model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Hong Kong 2008. [1] [2] [3]

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Biography

Cheung was on born 27 October 1985 in British Hong Kong. Her parents are Chinese Americans from Shantou, Guangdong. She attended at Hoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Secondary School and also educated in American International School Hong Kong. Later, she move to United States to attend design classes at the Burgo Fashion and Design Institute. [4] [5]

Cheung was aged 22 year old and at 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) tall, she was the tallest Miss Hong Kong since 1973. She competed in Miss Hong Kong Pageant which was held on 19 July 2008 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. She won the Miss Hong Kong 2008 pageant. After winning the crown, Cheung was criticised for smoking and kissing her boyfriend in public. The pageant organiser TVB froze Cheung's contract following criticism of her behaviour on public, which it deemed unfit for a Miss Hong Kong champion. Cheung was not invited to present at Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2009 and crown her successor, Sandy Lau. [6]

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References

  1. David Wilson (17 May 2018). "The Miss Hong Kong pageant runner-up who was big winner when victor's crown slipped, and how it changed her life". South China Morning Post . Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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  3. Lau, Nickkita (4 September 2009). "Rude awakening". The Standard. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Hong Kong
2008
Succeeded by
Sandy Lau