Carat Cheung

Carat Cheung
Carat Cheung
Born	7 December 1987; British Hong Kong
Occupation	Actress, Model, Presenter
Years active	2012–present
Spouse(s)	Joe Choy (m. 2016)
Children	1
Awards	Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant; 2009 1st Runner-Up; Miss Hong Kong; 2012 Winner; Miss Chinese International Pageant; 2013 2nd Runner-Up
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張名雅
Simplified Chinese	张名雅
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhāng Míng Yǎ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Zoeng1 Meng4 Aa1
	Musical career
Origin	Hong Kong
Labels	TVB
Website	TVB artiste page

Carat Cheung (Chinese: 張名雅; born 7 December 1987) is a Canadian-Chinese actress, model and former beauty pageant queen currently based in Hong Kong and currently under Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) management.[1][2][3] She is the winner of the 2012 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.

Biography

Carat Cheung hails from Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended Killarney Secondary School and graduated from University of British Columbia majoring in Economics Business Studies.[4] Cheung is also the niece of TVB television drama producer Alfred Cheung Kin-ting.[5] Prior to returning to Hong Kong, Chueng worked as a presenter for Fairchild TV, a Chinese television channel in Canada.

Pageant career

Cheung was a contestant at the 2009 Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant, coming in 1st Runner-Up, behind that year's winner Eliza Sam.

In 2012, Cheung returned to Hong Kong in order to participate in the 2012 Miss Hong Kong pageant for a better chance of aspiration to enter into acting. The 2012 was the first Miss Hong Kong pageant to hold viewers choice online voting. The winner was to be selected based on popular online votes by audiences.[6] Cheung was crowned the winner on August 26, 2012, however her win remains highly controversial as TVB's computer servers were disrupted, resulting in a lot of viewers unable to vote for their favorite. At the end, the winner was decided by the judging panel. Netizens and a few TVB artistes were not happy with the final winner result and demanded TVB do a recount to be fair for all the other contestants. Cheung's uncle Alfred Cheung, came to her defense noting all past winners were decided by the judges so the rightful winner was crowned.[7]

After winning the 2012 Miss Hong Kong title, Cheung went on to participate in the 2013 Miss Chinese International Pageant, where she came in as 2nd Runner-Up.

Acting career

Cheung's acting debuted in 2014 with a small role in TVB drama Tomorrow Is Another Day. The following year she was cast in main supporting roles in dramas Smooth Talker, Wudang Rules and the highly rated Ghost of Relativity which brought her more public attention.[8]

Personal life

On July 31, 2016, Cheung announced on her social media account that she was engaged to her Joe Choy.[9] They held their wedding ceremony at the Intercontinental Hotel in Hong Kong on September 9, 2016.[10]

Filmography

Television dramas

Year	Title	Chinese Title	Role
2014	Tomorrow Is Another Day	再戰明天	Kelly
2015	Smooth Talker	以和為貴	Betty So Fa-yi (蘇花兒)
	Wudang Rules	潮拜武當	Diana Dai On-na (戴安娜)
	Ghost of Relativity	鬼同你OT	Anna
2016	House of Spirits	一屋老友記	Joanne Chin Cho-kwan (錢祖君)
	Daddy Dearest	超能老豆	Mak Ka-ka (麥家嘉)
	A Fist Within Four Walls	城寨英雄	Wu Nei (胡妮)
2017	Provocateur	與諜同謀	Apple (戴如寶)

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References

"Carat Cheung denies plastic surgery". Yahoo! News. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
"Tracy Chu, Promoted As One Of The New Lead Actresses In TVB". Chinatopix. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
"Erica Chen crowned Miss Chinese Vancouver". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
"From Hong Kong to Canada and back: the migrants who came home from home". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
http://et.21cn.com/tv/tvb/zixun/2012/08/26/12787236.shtml Archived 2016-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, 2012港姐冠军诞生张坚庭侄女张名雅大热胜出(图)
Miss Hong Kong 2012 Will Be Crowned by Viewers. Retrieved Aug 4, 2016
2012 Miss Hong Kong Pageant: Carat Cheung Wins Crown!. Retrieved Aug 4, 2016
"Kate Tsui and Carat Cheung Will Have Many Cat-Fight Scenes in 'Harmony is a Virtue'". Chinatopix. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
Carat Cheung To Marry Lawyer Boyfriend. Retrieved Aug 4, 2016
Wong, Joyce. "Former Miss Hong Kong, Carat Cheung & Joe Choy at Intercontinental Hotel, Hong Kong". asiaweddingnetwork.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.

External links

TVB profile

Preceded by Rebecca Zhu 朱晨麗	Miss Hong Kong Pageant Winner 2012	Succeeded by Grace Chan 陳凱琳

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[1] "Carat Cheung denies plastic surgery". Yahoo! News. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

[2] "Tracy Chu, Promoted As One Of The New Lead Actresses In TVB". Chinatopix. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

[3] "Erica Chen crowned Miss Chinese Vancouver". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

[4] "From Hong Kong to Canada and back: the migrants who came home from home". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

[5] ttp://et.21cn.com/tv/tvb/zixun/2012/08/26/12787236.shtml Archived 2016-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, 2012港姐冠军诞生张坚庭侄女张名雅大热胜出(图)

[6] Miss Hong Kong 2012 Will Be Crowned by Viewers. Retrieved Aug 4, 2016

[7] 2012 Miss Hong Kong Pageant: Carat Cheung Wins Crown!. Retrieved Aug 4, 2016

[8] "Kate Tsui and Carat Cheung Will Have Many Cat-Fight Scenes in 'Harmony is a Virtue'". Chinatopix. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

[9] Carat Cheung To Marry Lawyer Boyfriend. Retrieved Aug 4, 2016

[10] Wong, Joyce. "Former Miss Hong Kong, Carat Cheung & Joe Choy at Intercontinental Hotel, Hong Kong". asiaweddingnetwork.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.