Grace Chan
| Grace Chan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese name | 陳凱琳 (traditional) | ||
| Chinese name | 陈凯琳 (simplified) | ||
| Pinyin | Chén Kăi Lín (Mandarin) | ||
| Jyutping | Can4 Hoi2 Lam4 (Cantonese) | ||
| Ethnicity | Han Chinese | ||
| Origin | Hong Kong | ||
| Born |
23 June 1991 Hong Kong | ||
| Occupation | Actress | ||
| Label(s) | TVB | ||
| Years active | 2013–present | ||
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Grace Chan (Chinese: 陳凱琳) (born 23 June 1991) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She is the winner of Miss Chinese International Pageant 2014 and Miss Hong Kong 2013 Beauty pageants.[1][2]
Because of her facial features, Grace was speculated to be a mixed Chinese. Grace clarified that both her biological parents are ethnically Chinese.[3][4][5]
Miss Hong Kong
Right from the beginning of the pageant, Grace expressed that it was her childhood dream to enter the Miss Hong Kong pageant. After completing her university studies, Grace immediately returned to Hong Kong for the pageant; she even sacrificed her own graduation ceremony in Vancouver.
This year's pageant voting system differed from the past as the committee introduced a one-vote-one-person from Hong Kong citizens which would account for 50 percent of the final score; the other 50 percent was awarded by the panel of professional judges.
As an early favourite, Grace beat the other nine contestants by gaining a majority of the 170,000 votes that were cast from the Hong Kong audience.[6]
Finally, after various rounds she was crowned the 2013 Miss Hong Kong winner on September 1, 2013.
Miss Chinese International
Organizers this year decided to change the formula of the competition and introduced an elimination round after nearly every segment.
Not only did Grace Chan represented herself well in the pageant, she is also the 3rd representative from Hong Kong to have held both titles, the last title belonging to Sonija Kwok 14 years ago.
Personal life
Born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia at the age of 5, Grace graduated from Simon Fraser University with a major in Communications[7] and a minor in Publishing.
Grace has a fraternal twin brother and an older sister.[8]
Grace is used to hearing it claimed by Hong Kong netizens that she has an Indian bloodline, but she has denied this and has asserted that her ancestry is a hundred percent Chinese.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Organized Dining | Herself | Co-host Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste |
| Overachievers | Abby Chiang Lai | Supporting role Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste | |
| TVB 47th Anniversary Gala | Herself | Co-host Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste | |
| 2015 | Raising the Bar | Giselle Tong Ching-chi | Main role Nominated—StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Actress Nominated—StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Female TV Character Nominated—StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Louis Cheung) |
| Captain of Destiny | Wong Tai-mui | Main role StarHub TVB Award for Best New TVB Artist | |
| 2015 | Blue Veins | Lam Mung-yiu | Supporting role Post-production |
| Brother's Keeper II | Supporting role Filming |
References
- ↑ "Miss HK cried when she was announced winner of Miss Chinese International pageant". http://www.lollipop.sg/. 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2014-01-27. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "University graduate is Miss Hong Kong 2013 - Archives - World Pageants - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Beautypageants.indiatimes.com. 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
- ↑ "17號港姐陳凱琳賽前被黑 忙澄清：我是爸媽親生的_娛樂頻道_新浪網-北美". Dailynews.sina.com. 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
- ↑ "陳凱琳唔似父母 龍鳳胎弟弟都似混血兒 - 香港娛樂頻道@HKChannel". Ihktv.com. 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
- ↑ "陈凯琳有整容吗 2013香港小姐17号陈凯琳个人资料及照片 - 极热网". Jihot.com. 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
- ↑ "'Grace Chan Is Crowned Miss Hong Kong 2013.'". 24-7kpop.com. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
- ↑ "曝港姐陳凱琳背景：名校畢業 九龍塘過億豪宅.". Dailynews.sina.com. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
- ↑ "長青網：陳凱琳返獨立屋 家人拉隊狂歡". E123.hk. Retrieved 2013-11-10.