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Olivia Cheng (Hong Kong actress)

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Olivia Cheng
Born (1960-02-14) February 14, 1960 (age 64)
Occupation(s)golf trainer, former golf player, former model, former actress
Spouse
Jeffrey Yu
(m. 1991)
AwardsMiss Hong Kong 1979
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鄭文雅
Simplified Chinese郑文雅
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèng wén yǎ
WebsiteOlivia Cheng on Facebook

Olivia Cheng Man Nga (simplified Chinese: 郑文雅; traditional Chinese: 鄭文雅; pinyin: Zhèng wén yǎ; born 14 February 1960), is a Hong Kong based former actress.

Background

She won the 1979 Miss Hong Kong Pageant and was also elected "Miss Photogenic." She represented Hong Kong in Miss Universe 1979 in Perth, Western Australia, where she went unplaced but ranked a very respectable 21st place in the preliminary swimsuit competition. Olivia created a controversy when she joined ATV (the arch-rival of TVB, the organiser of the Miss Hong Kong pageant) immediately after crowning her successor in 1980. This incident embarrassed TVB so much that in 1981, TVB decided to sign 1.5-year contracts with all Miss Hong Kong winners so that they had to stay with TVB for at least 6 months after their reign was over.

Subsequently Olivia she was the cover model of the first issue of Playboy magazine's Hong Kong edition, appearing in a topless pictorial inside. More pictures from the same photo session, filmed by Kevin Orpin in Boracay, later appeared as a large format book.

She was married to business executive Jeffrey Yu in 1991.

A high jump champion in secondary school, Olivia was known for her sporty and active image. She is a golf pro and teaches golf now.[1]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Olivia's twist". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
Achievements
Preceded by
Winnie Chan
Miss Hong Kong
1979
Succeeded by
Wanda Tai