Edelweiss Cheung

Edelweiss Cheung
Edelweiss Cheung
Born	27 October 1985 (age 36); Hong Kong
Years active	2008 – present
Chinese name
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	zhang1 shu1 ya3
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	zoeng1 syu1 ngaa5
	Musical career
Also known as	Edel
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]

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 180 cm tall, she was the tallest Miss Hong Kong since 1973. She competed in Miss Hong Kong Pageant which was held on July 19, 2008 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. She won the Miss Hong Kong 2008 pageant. After winning the crown, Cheung was criticized 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, .^[6]

References[]

^ 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.
^ "New Miss Hong Kong: Edelweiss Cheung". Sina Corp. 20 July 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ Lau, Nickkita (September 4, 2009). "Rude awakening". The Standard. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
^ "The winner, Edelweiss Cheung". China Daily. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ "(獨家專訪) 張舒雅無悔離開娛圈　最hea港姐做珠寶開酒吧" (in Chinese). MP Weekly News. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ ""Winning in Hong Kong Sister's Champion" Liu Qianting Lin Minxi's two old watches are similar to Liu Huiyun's resignation". Hong Kong Entertainment Appledaily. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

External links[]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Kayi Cheung	Miss Hong Kong 2008	Succeeded by Sandy Lau

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[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.

[2] "New Miss Hong Kong: Edelweiss Cheung". Sina Corp. 20 July 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[3] Lau, Nickkita (September 4, 2009). "Rude awakening". The Standard. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

[4] "The winner, Edelweiss Cheung". China Daily. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[5] "(獨家專訪) 張舒雅無悔離開娛圈　最hea港姐做珠寶開酒吧" (in Chinese). MP Weekly News. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[6] ""Winning in Hong Kong Sister's Champion" Liu Qianting Lin Minxi's two old watches are similar to Liu Huiyun's resignation". Hong Kong Entertainment Appledaily. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

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