Grace Chan

Grace Chan
Background information
Chinese name 陳凱琳 (traditional)
Chinese name 陈凯琳 (simplified)
Pinyin Chén Kăilín (Mandarin)
Jyutping Can4 Hoi2 Lam4 (Cantonese)
Ethnicity Han Chinese
Born (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991
British Hong Kong
Occupation
  • Actress
  • presenter
Years active 2013present
Partner(s) Kevin Cheng
Education Simon Fraser University Department of Communication

Grace Chan (born 23 June 1991) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian actress, television presenter, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was Miss Hong Kong 2013 and Miss Chinese International 2014.[1][2] Chan made her acting debut in the 2014 drama, Overachievers.

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

She was 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.

She attended TVB after winning Miss Hong Kong, she got a lot of attention of being a moderator, and most people think she's OK.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Organized Dining Herself Co-host
NominatedTVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
Overachievers Abby Chiang Lai Supporting role
NominatedTVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
NominatedTVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
TVB 47th Anniversary Gala Herself Co-host
NominatedTVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
2015 Raising the Bar Giselle Tong Ching-chi Main role
NominatedTVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artist
NominatedStarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Actress
NominatedStarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Female TV Character
NominatedStarHub TVB Award for My Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Louis Cheung)
Captain of Destiny Wong Tai-mui Main role
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artist
StarHub TVB Award for Best New TVB Artist
TVB 48th Anniversary Gala Herself Co-host
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artist
2016 Blue Veins Lam Mung-yiu Supporting role
Brother's Keeper II Ko Yee-na (Nana) Supporting role
2017 Wulin Revival Lover Lead role

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