Leanne Li
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Leanne Li Yanan (Chinese: 李亞男; born 25 November 1984 in Shanghai), is a Chinese-born Canadian actress and television host. She was the 2005 Miss Chinese International Pageant winner hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] She is now an actress and a TV host for TVB.
Miss Chinese International 2005
Personal life
Leanne's family originates from Shanghai, China who later emigrated to Canada when she was a child. The eldest of two girls, she was a second year fine arts student at the University of British Columbia before participating in the pageants. Leanne and her husband Wong Cho-lam are both devoted Christians who have both publicly declared sexual abstinence before marriage.
During the 48th TVB anniversary celebration Wong Cho-lam proposed to her.[2][3][4] Li and Wong married on Valentine's Day in 2015.
Pageant career
At the age of 20, Leanne competed as contestant #10 in Miss Chinese Vancouver 2004 Pageant, taking the crown. She also took the titles of Miss Photogenic and Best Posture. As the winner this pageant, she represented the city of Vancouver at Miss Chinese International the following year.
In January, she arrived in Hong Kong to compete for the Miss Chinese International 2005 crown, and won.[5] Being considered just a favorite, she beat out bigger favorite, Fala Chen of New York for the title. Her performance received positive reviews, especially during the final interview portion.
TV dramas
- La Femme Desperado (2006) - Guest Appearance
- Love Guaranteed (2006)
- Dicey Business (2006)
- Drive of Life (2007)
- The Building Blocks of Life (2007)
- War of In-Laws II (2008) - Guest Appearance
- Forensic Heroes 2 (2008)
- The Money-Maker Recipe (2008)
- Burning Flame III (2009)
- The Stew of Life (2009)
- Suspects in Love (2010) - Guest Appearance
- The Mysteries of Love (2010) - Guest Appearance
- Only You (2011)
- The Other Truth (2011) - Guest Appearance
- Men with No Shadows (2011) - Guest Appearance
- No Good Either Way (2012)
- A Great Way to Care II (2013)
- Brother's Keeper (2013)
- Ruse of Engagement (2014)
- Black Heart White Soul (2014)
- Shades of Life (2014)
- Come On, Cousin (2014)
- With or Without You (2015)
- Fashion War (2016)
Film
- Blackhat (2015) as Emergency Worker
References
- ^ "Miss Chinese International 2005 - Results". Tencent QQ. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "Jayne Stars".
- ^ "Jayne Stars".
- ^ "Jayne Stars".
- ^ "Official Site".
External links
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Shanghai
- Actresses from Vancouver
- Chinese emigrants to Canada
- Canadian Christians
- Canadian expatriates in Hong Kong
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian television actresses
- Canadian television hosts
- Miss Chinese International winners
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- TVB actors
- University of British Columbia alumni
- Chinese Christians