Carrie Lam Lei (; born 25 March 1980) is a Hong Kong television presenter and actress affiliated with
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...
with family roots in
Chaozhou
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,
Guangdong
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
. She was the second runner-up in the 2005
Miss Hong Kong
Miss Hong Kong Pageant (), or Miss HK () for short, is an annual beauty pageant organised by local Hong Kong television station, TVB. The pageant was established in 1946, and acquired by TVB in 1973.
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Biography
Miss Hong Kong
Carrie competed in the
Miss Hong Kong Pageant
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2005 alongside
Tracy Ip
Tracy Ip Chui Chui is a Hongkonger actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the Miss Hong Kong Pageant in 2005.
Background
Tracy Ip was born on 10 September 1981 in Hong Kong with family roots in Shanghai. Coming from a family ...
. They were in the same Top 40 group, The Modelling Group, competing to be in the top 20. In the end, Tracy won the crown while Carrie took 2nd runner-up.
Miss International
Typically, TVB sends the second runner-up of Miss Hong Kong to represent Hong Kong in the
Miss International Pageant. As Carrie is the 2nd runner-up in 2005, she should have competed in Miss International 2005. However, due to the Miss International entry deadline to be before the Miss Hong Kong pageant took place, TVB opted to send Miss Hong Kong 2004 1st Runner-Up,
Queenie Chu, to the pageant instead.
Life after the pageants
She signed an artist contract with TVB after her reign was over and entered the entertainment business. She hosted the TVB show ''E-Buzz'', then left the company after her contract was over. She is now a full-time model with
Starzpeople and occasionally works with TVB, hosting ''
Money Smart'' and had cameo appearances in ''Moonlight Resonance'' and ''Gem of Life''.
On December 12, 2011, she also had a cameo appearance on Episode 72 of ''
Running Man''`s Hong Kong Special, a popular
South Korea
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n variety show.
Filmography
Series
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Heart of Greed
''Heart of Greed'' () is a 2007 modern drama from Hong Kong's TVB. The main actors involved in this production were Moses Chan, Linda Chung, Louise Lee, Ha Yu, Michelle Yim and Susanna Kwan.
The series received critical acclaim from audiences ...
'' as Cho Bang
*''
Best Selling Secrets'' as Catherine
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The Gem of Life
''The Gem of Life'' (Traditional Chinese: 珠光寶氣) is a TVB grand production drama, that broadcast between October 2008 and February 2009. The series was specifically filmed to celebrate TVB's 41st Anniversary. Filming took place in many l ...
'' as Stephy
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Moonlight Resonance
''Moonlight Resonance'' (Traditional Chinese: 溏心風暴之家好月圓) is a 2008 grand production HDTV drama by TVB. It is a spiritual sequel to 2007's award-winning series, '' Heart of Greed'' featuring most of the original cast members. Th ...
'' as Fong Shu Wing
References
External links
Profile of Miss Lam Lee (Carrie) - TVB.com
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1980 births
Living people
Hong Kong film actresses
Hong Kong television actresses
TVB actors
21st-century Hong Kong actresses