Christine Kuo (; born 11 July 1983) is a Taiwanese-Canadian actress based in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. She is of mixed Dutch, Korean and Taiwanese aborigine parentage. She was the winner of the Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant 2008 and Miss Chinese International Pageant 2009.

Early life

Kuo grew up in Taichung, Taiwan. She attended Taichung Municipal Bei Tun Elementary School until moving with her family to Toronto, Canada at age 10. She majored in mathematics at

University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a Public university, public research university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on of land adjacent to uptown Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also op ...

. Due to her father's business failure and cancer diagnosis, she transferred to study project management remotely at

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. She worked as a project manager during her studies.

Career

She won four awards at the 2008 Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant: Miss Photogenic, Miss Fittest Posture, Miss Popularity and Miss Most Beautiful Hair. In January 2009, she represented Toronto to compete in the Miss Chinese International Pageant 2009 as a favorite contestant due to her awards and popularity. She was then awarded the Miss International Charm Award and later was crowned winner of Miss Chinese International 2009. She signed a 6-year contract with

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and moved from Toronto to Hong Kong to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. She returned as a judge in the Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant 2009.

Personal life

Kuo's parents are Taiwanese-born and are of Dutch, Korean and Chinese descent.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Music video

*2009:

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, 沒有腳的小鳥 (TVB version) *2010:

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, 我們很好 (TVB version)

Awards

*Next TV Awards 2013-Most Promising Female Artist

References

External links

Christine Kuo at hkmdb.com

Official Blog
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