Eileen Yeow (born 4 January 1972), also known as Yiu Ying-ying, is a Hongkonger-Singaporean actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was named as one of the Five Fresh Beauties of

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in 1995.

Career

Yeow won the title of Miss Singapore Universe 1991. After that, she went on to represent

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in the

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pageant in

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, United States. Her best friend,

Anita Yuen Anita Yuen Wing Yee (born 4 September 1971) is a Hong Kong actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for her roles in the films '' C'est la vie, mon chéri'' (1993), '' He's a Woman, She's a Man'' (1994), and '' From Beijing with Lo ...

, then encouraged her to expand her acting career in Hong Kong. She then went to Hong Kong and became an actress. In 2013 she appeared in the film '' Blind Detective'' which was featured at the

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Personal life

Yeow was born in Singapore. In June 2011, she gave birth to a boy, Evan, with her boyfriend of 8 years. She said she didn't plan to get married and would deal with love life in a low-key manner.

Filmography

TV series

References

External links

* 1972 births Living people Miss Universe 1991 contestants Singaporean actresses Singaporean beauty pageant winners Singaporean emigrants to Hong Kong Singaporean people of Teochew descent TVB actors {{Singapore-actor-stub