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Yeoh was keen on dance from an early age, beginning ballet at age four. She studied at Main Convent Ipoh , an all-girls secondary school, as a primary student. At age 15, she moved with her parents to the United Kingdom.
After a brief dance career, she won the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant title in and the Miss Moomba beauty pageant title in Melbourne, Australia in the early 1980s. Her first on camera work was a 1984 commercial with martial arts star Jackie Chan .
- August 6, 1962
A ballet dancer since 4, she moved to London to study at the Royal Academy as a teen. After a brief dance career, she won the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant title in and the Miss Moomba beauty pageant title in Melbourne, Australia in the early 1980s.
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- Ipoh, Malaysia
Mar 14, 2023 · Michelle Yeoh on Sunday became the first Asian woman to win best actress at the Academy Awards – but an Australian broadcaster has since unearthed archival footage of the actor at a beauty...
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Mar 14, 2023 · 14 Mar 2023 at 22:00. Michelle Yeoh. Way before Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, 60, became an Oscar winner, the actress was turning heads in what would become her gateway into showbiz.
Mar 13, 2023 · The early years: ballet to beauty pageant. Michelle Yeoh was born Yeoh Chu-Kheng on 6 August, 1962, in Ipoh, Malaysia.
Mar 15, 2023 · 8:00 PM MYT. Photos: Subtle Asian Traits/Facebook, Reuters, YouTube. With Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh's win at the Oscars, media all over the world are sifting through archives to republish old news of the Malaysian star as a way to refresh the memory of their readers as well as to reintroduce the 60-year-old to new fans.
