Aimee Chan | |
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Chinese name | 陳茵媺 (traditional) |
Jyutping | can4 jan1 mei4 (Cantonese) |
Origin | Hong Kong |
Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
1 April 1981
Nationality | Canada |
Years active | 2006-present |
Spouse(s) | Moses Chan (2013-present) |
Children | 3 |
Ancestry | Fujian, China |
Awards
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Aimee Chan (born 1 April 1981) or Chan Yan-mei (Traditional Chinese: 陳茵媺) is a Canadian actress based in Hong Kong. She was the winner of Miss Hong Kong 2006 and was offered a TVB contract shortly after.
Aimee was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her parents were immigrants from Hong Kong. She began her modeling career at the age of 16. She attended Woodbridge College in Woodbridge, Ontario. After high school, Aimee studied at the Ontario College of Art & Design. She graduated at the age of 23 and became a Graphic Designer. One year later, she entered a modelling competition and won the title. Later she competed in her first beauty pageant. Shortly thereafter, she moved to Hong Kong in 2005.
She married Moses Chan in June 2013. The couple have three children: sons Aiden Joshua Chan (born December 4, 2013) and Nathan Lucas Chan (born February 26, 2015) and daughter Camilla Chan (born April 27, 2016).
Competing with 9 other delegates in the Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant 2004, she did not place in the top 3. The eventual winner of the pageant was Lena Ma. She later started to host Toronto's What's On TV show at Fairchild.
After losing in the Miss Chinese Toronto pageant, she competed in the Miss Hong Kong Pageant in 2006. Though coming from Toronto, she went back to Hong Kong to compete. She made the top 21 of the Hong Kong group. After going into camp for 5 days training in Group C, she made the top 16. After filming with Seven in Korea, she competed on 12 August 2006 for the title. Though being a favorite, there were negative reports circulating about plastic surgery. Despite this she won the crown, audience favourite and won the Miss International Goodwill title as well.