Sonija Kwok
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Sonija Kwok at Victoria Park, Hong Kong, 2009
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 郭羨妮 |
| Pinyin | Guō Xiànnī (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Kwok Sin Nei (Cantonese) |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born |
22 July 1974 Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Zhu Shaojie (m. 2011- ) |
Sonija Kwok (Chinese: 郭羨妮, born on 22 July 1974) is a Hong Kong actress, currently works for TVB.
She was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed 3/4 Cantonese and 1/4 English parentage. Kwok immigrated to Vancouver, Canada from Hong Kong. She initially attended the University of British Columbia, but transferred to Simon Fraser University completing her BA major in Psychology. After graduation, she joined Cathay Pacific as a flight attendant.
After a short stint as a flight attendant, she returned to Hong Kong in 1999 and competed in the 1999 Miss Hong Kong pageant. During the semi-final, she won the Miss Photogenic award making her a favourite to win Miss Hong Kong following the precedent since 1996. She subsequently won the title "Miss Hong Kong" in July 1999 as well as Miss International Goodwill and Miss Intelligence. Coincidentally, all the winners of the Miss Hong Kong pageant spanning 1997-2000 hail from Vancouver, Canada.
After winning the "Miss Hong Kong" title, she participated in numerous TVB events. In February 2000, she represented Hong Kong at the 2000 Miss Chinese International pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was crowned as the winner and also won two other awards. She is considered one of the most successful winners, as she and Michelle Reis are the only two Miss Hong Kong pageant winners to win the same title while Michelle was the winner for the pageant's inaugural year in 1988. After her success in both pageants, she represented Hong Kong at the Miss Universe 2000 pageant held in Cyprus. Although she did not feature in the top ten list, she was included in the top ten list of "Miss Photogenic" featured on the Miss Universe's website main page. She is the last representative from Hong Kong to participate in Miss Universe contest.
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