Carat Cheung

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| name = Carat Cheung

| image =CaratCheung_2013.JPG

| alt = Carat Cheung

| caption = Carat Cheung 2013.JPG

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1987|12|07}}

| birth_place = British Hong Kong

| occupation = Actress, Model, Presenter

| years_active = 2012–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Joe Choy|9 September 2016}}

| children = 2 sons

| awards = Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant
2009 1st Runner-Up
Miss Hong Kong
2012 Winner
Miss Chinese International Pageant
2013 2nd Runner-Up

| website = [http://artiste.tvb.com/main/artistedetail/caratcheung TVB artiste page]

| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes

| t = 張名雅

| s = 张名雅

| p = Zhāng Míng Yǎ

| j = Zoeng1 Meng4 Aa1

}}

| module2 = {{infobox musical artist

| embed = yes

| origin = Hong Kong

| label = TVB

}}

Carat Cheung Ming Nga ({{zh|t=張名雅}}; born 7 December 1987) is a Canadian-Chinese actress, model and former beauty pageant winner currently based in Hong Kong and previously under Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) management.{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/carat-cheung-denies-plastic-surgery-075300567.html|title=Carat Cheung denies plastic surgery|date=13 September 2012|work=Yahoo! News|accessdate=5 August 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/43973/20150327/tracy-chu-promoted-lead-actress-tvb.htm|title=Tracy Chu, Promoted As One Of The New Lead Actresses In TVB|work=Chinatopix|accessdate=5 August 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/blogra/789281/erica-chen-crowned-miss-chinese-vancouver|title=Erica Chen crowned Miss Chinese Vancouver|work=The Georgia Straight|date=15 December 2014 |accessdate=5 August 2015}} She is the winner of Miss Hong Kong 2012.

Biography

Carat Cheung Ming Nga hails from Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended Killarney Secondary School and graduated from University of British Columbia majoring in Economics Business Studies.{{cite web|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1247617/hk-vancouver-and-back-migrants-who-came-home-home|title=From Hong Kong to Canada and back: the migrants who came home from home|work=South China Morning Post|date=28 May 2013 |accessdate=5 August 2015}} Cheung is also the niece of TVB television drama producer Alfred Cheung Kin-ting.http://et.21cn.com/tv/tvb/zixun/2012/08/26/12787236.shtml {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813035908/http://et.21cn.com/tv/tvb/zixun/2012/08/26/12787236.shtml |date=2016-08-13 }}, 2012港姐冠军诞生张坚庭侄女张名雅大热胜出(图) Prior to returning to Hong Kong, Cheung worked as a presenter for Fairchild TV, a Chinese television channel in Canada.

Pageant career

Cheung placed as 1st Runner-Up in the 2009 Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant, with Eliza Sam winning the event.

In 2012, Cheung returned to Hong Kong in order to participate in the 2012 Miss Hong Kong pageant for a better chance of aspiration to enter into acting. 2012 was the first Miss Hong Kong pageant to hold viewers choice online voting. The winner was to be selected based on popular online votes by audiences.[http://www.jaynestars.com/news/miss-hong-kong-2012-will-be-crowned-by-viewers/] Miss Hong Kong 2012 Will Be Crowned by Viewers. Retrieved Aug 4, 2016 Cheung was crowned the winner on August 26, 2012. However, her win remained highly controversial as TVB's computer servers were disrupted, resulting in a lot of viewers unable to vote for their favourite. At the end, the winner was decided by the judging panel. Netizens and a few TVB artistes were not happy with the final winner result and demanded TVB do a recount to be fair for all the other contestants. Cheung's uncle, Alfred Cheung, came to her defense noting all past winners were decided by the judges so the rightful winner was crowned.[http://www.jaynestars.com/news/2012-miss-hong-kong-breaking-news/] 2012 Miss Hong Kong Pageant: Carat Cheung Wins Crown!. Retrieved Aug 4, 2016

After winning the 2012 Miss Hong Kong title, Cheung went on to participate in the Miss Chinese International Pageant 2013, where she finished as 2nd Runner-Up.

Acting career

Cheung's acting debuted in 2014 with a minor role in TVB drama Tomorrow Is Another Day. The following year, she was cast in supporting roles in dramas Smooth Talker, Wudang Rules and the highly rated Ghost of Relativity which brought her more public attention.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/14125/20141004/kate-tsui-and-carat-cheung-will-have-many-cat-fight-scenes-in-harmony-is-a-virtue.htm|title=Kate Tsui and Carat Cheung Will Have Many Cat-Fight Scenes in 'Harmony is a Virtue'|work=Chinatopix|accessdate=5 August 2015}}

On 7 February 2022, Cheung announced on Instagram that her contract with TVB had ended.{{cite web|url= https://skypost.ulifestyle.com.hk/article/3171928/%E5%BC%B5%E5%90%8D%E9%9B%85%E6%B8%AF%E5%A7%90%E5%86%A0%E8%BB%8D%E7%B4%84%E6%BB%BF%E9%9B%A2%E5%B7%A2TVB%20%E3%80%8C%E4%BB%A5%E5%BE%8C%E5%8F%AF%E4%BB%A5%E5%81%9A%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1%E9%8D%BE%E6%84%8F%E5%81%9A%E5%98%85%E5%98%A2%E3%80%8D |title= 張名雅港姐冠軍約滿離巢TVB 「以後可以做自己鍾意做嘅嘢」 |work=Sky Post |date=2 February 2022|accessdate=8 February 2022|language=zh}}

Personal life

On July 31, 2016, Cheung announced on her social media account that she was engaged to her boyfriend Joe Choy.[http://www.jaynestars.com/news/carat-cheung-to-marry-lawyer-boyfriend/] Carat Cheung To Marry Lawyer Boyfriend. Retrieved Aug 4, 2016 They held their wedding ceremony at the Intercontinental Hotel in Hong Kong on September 9, 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://asiaweddingnetwork.com/en/magazine/real-weddings/1277-former-miss-hong-kong-carat-cheung-joe-choy-at-intercontinental-hotel-hong-kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912114149/http://asiaweddingnetwork.com/en/magazine/real-weddings/1277-former-miss-hong-kong-carat-cheung-joe-choy-at-intercontinental-hotel-hong-kong|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 12, 2017|title=Former Miss Hong Kong, Carat Cheung & Joe Choy at Intercontinental Hotel, Hong Kong|last=Wong|first=Joyce|website=asiaweddingnetwork.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-01-10}}