Rachel Yeoh
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{{Short description|Malaysian socialite}}
{{About|the Malaysian socialite|the Malaysian gymnast|Rachel Yeoh Li Wen}}
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| birth_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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| occupation = fashion influencer, socialite, model
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| Yeoh Tiong Lay (grandfather)
| Francis Yeoh (uncle)
| Rebekah Yeoh (cousin)
| Michelle Yeoh (twin sister)
| Ruth Yeoh (cousin)
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Rachel Yeoh is a Malaysian socialite, heiress, model, and fashion influencer.
Early life and family
Rachel Yeoh was born in Kuala Lumpur and has a fraternal twin sister, Michelle.{{cite web|url=https://preen.inquirer.net/80922/secrets-out-heres-why-heart-evangelista-and-kevin-kwan-spent-time-in-paris|title=Secret's out: Here's why Heart Evangelista and Kevin Kwan spent time in Paris|date=16 August 2018|publisher=}} A member of a wealthy Malaysian Chinese family,{{Cite web|url=https://guestofaguest.com/new-york/nyc-society/the-real-crazy-rich-asians-meet-socialite-sisters-michelle-and-rachel-yeoh|title=The REAL Crazy Rich Asians: Meet Socialite Sisters Michelle & Rachel Yeoh|website=Guest of a Guest}} she is the daughter of Dato' Sri Michael Yeoh and Datin Sri Tina Yeoh.{{cite web|url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/the-scene/people-parties/rachel-michelle-yeoh-queen-charlotte-debutante-ball-london-season-2015|title=Rachel and Michelle Yeoh's journey to the Queen Charlotte's Debutante Ball|first=Karmun|last=Ng|publisher=}} Her paternal grandfather is businessman Tan Sri Dato' Seri Yeoh Tiong Lay, the founder of YTL Corporation.{{cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/2018/08/207549/crazy-rich-asian-instagram-influencers#slide-6|title=10 Asian Fashion Influencers Who Are Actually Crazy Rich|publisher=}} She is a niece of Tan Sri Dato' Francis Yeoh and a first cousin of Ruth Yeoh and Rebekah Yeoh.
In 2015, she and her sister were the first Malaysians, and the first twins, to debut at Queen Charlotte's Ball at Kensington Palace.{{cite web|url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com.sg/life/real-life-crazy-rich-asians-of-today/|title=Meet The Real Crazy Rich Asians Of Today, Wearing Crazy Rich Couture|date=20 August 2018|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://firstclasse.com.my/rich-heirs-on-instagram-rachel-and-michelle-yeoh-twins-to-watch-in-fashion/|title=Rich Heirs on Instagram: Rachel and Michelle Yeoh, twin fashionistas|date=14 June 2018|publisher=}}
Career
Yeoh serves alongside her sister on the advisory committee for the British Fashion Council, which determines the allocation of funds and grants given to designers.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldofbuzz.com/malaysian-twins-studied-law-make-big-uks-fashion-industry/|title=Malaysian Twins Who Studied Law Make It Big In UK's Fashion Industry - WORLD OF BUZZ|website=www.worldofbuzz.com|date=8 March 2017 }}
In 2017, she walked as a model for Dolce & Gabbana's Fall 2017 fashion show in Milan Fashion Week. In August 2017 she was featured on the cover of Vogue Japan. She and her sister were featured in the March 2017 fashion issue of Hong Kong Tatler and on the cover of Malaysia Tatler.{{Cite news |archive-date=Dec 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209220032/https://www.pressreader.com/china/hong-kong-tatler/20170301/283442076249127 |url=https://www.pressreader.com/china/hong-kong-tatler/20170301/283442076249127 |title=Style Sisters |date=1 Mar 2017 |publisher=Tatler |language=en |access-date=10 August 2023 |via=PressReader}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/the-scene/people-parties/michelle-yeoh-and-rachel-yeoh-are-the-future-of-high-fashion|title=Why these twins are the future of high-fashion|first=Malaysia|last=Tatler|date=March 1, 2017|website=Tatler Malaysia}} In 2018, she walked the runway for Dolce & Gabbana's Alta Moda show in Lake Como.
Education
Yeoh graduated in June 2019 with a Politics, Philosophy and Law LLB degree at the Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London.
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Category:Malaysian people of Chinese descent
Category:Malaysian female models
Category:People from Kuala Lumpur