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  1. Michelle Yeoh
    Michelle YeohMalaysian actress
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    BornYeoh Choo Kheng · 6 August 1962 · Ipoh, Perak, Federation of Malaya
    SpousesDickson Poon · (m. 1988; div. 1992) · Jean Todt (m. 2023)
    OccupationActress
    Michelle Yeoh's Amazing Journey
    Michelle Yeoh's Amazing Journey
    She's the first woman who identifies as Asian to be nominated for the best actress Oscar. She's also a martial arts legend, a Hollywood icon, and a Time magazine cover star. She's Michelle Yeoh.
    Early life and education

    Yeoh was born on 6 August 1962 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, to Janet Yeoh and Yeoh Kian-teik. Her father was elected as a Senator of Malaysia from 1959 to 1969 as a member of Perak's Malaysian Chinese Association, … See more

    Career

    In 1983, twenty-year-old Yeoh won the Miss Malaysia World contest. She was Malaysia's representative at the Miss World 1983 pageant in London, where she placed eighteenth. Later that year, she traveled to Australia w… See more

    Activism

    Michelle Yeoh devotes a large part of her time to charitable and social endeavors, including disaster relief, HIV/AIDS, poverty reduction, animal conservation, gender equality and road safety. She has been an ambassado… See more

    Personal life

    Yeoh was married to Hong Kong entrepreneur Dickson Poon, known for his ownership of businesses such as Harvey Nichols and Charles Jourdan, from 1988 to 1992. From 1998 to 2000, Yeoh dated and was eventu… See more

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