Olivia Cheng

Olivia Cheng Man Nga (simplified Chinese: 郑文雅; traditional Chinese: 鄭文雅; pinyin: Zhèng wén yǎ; born 14 February 1960), is a Hong Kong based former actress.

For the Canadian actress, see Olivia Cheng (Canadian actress).
Olivia Cheng
Born (1960-02-14) February 14, 1960
Occupationgolf trainer, former golf player, former model, former actress
Spouse(s)
Jeffrey Yu
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(m. 1991)​
AwardsMiss Hong Kong 1979
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鄭文雅
Simplified Chinese郑文雅
WebsiteOlivia Cheng on Facebook

Background

She won the 1979 Miss Hong Kong Pageant and was also elected "Miss Photogenic." She represented Hong Kong in Miss Universe 1979 in Perth, Western Australia, where she went unplaced but ranked a very respectable 21st place in the preliminary swimsuit competition. Olivia created a controversy when she joined ATV (the arch-rival of TVB, the organiser of the Miss Hong Kong pageant) immediately after crowning her successor in 1980. This incident embarrassed TVB so much that in 1981, TVB decided to sign 1.5-year contracts with all Miss Hong Kong winners so that they had to stay with TVB for at least 6 months after their reign was over.

Subsequently Olivia she was the cover model of the first issue of Playboy magazine's Hong Kong edition, appearing in a topless pictorial inside. More pictures from the same photo session, filmed by Kevin Orpin in Boracay, later appeared as a large format book.

She was married to business executive Jeffrey Yu in 1991.

A high jump champion in secondary school, Olivia was known for her sporty and active image. She is a golf pro and teaches golf now.[1]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1980The Spooky Bunch
1982Till Death Do We ScareIrene Leen
1982Shen tan guang tou meiElana Mann
1983Feng xie
1983Shao ye Wei Wei
1984Zi jin xiong di
1984Mr. Virgin
1984Yau friend mou gingAnn
1984Hua xin luo bo
1984A Family AffairNancy Yeung
1985Hong Kong GraffitiSusan Yang
1985Why Me?Koko
1986Millionaire's ExpressSiu-hon
1986The Missed DateMay
1986United We StandOlivia Cheng
1987Sapporo Story
1987The Happy Bigamist
1989Mr. CoconutPing
1989The Wild OnesSandy Kwong
1989Wo wei cheng nianSandy Kwong
1990A Killer's BluesWai
1990Trouble CoupleVideo
1991Blue LightningEllen Fong(final film role)

References
  1. "Olivia's twist". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
Achievements
Preceded by
Winnie Chan		 Miss Hong Kong
1979		 Succeeded by
Wanda Tai


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