Loletta Chu
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Loletta Chu is a Chinese beauty pageant titleholder. She was the winner of the 1977 Miss Hong Kong Pageant
.
, Burma in 1958 into an ethnically Chinese family, with roots in Taishan
, Guangdong
, China
. In 1968 she and her family moved to Hong Kong
, where she attended St Teresa School, Hong Kong International School
and King George V School
. She did some modeling in her teen years.
and became the first candidate to win both the title as well as a second, Miss Photogenic. Coincidentally, ever since Chu won both titles, the winner of the title Miss Photogenic became a good indication of who would eventually be the winner, or runners-up, of the competition.Married afterwards.
After 32 years, she was invited to crown for the Miss Hong Kong 2009 because of Edelweiss Cheung's, Miss Hong Kong 2008 poor working attitude and image and her tarnishment of the reputation of Miss Hong Kong.
's son, Timothy
, with whom she has three sons, Kenneth, Eric and Jeremy.
in September 2006, after more than two decades of marriage
. She remarried, to Hong Kong real estate billionaire Vincent Lo
of Shui On Group, in Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
, Singapore
in November 2008.
Miss Hong Kong Pageant
The Miss Hong Kong Pageant , or MSHK for short, is a beauty pageant organized by the leading Hong Kong television station, Television Broadcasts ....
.
Early life
Chu was born in MandalayMandalay
Mandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of one million, and is the capital of Mandalay Region ....
, Burma in 1958 into an ethnically Chinese family, with roots in Taishan
Taishan
Taishan is a coastal county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. The city is part of the Greater Taishan Region....
, Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. In 1968 she and her family moved to Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, where she attended St Teresa School, Hong Kong International School
Hong Kong International School
Hong Kong International School is a prestigious international private school in Tai Tam and Repulse Bay, Hong Kong. Founded in 1966 by a group of Christian businessmen, HKIS spans from reception one to the twelfth grade. Its Lower and Upper Primary Divisions are located in Repulse Bay, and the...
and King George V School
King George V School
King George V School , often shortened to "KGV" is a co-educational international secondary independent school of the English Schools Foundation, located in the Ho Man Tin area of Hong Kong. Currently school 1,700 students in the Kowloon peninsula, it is one of the oldest schools in Hong Kong,...
. She did some modeling in her teen years.
Winner of Miss Hong Kong
She participated in the 1977 Miss Hong Kong PageantMiss Hong Kong Pageant
The Miss Hong Kong Pageant , or MSHK for short, is a beauty pageant organized by the leading Hong Kong television station, Television Broadcasts ....
and became the first candidate to win both the title as well as a second, Miss Photogenic. Coincidentally, ever since Chu won both titles, the winner of the title Miss Photogenic became a good indication of who would eventually be the winner, or runners-up, of the competition.Married afterwards.
After 32 years, she was invited to crown for the Miss Hong Kong 2009 because of Edelweiss Cheung's, Miss Hong Kong 2008 poor working attitude and image and her tarnishment of the reputation of Miss Hong Kong.
Personal life
She is the former wife of the late tycoon and philanthropist Henry FokHenry Fok
Henry Fok Ying Tung was a Hong Kong businessman. He has ancestral roots in Nansha, Panyu, now part of Guangzhou, Guangdong). Fok was the vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of PRC since March 1993, and was possibly the most powerful...
's son, Timothy
Timothy Fok
Timothy Fok Tsun-ting , GBS, JP, the eldest son of Henry Fok, is a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication functional constituency...
, with whom she has three sons, Kenneth, Eric and Jeremy.
Divorce and remarriage
Chu and Fok announced their divorceDivorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
in September 2006, after more than two decades of marriage
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
. She remarried, to Hong Kong real estate billionaire Vincent Lo
Vincent Lo
Vincent Lo is the chairman of Hong Kong-based Shui On Group, a building-materials and construction firm.Lo graduated from University of New South Wales, Australia, in 1969...
of Shui On Group, in Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Four Seasons Hotels, Inc. is a Canadian-based international ultra-luxury, five-star hotel management company. Travel + Leisure magazine and Zagat Survey rank the hotel chain's 84 properties among the top luxury hotels worldwide...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
in November 2008.