Loletta Chu (born 7 September 1958 in Mandalay, Myanmar) is a Chinese actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the winner of the 1977 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.

Loletta Chu
朱玲玲
Chu at the Wai Yin Association [zh]'s 37th Anniversary Charity Ball 2019 on 4 May 2019
Born (1958-09-07) 7 September 1958 (age 66)
Alma materHong Kong International School
King George V School
Spouses
(m. 1978⁠–⁠2004)
(m. 2008)
Children
Parent(s)Chu Kei-chung (father), Chan Yue-mei (mother)
Loletta Chu
Chinese朱玲玲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhū Línglíng
Wade–GilesChu Ling-Ling
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJyū Lìhng-lìhng
JyutpingZyu1 Ling4-ling4
IPACantonese pronunciation: [tɕʰŷː lȉŋlȉŋ]

Early life

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Chu was born in Mandalay, Myanmar, in 1958 into an ethnic 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 modelling in her teen years.

1977 Miss Hong Kong

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She participated in the 1977 Miss Hong Kong Pageant 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. She represented Hong Kong at Miss Universe 1977 in the Dominican Republic.[1]

Personal life

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She is the former wife of the late tycoon and philanthropist Henry Fok's son, Timothy, with whom she has three sons, Kenneth, Eric and Jeremy.

Chu and Fok announced their divorce 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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Then and now: six past Miss Hong Kong contestants who captured our hearts". South China Morning Post. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Loletta Chu ties knot here". The Straits Times. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
Achievements
Preceded by
Rowena Lam
Miss Hong Kong
1977
Succeeded by
Winnie Chan