Michelle Yeoh has been making movies in Hollywood for decades, like 1987's Easy Money, 1997's Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and 2018's Crazy Rich Asians.But before she hit the silver screen, the star was a beauty pageant contestant, which she discussed in the September issue of Town & Country magazine, which is on newsstands August 23.'I'm a little competitive by nature,' the School For Good And Evil star shared about winning the 1983 Miss Malaysia pageant at age 21 before joking, 'I think the judges were blind.' A classic: Michelle Yeoh has been making movies in Hollywood for decades, like 1987's Easy Money, 1997's Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and 2018's Crazy Rich Asians.
She talked her career to the September issue of Town & CountryYeoh's mother is the one who entered her in the contest. When asked if her mother takes credit for her career, Yeoh says, 'All the time!
She always tells me, "It's me, I created her, I gave her this," and I'm like, "Yes, Mom."' Her second pageant was Miss World, where she walked across the stage wearing a traditional gold and green costume.She did compete again after that.
Beauty babe: efore she hit the silver screen, the star was a beauty pageant contestant In the center: 'I'm a little competitive by nature,' the star shared about winning the 1983 Miss Malaysia pageant before joking, 'I think the judges were blind' Good mom: Yeoh's mother is the one who entered her in the contest.
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