Amber Chia (,

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese for ...

: ''Xiè Lìpíng''; born 14 December 1981) is a Malaysian model, actress, TV host and brand ambassador. She was born in

Teluk Intan Teluk Intan is a town in Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the district capital and largest town in Hilir Perak district and fourth largest town in the state of Perak with an estimated population of around 172,505, more than half of ...

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but grew up in the town of

Tawau Tawau (, Jawi: , ), formerly known as Tawao, is the capital of the Tawau District in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the third-largest city in Sabah, after Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan. It is located on the Semporna Peninsula in the southeast coast of t ...

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. Chia started her own company Amber Creations in mid-2009 and a modelling school Amber Chia Academy in August 2010.

Early life

Chia was born in

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

. Due to her parents hardship, she was taken care by foster parents at eight years old. When she turned 12, Chia moved back to

. She stopped schooling at 15, to work full-time in order to help her family. In an interview with iMoney.my, Chia worked three jobs; selling fish at the market in the morning, salesgirl at a small mall in the day and a cashier at a pub at night.

Career

Winner of the Guess Watches Timeless Beauty International Model Search 2004 title, Chia became the first Asian model to campaign for Guess Watches worldwide.

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selected her to present the Victoria Beckham Autumn/Winter 2009 Ready to Wear Collection during the

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Personal life

She married her business partner manager Adrian Wong in March 2010. Wong is the founder and director of CMG Absolute and has two children from a previous marriage. The couple has a son named Ashton Wong; born September 2010. Ashton Wong is a child model.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chia, Amber 1981 births Living people Malaysian actresses Malaysian female models Malaysian people of Chinese descent Malaysian socialites People from Ipoh People from Sabah People from Perak