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Lizabeth (Candy) Chang (), born in November 10, 1989 in Hong Kong, won Miss Chinese Toronto in 2009, and
Miss Chinese International Pageant 2010 The 22nd Miss Chinese International Pageant, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2010 was held on November 5, 2010. Tianjin, China would host the pageant for the first time. TVB would broadcast the pageant one day later, delayed, for the first ti ...
second runner-up. She was a
TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...
actress. Due to her cheerful and outgoing personality, and the fact that she is multilingual, she was first assigned to host several programs. She premiered on the popular TVB drama "
The Hippocratic Crush ''The Hippocratic Crush'', also known by its Chinese language title ''On Call 36 Hours'' ( Chinese: On Call 36小時) is a 2012 Hong Kong television medical drama series produced by Poon Ka-tak and TVB. The drama follows the lives of young house ...
" (On Call 36小時), playing the role of Kan Ching Ching 簡晶晶. Her role in
The Hippocratic Crush ''The Hippocratic Crush'', also known by its Chinese language title ''On Call 36 Hours'' ( Chinese: On Call 36小時) is a 2012 Hong Kong television medical drama series produced by Poon Ka-tak and TVB. The drama follows the lives of young house ...
was her first role and was critically acclaimed and she was seen by viewers to be a promising young actress and newcomer. She was nominated for Astro on Demand Awards for My Favourite Screen Couple with Nathan Ngai.


Filmography

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The Hippocratic Crush ''The Hippocratic Crush'', also known by its Chinese language title ''On Call 36 Hours'' ( Chinese: On Call 36小時) is a 2012 Hong Kong television medical drama series produced by Poon Ka-tak and TVB. The drama follows the lives of young house ...
'' (2012) *''
All Star Glam Exam ''All Star Glam Exam'' is a Hong Kong game show produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). The premiere episode aired on the TVB Jade and TVB HD Jade channels on 27 February 2011 and is slated to run for 18 episodes. Hosted by the Cantopo ...
'' (2011) *''
The Hippocratic Crush II ''The Hippocratic Crush II'', also known by its Chinese title ''On Call 36 Hours II'' ( Chinese: On Call 36小時 II) is a 2013 Hong Kong television medical drama series produced by Poon Ka-tak and TVB. The drama follows the lives of young house ...
'' (2013) *''
Bounty Lady ''Bounty Lady'' () is a 2013 Hong Kong modern comedy-drama produced by TVB and starring Dayo Wong and Kate Tsui, with Sharon Chan, Louis Yuen, Benz Hui, Elena Kong, Grace Wong, Toby Leung, Sammy Sum, Samantha Ko and Lam Tsz-sin as the majo ...
'' (2013) (cameo episode 1) *''
Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain ''Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain'' (Traditional Chinese: 寒山潛龍; literally "Cold Mountain, Hidden Dragon") () is a 2014 Hong Kong period drama produced by TVB, starring Kenneth Ma and Rosina Lam as the main leads, with Pierre Ngo, Power C ...
'' (2014) *''
From Vegas to Macau II ''From Vegas to Macau II'' () is a 2015 3D Hong Kong-Chinese action comedy film directed and written by Wong Jing and starring Chow Yun-fat, Nick Cheung, Carina Lau, Shawn Yue, Angela Wang and Michelle Hu. The film is the sequel to ''From Vegas t ...
'' (2015) *'' Momentary Lapse Of Reason'' (2015)


Promotional events

Chang is a non-smoker and promoted World No-Tobacco Day.


Personal

Lizabeth (Candy) Chang aspires to be an outstanding actress. She can speak English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese, and has studied French. Her mother is from Shanghai and Chang learned Japanese from her sister due to language similarities. As an actress, she felt the scripts were rather difficult to read, partially because of her time overseas. She attended Unionville High School. She has a 3rd year university education majoring in Graphic Design and Visual Arts(from the
OCAD University Ontario College of Art & Design University, commonly known as OCAD University or OCAD, is a public art university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus is spread throughout several buildings and facilities within d ...
). Before joining the
Miss Chinese International Pageant Miss Chinese International Pageant (, formerly 國際華裔小姐競選), or MCI () for short, is an annual international beauty pageant, organized and broadcast by TVB, a network television station in Hong Kong. It was established in 1988 and t ...
, her ambition was to be talented in the arts field. She has several hobbies/talents such as singing, reading, drawing, swimming, web designing, graphic design, travelling, dancing and playing piano. She emigrated to Canada at age 7. She currently lives with her father. Her mother, elder brother, and elder sister are in Canada. She did some life-guarding in the past, and she claims it helped her with her role in
The Hippocratic Crush ''The Hippocratic Crush'', also known by its Chinese language title ''On Call 36 Hours'' ( Chinese: On Call 36小時) is a 2012 Hong Kong television medical drama series produced by Poon Ka-tak and TVB. The drama follows the lives of young house ...
. She made an appearance in
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: Celebrity Edition, her coach was her father who won an award in the same competition
Leslie Cheung Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actor. Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films. He was one of the most prominent ...
competed in. Her father is a senior voice actor.


Pageant career

She won the Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant 2009 as well as Miss Photogenic and Miss Popularity. In November 2010, she represented Toronto to compete in the Miss Chinese International Pageant 2010 and was a huge favourite reportedly due to her having one of the best body figures (perfect proportions of 35"-23"-35"). She was said by viewers to resemble the previous winner
Christine Kuo Christine Kuo (; born 11 July 1983) is a Taiwanese-Canadian actress based in Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR) ...
and
Miss Hong Kong The Miss Hong Kong Pageant (), or Miss HK () for short, is an annual beauty pageant organised by local Hong Kong television station, TVB. The pageant was established in 1946, and acquired by TVB in 1973. The current Miss Hong Kong is Denice La ...
winner 2006
Aimee Chan Aimee Chan (born 1 April 1981) or Chan Yan-mei (Traditional Chinese: 陳茵媺) is a Canadian born actress based in Hong Kong. She was the winner of Miss Hong Kong 2006 and was offered a TVB contract shortly after. Biography Aimee was born in T ...
and was a top 5 favourite from the official poll and was crowned second runner-up by one of the judges 黃士心. She later signed with
TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...
.


Pageant recognition

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Miss Chinese Toronto The Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant (多倫多華裔小姐競選), also known as MCTP, and formerly known as the Greater Toronto Chinese Pageant prior to 1999, is an annual beauty pageant organized by Fairchild TV that selects Toronto's representat ...
2009 Winner *
Miss Chinese Toronto The Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant (多倫多華裔小姐競選), also known as MCTP, and formerly known as the Greater Toronto Chinese Pageant prior to 1999, is an annual beauty pageant organized by Fairchild TV that selects Toronto's representat ...
2009 Miss Photogenic *
Miss Chinese Toronto The Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant (多倫多華裔小姐競選), also known as MCTP, and formerly known as the Greater Toronto Chinese Pageant prior to 1999, is an annual beauty pageant organized by Fairchild TV that selects Toronto's representat ...
2009 Miss Popularity * Miss Chinese International 2010 Second Runner-up


References


External links


MCI ProfileCandy's BlogWeibo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chang, Candy 1989 births 21st-century Hong Kong actresses Actresses from Toronto Hong Kong emigrants to Canada Hong Kong film actresses Hong Kong television actresses Living people Naturalized citizens of Canada OCAD University alumni TVB actors