Carrie Lee Sze Kei (; born 12 December 1985) is a

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actress, model, and businesswoman. She won the beauty pageant in Hong Kong in 2004.

Early life and career

Lee was born in

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. She is a third generation

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. Describing her own personality, she stated that she rarely cried as a child. She did her education at in

Segambut Segambut is a sub-district and a parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. From the high-end condominiums of Mont Kiara and Sri Hartamas to the middle-class areas of Taman Sri Segambut and Bandar Manjalara, and the rural areas ...

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, and represented the

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. During her school days, she was known as a tomboy, an image which she later chose to shed. She represented Malaysia in

Miss Tourism International Miss Tourism International is an annual international beauty pageant run and owned by Malaysia–based D’Touch International Sdn. Bhd. Foundation. The current Miss Tourism International is Suphatra Kliangprom from Thailand. She was crowned on ...

2003 and placed Top 15. In 2004, Lee represented Malaysia in the Miss Chinese Cosmos beauty pageant. During the proceedings, she spoke Chinese rather stammeringly, which observers suggested could be a barrier to her carrying out her duties as title-holder; nevertheless, she went on to win the top prize. In media interviews following her victory, she stated that she hoped to become an actress. The following year, she entered

Jinan University Jinan University (JNU, ) is a public research university based in Guangzhou, China. "Jinan" literally means "reaching southward", indicating the university's original mission to disseminate Chinese learning and culture from North to South when i ...

's Chinese Department as a short-term student to study

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. Her oral skills showed significant improvement compared to the Miss Chinese Cosmos proceedings, but she was still not able to read or write Chinese aside from her own name. She hoped that studying at Jinan University would help her to become literate in Chinese and appreciate

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. She returned to Malaysia in 2005. By 2007, she had appeared in two Chinese-language television series in Malaysia, and worked as a promotional model for

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, Matsushita, and

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. She later went into business, purchasing the Miss Chinese Cosmos franchise for Malaysia, and founding White Fairy Sdn. Bhd., an event planning company. She also host a tourism programme (States in Malaysia) 13 episodes Wayang Tinggi Production House for RTM.

Drama

* ''Love Circle'' (缘分摩天轮), 20 episodes,

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, produced by Zaaf Production House, directed by Ken Soh * ''All for Love'' (但愿人长久), lead actress, 20 episodes, RTM2, produced by SystemVation Sdn Bhd * '' Muli'' (Again), lead actress,

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(60 episodes) &

(26 episodes), co-produced with Creasian Sbn Bhd

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Carrie Sze Kei 1985 births Living people Models from Kuala Lumpur Actresses from Kuala Lumpur Malaysian television actresses Malaysian people of Cantonese descent Malaysian expatriates in China Malaysian female models Malaysian businesspeople Malaysian beauty pageant winners 21st-century Malaysian actresses Jinan University alumni