Leanne Li or Li Ya-Nan (born in 1984) is a former beauty queen hailing from Vancouver, Canada. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia. ...

Background

Born in 1984, Leanne's family origin is in Shanghai, China. She attends The University of British Columbia and is a second year student (she joined at the age of 20). Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese: ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is Chinas largest city by population. ... The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university with its main campus located at Point Grey, in the University Endowment Lands adjacent to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and another smaller campus known as UBC Okanagan located in Kelowna, British Columbia. ...

Miss Chinese Vancouver 2004

When she was at the age of 20, she competed as #10 at Miss Chinese Vancouver 2004, taking the crown. She also took the titles of Miss Photogenic and Best Posture. She represented the city of Vancouver at the Miss Chinese International 2005 pageant. Logo of Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant. ... The Miss Chinese International Pageant was established by TVB the #1 Hong Kong broadcasting network in Hong Kong. ...

Miss Chinese International 2005

Leanne Li as Miss Chinese International 2005

In January, she arrived in Hong Kong to compete for the Miss Chinese International 2005 crown. Being considered just a favorite, she beated out big favorite, Fala Chen of New York for the title. Her performance was also cute, especially during the final interview portion. She received her prizes as Miss Chinese International 2005 the day after the pageant. She returned to Vancouver on February 1, 2006.

Being a TVB host

After winning Miss Chinese International 2005, she gave up her studies in Vancouver and started her acting career in TVB. Due to her limited Cantonese, she only hosted some shows in the TVB8 channel. Afterwards, she improved her Cantonese and is now starring in TVB series. Her first series will be "Love Guaranteed", playing as an assistant of Melissa Ng. REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... en:Cantonese (linguistics) ... Melissa Ng in TVB Drama La Femme Desperado circa 2006. ...

External links

• Simply Leanne - A Fansite For Leanne Li