Cheryl Chou
Cheryl Chou
Chou in 2017
Born (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 (age 27)[1]
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
Alma materLASALLE College of the Arts (BA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • host
  • model
Modeling information
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorDark brown
AgencyBasic Models Management
The Celebrity Agency
Chinese name
Chinese周智慧
Hanyu PinyinZhōu Zhìhuì

Cheryl Chou (born 15 March 1996) is a Singaporean actress, tv host, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She joined the entertainment industry after being crowned Miss Universe Singapore 2016.[2]

Early and personal life

Chou was born and raised in Singapore before moving at the age of 8 to Shanghai, China, where she stayed for 10 years. She studied at the Shanghai Singapore International School and graduated with an IB Diploma at 18.

Both her parents are based in Shanghai. Her mother runs a wine machine distribution business and her father is an operations manager.[3][4]

Chou spent her freshman year of college at the Savannah College of Art and Design, majoring in Fashion Marketing and Management. She then moved back to Singapore and attended LASALLE College of the Arts, majoring in BA (Hons) Fashion Media and Industries.

Aside from being able to speak fluent English and Mandarin, she is also able to converse effectively in Cantonese.[citation needed]

She also has a nickname of "Song Hye-kyo of Singapore" and can professionally play guitar.[citation needed]

Career

Miss Universe

In 2016, Chou entered the Miss Universe Singapore pageant, where she won the title of Miss Universe Singapore 2016.[5]

The judges found her answer to the question "What do you believe is the essence of a true Singapore woman?" during the Q&A segment to be best of the lot.[4] Her response was: "A woman who is confident in her own skin and not afraid of failure and to follow her dreams."

She represented Singapore at Miss Universe 2016 competition in Manila, Philippines,[6] but she did not place in the pageant.

Acting and hosting

Chou has hosting experience in Hong Kong by hosting a travel programme namely the "Beautivels".

On 13 April 2023, she signed contract with The Celebrity Agency (TCA), officially joining Mediacorp.[7][8]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2018 VIC Queenie Toggle [9]
29 February (229明天见) Tang Shuangying Mediacorp Channel 8 [10]
2019 Fried Rice Paradise Girly Danker Mediacorp Channel 5 [11][12]
2020 Adulting Clarissa meWATCH [13]
Love By Numbers Jane [14]
2021 My Star Bride Xiao Songya Mediacorp Channel 8
Reunion Jasmine Yeh meWATCH [15]
Lightspeed Charlene [16]
The Cutting Edge Zoe Song [17]
Love at First Flight 2 Claudia YouTube [18]
2022 Soul Doctor (灵医) Chloe Lam meWATCH
Soul Detective Mediacorp Channel 8
2023 Strike Gold Kerin Chong
Silent Walls Angela
Shero Zhou Jingyu
2024 Love on a Shoestring (完全省钱恋爱手册) Mediacorp Channel 8 & TVBS

Television shows

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2020 Beautivels (神奇旅俠) Host HOY TV EP3-4

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Category Nominated work Result Ref
2023 Star Awards Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars — Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Cheryl Chou – Basic Artistes". Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Miss Universe S'pore winner wows crowd with fearless answer". The New Paper. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Cheryl Chou: My mum, my best friend". The New Paper. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b hermes (7 July 2017). "Miss Singapore Universe 2016 prepares to hand over crown". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Cheryl Chou wins Miss Universe Singapore 2016, SPH Events, Event Updates". SPH Media Solutions. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. ^ Chan, Rachel (21 January 2017). "Miss Universe Singapore is having a ball". The New Paper. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. ^ ""环球小姐"周智慧签约新传媒 盼与白薇秀、吴俐璇再合作！". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese). 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Ase Wang and former Miss Universe Singapore Cheryl Chou among new additions to Mediacorp's The Celebrity Agency". CNA. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  9. ^ Leong, Audrey (18 May 2018). "Former Miss Universe Singapore contestants reunite for web series". The New Paper. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  10. ^ 李妙音, 文 / (24 September 2018). "拍完《229明天见》 周智慧转往香港打拼". 早报 (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Dick Lee's 'Fried Rice Paradise' The TV Series Is A Lot More Sinister Than The Original Musical". TODAYonline. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Inside The Mind Of Cheryl Chou — NYLON's September 2019 Digital Cover Girl". NYLON SINGAPORE. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Adulting". meWATCH. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Love By Numbers Show Info". meWATCH. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  15. ^ Tseng, Douglas (10 May 2021). "Reunion's Shawn Thia On Christopher Lee As A Role Model: "He Ages Like Fine Wine"". Today (Singapore newspaper). Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  16. ^ Tseng, Douglas (22 May 2021). "Stuff To Watch This Week (May 24-30, 2021)". 8 Days. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  17. ^ Tseng, Douglas (30 August 2021). "Stuff To Watch This Week (Aug 30-Sept 5, 2021)". 8 Days. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  18. ^ Low, Harvey (23 September 2021). "Meet the robots of Changi Airport and Jewel". nowboarding.changiairport.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.

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