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| Chinese name | 陳法拉 (Traditional) | |||||
| Chinese name | 陈法拉 (Simplified) | |||||
| Pinyin | Chén Fǎlā (Mandarin) | |||||
| Origin | Hong Kong | |||||
| Born | February 24, 1982 Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China |
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| Occupation | Actress, Model | |||||
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Fala Chen (traditional Chinese: 陳法拉; simplified Chinese: 陈法拉; pinyin: Chén Fǎlā, born February 24, 1982) is a beauty pageant queen hailing from Georgia, US. Fala has 4 major Chinese titles. She is Miss Asian America 2002, Miss Chinatown USA 2003 runner up (Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce), Miss NY Chinese 2004, and Miss Chinese International 2005 runner up.
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Fala was born in Chengdu, People's Republic of China in 1982. She came to the United States at the age of 15 in 1997. She attended Emory University in Georgia, USA where she majored in Marketing and International business, minored in Japanese. During her first year in college, she started entering beauty pageants. She graduated from Goizueta Business School of Emory University with a BA degree in May, 2005.
Representing Georgia, Fala entered the Miss Asian America 2002 pageant. At the age of 20, she took the crown on August 2002. She performed a traditional peacock dance in a golden dress for her talent. Her dance was taught by her mother.
After taking the Miss Asian America crown, she entered the Miss Chinatown USA 2003 pageant. Traveling to San Francisco to compete, she took the Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce 2003 title (1st runner up). The winner was Miss Honolulu, Hawaii, Darah Dung.
After participating in 2 Chinese pageants, she participated in the Miss Chinese International pageant. That is when she participated in the Miss NY Chinese 2004 pageant. She was favored to win due to her smile, figure, beauty, and previous pageant titles. She joined the pageant on August 13, 2004, and took the crown and 3 awards (Best in Costume, Best in MTV, and Miss Photogenic.) After winning, she was able to represent New York at the 2005 Miss Chinese International pageant even though she was from Georgia. It was also in 2004 that the pageant accepts delegates around The United States.
In January, 2005, Fala traveled to Hong Kong to compete for the Miss Chinese International 2005 crown. From beginning to end, Fala was considered the one to beat according to many pageant sites and the Hong Kong Press. On January 29, 2005, she competed at TVB City for the crown. She took hold the title of First Runner Up for the city of New York. The eventual winner was Miss Leanne Li from Vancouver.
After returning to New York for a while, she went back to Hong Kong and joined the big family of TVB. She started on one TVB series Forensic Heroes, where she started as a murderer who accidentally killed someone. She also crowned the 2006 Miss Chinese International 1st runner up, Ginney Ann from Bangkok, Thailand.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| 2006 | Forensic Heroes 《法證先鋒》 |
(容慧/林晶晶) | ||
| 2007 | The Ultimate Crime Fighter 《通天幹探》 |
Ada | ||
| Heart of Greed 《溏心風暴》 |
Tong Chi Yan (唐至欣) | Won: Best Drama Nominated: Most Improved Actress |
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| Best Selling Secrets 《同事三分親》 |
To Bing-Bing (杜冰冰) | |||
| The Family Link 《師奶兵團》 |
Angela | Nominated: Most Improved Actress | ||
| Steps 《舞動全城》 |
Ching Ka-Man (程嘉汶) | Won: Best Supporting Actress Nominated: Most Improved Actress, My Favourite Female Character |
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| 2008 | A Journey Called Life 《金石良緣》 |
Shing Mei-Sam (成美心) | ||
| Catch Me Now 《原來愛上賊》 |
Hong Mei-Lei (康美莉) | |||
| Moonlight Resonance 《溏心風暴之家好月圓》 |
Gam Wing Hing (甘詠慶) | Won: Best Drama Nominated: Best Supporting Actress, My Favorite Female Character |
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| Chau Heung Angers Tong Bak Fu 《秋香怒點唐伯虎》 |
Princess | |||
| 2009 | Dog Like Dog, Loving Grandpa 《狗吾狗•親親爺爺》 |
Tentative | ||
| Written From Heaven To Earth 《寫我仙凡間》 |
Tentative |
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| TVB Anniversary Awards | ||
| Preceded by Shirley Yeung for Always Ready |
Best Supporting Actress 2007 for Steps |
Succeeded by Tavia Yeung for Moonlight Resonance |
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