Carmaney Wong

Carmaney Wong Ka Man (黃嘉雯; born December 1993), is a Hong Kong actress, model, and beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Hong Kong 2019.

Carmaney Wong
黃嘉雯
A close-up headshot of a young Asian woman smiling, wearing an ornate crown
Wong in 2019
BornDecember 1993 (1993-12) (age 29)
Hong Kong
Other namesCarmaney Santiago; Tang Luoqing
Alma materHong Kong Baptist University
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Hong Kong 2019
Years active2013–present
Major
competition(s)		Miss Hong Kong, Miss International
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃嘉雯
Simplified Chinese黄嘉雯
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese湯洛晴
Simplified Chinese汤洛晴

Raised in a wealthy Hong Kong family, Wong pursued pageantry as a stepping stone to acting from a successful career as a commercial model. In 2019, she became the oldest Miss Hong Kong crowned in 30 years, aged 25 years and 9 months at the time of her championship. Though she had intended to pursue acting roles shortly after competing for the title, Wong's career was delayed by the serious impact that the 2019 Hong Kong protests and COVID-19 pandemic had on local and global media industries. Wong was expected to represent Hong Kong at Miss Chinese International 2020, originally scheduled in February that year but indefinitely delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Early and personal life

Wong was born in December 1993 in Hong Kong.[1] She grew up in a wealthy family, with her parents owning a HK$50,000,000 apartment in the city's Hung Hom district;[2][3] they would frequently travel to mainland China for work, leaving her to manage the household.[2] She studied humanities at Hong Kong Baptist University and performed charity work in Romania after graduating.[4] Wong is a travel blogger and musician who has studied piano, flute, violin, and ukelele.[2]

Wong was in a long-term relationship with Matej Tomic,[5] a Swiss media planner[3] who moved to Hong Kong to support her career, before breaking up in late 2022. [6] A day after she was crowned Miss Hong Kong 2019, Wong was accused by a woman online of breaking up her relationship with her boyfriend two years before, claiming Wong sent him a Valentine's Day card and travelled to Japan with him. Wong admitted to dating him, but stated he had told her he was single, and that she would not have knowingly dated a man in a relationship.[7]

In February 2021, Wong's older sister was arrested for animal cruelty after a video of her putting her cat in a washing machine went viral.[8] Wong expressed regret and sorrow over the video, deeming it out of character for her sister.[9] She later stated she had been harassed online by people blaming her for her sister's behaviour.[10]

Career

Wong began modelling in 2013, using the pseudonym Tong Lok-ching from 2013 till 2018. She worked predominantly as a commercial model, appearing in advertisements for corporations and organizations such as KFC, Blue Girl Beer, and the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway. She also achieved attention for her work as a social media influencer, running a travel Instagram chronicling her travel to countries such as Iceland, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, and France.[4]

Though she had not originally planned to be a beauty pageant contestant, Wong was inspired to participate by Crystal Fung, Miss Hong Kong 2016; Fung encouraged her to use pageantry as a stepping stone to an acting career.[11] In 2018, Wong represented Hong Kong at the Miss International 2018 competition in Tokyo.[7] She did not place,[12] but spoke positively about the experience to broadsheet newspaper Ming Pao.[2]

On 8 September 2019, Wong was crowned Miss Hong Kong 2019.[13] Aged 25 years and 9 months at the time of the championship, she became the competition's oldest winner in 30 years.[14] Wong was due to defend the title at Miss Chinese International 2020, originally scheduled for 15 February 2020, but it was delayed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] She hoped to bring the "positive energy of Hong Kong" to other participants of Miss Chinese International and to defend Hong Kong's status as a pluralistic society with free speech protections.[16]

Wong's post-pageant career was affected by political and social factors. In November 2019, The Straits Times reported that she had received unusually little acting work for a Miss Hong Kong winner, ascribing her delayed career progression to the 2019 Hong Kong protests disrupting the tourism and entertainment industries.[13] By the time she relinquished the crown in September 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had shut down much media production, further hampering her opportunities. Wong stated to Yahoo! News Singapore that although she was offered many acting opportunities, most had been postponed due to the pandemic.[17]

In 2021, Wong reappeared in the public eye with a supporting role in the TVB drama The Line Watchers. The Chinese newspaper People's Daily, referring to her as "near-forgotten", lauded the opportunity.[18] She also became a regular host for the TVB variety show Big City Shop.[11]

Filmography

Television dramas
Year Title Role Notes
2021 The Line Watchers
《把關者們》		 Tong Ka-ming Supporting Role
The Kwoks and What
《我家無難事》		 Julia Chu Siu-yi Ep. 17
A Love of No Words
《十月初五的月光》		 Nurse Ep. 16-17
2022 Freedom Memories
《青春不要臉》		 Pinky Ep. 15
ICAC Investigators 2022
《廉政行動2022》		 Tang Lok-ching Ep. 4
Silver Lining
《曙光》		 Shirley Supporting Role
《下流上車族》 Peggy Supporting Role
TBA Speakers of Law
《法言人》
Mission Run
《廉政狙擊·黑幕》

Film
Year Title Role
2019 The White Storm 2: Drug Lords Kwok's Girlfriend

Host

2021: Big City Shop (流行都市)

References
  1. Staff writer (12 November 2021). "港姐上圍幾乎破衣而出！郭富城不敢動". Yahoo! News Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Lai, Adeline (19 January 2019). "【家居專訪】自言患有「婆婆病」 黃嘉雯企理家居藏量多" [(Interview) Carmaney Wong has a large collection of household items, says she suffers from "mother-in-law's disease"]. Ming Pao (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. Huang, Ziheng (8 September 2019). "【港姐2019】冠軍黃嘉雯起底 家住半億豪宅仲有「瑞士碧咸」男友" [(Miss Hong Kong 2019) Winner Huang Jiawen owns a half-billion-dollar mansion and is dating the "Swiss David Beckham"]. Hong Kong 01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. Ho, Coco Yee (15 August 2019). "【香港小姐2019】冠軍大熱黃嘉雯率先入10強！曾是國際小姐香港代表獲網民讚「終於見到個正常」" [(Miss Hong Kong 2019) Huang Jianwen takes the lead! Former Miss International candidate is praised by netizens: "Finally, a real woman"]. Cosmopolitan Hong Kong (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. Hsia, Heidi (20 April 2021). "Carmaney Wong denies dating rumours with Carlos Chan". Yahoo! News Singapore. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. Hsia, Heidi (13 September 2019). "Carmaney Wong doesn't believe in Miss HK's "Breakup Curse"". Yahoo! News Singapore. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. Fatt, Loh Keng (10 September 2019). "Miss Hong Kong refutes talk that she broke up woman's romantic relationship with dentist". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. Lo, Clifford (8 February 2021). "Hong Kong police arrest woman over viral video of cat trapped in washing machine; probe pair of suspected dog poisonings". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. Hsia, Heidi (9 February 2021). "Carmaney Wong apologises for sister's cat video". Yahoo! News Singapore. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  10. 黃嘉雯否認介入陳家樂與連詩雅戀情: 我有男朋友 [Huang Jiawen denies involvement in the love affair between Chen Jiale and Lian Shiya: "I have a boyfriend"] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Ming Pao. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  11. Staff writer (29 September 2021). "黃嘉雯著牛仔熱褲晒iPad腰加長腿 網民讚Perfect". Oriental Sunday (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  12. "Miss International 2018". Miss International Beauty Pageant. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  13. Fatt, Loh Keng (12 November 2019). "Not much work for Carmaney Wong after she won Miss Hong Kong in September". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  14. Huang, Ziheng (31 August 2020). "【香港小姐2020】30年以來冠軍年紀 最年輕奪冠你一定估唔到" [(Miss Hong Kong 2020) You won't be able to guess the age of the youngest winner in 30 years]. Hong Kong 01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  15. Hsia, Heidi (31 January 2020). "TVB postpones 2020 Miss Chinese International pageant". Yahoo! News Singapore. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  16. 黃嘉雯當選香港小姐冠軍 冀向外界宣揚香港多元文化 [Huang Jiawen elected Miss Hong Kong champion to promote Hong Kong's pluralism to the rest of the world] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Television Broadcasts Limited. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  17. Hsia, Heidi (3 September 2020). "Carmaney Wong on being the most inactive Miss HK". Yahoo! News Singapore. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  18. Staff writer. "她是差点被遗忘的港姐冠军，终于有新剧拍了" [The near-forgotten Miss Hong Kong champion finally has a new drama filmed]. People's Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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