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Q&A: Angelababy

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Her latest photo book, Miss Angelababy, sold more than 30,000 copies, far exceeding the record sales of many local singers. Twenty-year-old model Yeung Wing, better known as Angelababy, is the hottest teen icon around.

Yeung (above), who is one-quarter German, was born in Shanghai where her Hongkonger father runs a fashion business. She moved here with her family when she was 13. Her unusually strong facial features caught the eye of local modelling agency Style International Management, which signed her when she was only 14.

In her six-year modelling career, Yeung appeared in a number of ads and her Japanese-doll looks won the hearts of many local teenage boys. Some have even said she's the first teen model to start the 'pseudo-model' frenzy that has garnered much criticism recently.

In May, Yeung signed with one of Japan's largest artist management agencies, Avex Group. The Form Five graduate is now studying Japanese, acting, dancing and singing and she has already been booked for film projects and catwalk shows in Japan.

She has a promising career far beyond striking cute poses.

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