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| Native Name: | 李亞男 | ||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Li Yanan | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1984 11, df=yes | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Shanghai, China | ||||||||||
| Nationality: | Chinese | ||||||||||
| Citizenship: | Canadian | ||||||||||
| Alma Mater: | University of British Columbia | ||||||||||
| Occupation: | actress, host | ||||||||||
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| Height: | 1.76m | ||||||||||
| Children: | Gabrielle Wong (daughter) Hayley Wong (daughter) | ||||||||||
| Mother: | Zhu Rucui | ||||||||||
| Father: | Li Qunli | ||||||||||
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Leanne Li Yanan (; born 25 November 1984) is a Chinese-born Canadian actress and television host. She was the 2005 Miss Chinese International Pageant winner hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia.[1]
Leanne's family originates from Shanghai, China who later emigrated when she was a child. The eldest of two girls, she was a second year fine arts student at the University of British Columbia before participating in the pageants.
At the age of 20, Leanne competed as contestant #10 in Miss Chinese Vancouver 2004 pageant, taking the crown. She also took the titles of Miss Photogenic and Best Posture. As the winner of this pageant, she represented the city of Vancouver at Miss Chinese International in the following year.
In January, she arrived in Hong Kong to compete for the Miss Chinese International 2005 crown, and won.[2] Being considered just a favorite, she beat out bigger favorite, Fala Chen of New York for the title. Her performance received positive reviews, especially during the final interview portion.
Leanne is a Protestant. During the 48th TVB anniversary celebration, Wong Cho-lam proposed to her.[3] [4] [5] Li and Wong married on Valentine's Day in 2015. Leanne and her husband Wong Cho-lam are both devoted Christians who have both publicly declared sexual abstinence before marriage. She gave birth to her daughter Gabrielle Wong on 17 December 2018.[6] In Dec 2020, Leanne welcomed the birth of her second daughter Hayley.[7]