Edelweiss Cheung

Edelweiss Cheung (Chinese: 張舒雅) was the winner of Miss Hong Kong 2008. Edelweiss Cheung was 22 years old and stood 180cm tall, being the tallest Miss Hong Kong since the titleholders of 1973. After winning the crown, Edelweiss was criticized for tarnishing the reputation of her position as Miss Hong Kong by smoking and kissing her boyfriend in public. Furthermore, there were rumors about her win being based on her family's wealth and close ties with TVB. More importantly, Edelweiss had also been suspected of faking sickness to avoid her duties as Miss Hong Kong 2008, such as refusing to compete in Miss Chinese International Pageant 2009. Instead, Miss Hong Kong 2008 first runner-up Skye Chan went for the competition and won the Miss...