Former Miss Malaysia Michelle Yeoh wins Oscars 2023 Best Actress


Malaysian actress and former beauty queen Michelle Yeoh bagged the Best Actress award at Oscars 2023 for her notable performance in the 2022 sci-fi/adventure/comedy film Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 95th Academy Awards aired on Monday, March 13, and was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Michelle made history by becoming the first person of Asian descent to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won the same recognition at the Golden Globes for the same film last month.

The 60-year-old played the role of Evelyn Quan Wang, an overwhelmed but optimistic laundromat owner who saved the universe. She beat Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie), Cate Blanchett (Tar), Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans), and Ana de Armas (Blonde).

Before becoming an award-winning international actress, Michelle was crowned Miss Malaysia (Miss World Malaysia) in 1983 and went on to represent her country at the Miss World 1983 pageant which was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK.

She kicked off her showbiz acting career in Hong Kong as Michelle Khan, then rose to fame in the 1990s after appearing in a series of action films. After moving to the US, she appeared in James Bond (Tomorrow Never Dies) in 1997, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2000.

Her latest films include Crazy Rich Asians, Avatar: The Way of Water, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and The School for Good and Evil.

"For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. This is proof that dreams, dream big, and dreams do come true," she said in her speech after receiving her Oscars trophy.

In case you missed it, here's her full speech:


Photo: Michelle Yeoh / Facebook

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