Ahh, the Days without Photoshop… Natural Beauty at Its Best!

Back in the days when there was no Photoshop and beautifying cameras, these women’s natural physique was absolutely stunning.

Let’s journey back to those times and learn more about some of the women that once stood as beauty icons.

周慧敏 Vivian Chow

Vivian Chow, born in Hong Kong on November 10, 1967, is a Hong Kong singer and actress.

李嘉欣 Micelle

Micelle was born in Portuguese Macau on June 20, 1970.  She is of mixed ancestry; her father was Portuguese, and her mother is Chinese.


In 1988, at the age of 18, Michelle won the Miss Hong Kong pageant and subsequently became “the most beautiful woman in Hong Kong”.

朱茵 Athena Chu

Athena Chu was born on October 25, 1971. She is a Hong Kong-born actress and singer, best known for her role as Zixia Fairy in “A Chinese Odyssey” (1995).

This blinking GIF is still used by lots of netizens today.

关之琳 Kwan Chi Lam

Kwan Chi Lam was born on September 24, 1962. She is a former Hong Kong actress, best known for starring as the female lead “Thirteenth Aunt” in the 1990s Once Upon a Time in China film series.

Kwan Chi Lam was born in a family of actors.

Her father, Guan Shan, had won the best actor award in the 11th Swiss Locarno international film festival in 1958, becoming the first Chinese international actor to accomplish such a feat.

邱淑贞 Yau Suk-zing

Yau Suk-zing was born on May 16, 1968, she is a Hong Kong actress who first entered the Hong Kong film industry after competing in the 1987 Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant.

Her beauty is unmatched! 

And her acting was just as stunning.

Her classic card play in the “God of Gamblers 2” left countless viewers swooning.

李若彤 Lee Yeuk-tung

Lee Yeuk-tung was born on August 16 – she’s never revealed her birth year for privacy reasons) is a Hong Kong-born actress, best known for her role as Xiǎolóngnǚ in the 1995 TV series adaptation of Louis Cha’s Wuxia novel “The Return of the Condor Heroes”.

The best Xiǎolóngnǚ impersonation is always by Lee Yeuk-tung.

蓝洁瑛 Lam Kitying

Lam Kitying (April 27, 1963 – October 31, 2018), was a Hong Kong actress who was most notably known for her performances in the TVB drama series “The Greed of Men”.

黎姿 Gigi Lai

Gigi Lai (born on October 1, 1971) is a Hong Kong actress. 

She is popularly nicknamed as the “Goddess of Beauty” by Hong Kong media.

Gigi Lai & Athena Chu

张曼玉 Cheung Man-yuk

Cheung Man-yuk (born September 20, 1964) is an actress from Hong Kong who has been in over 80 films since starting her career in 1983. 

As Emily Wang in “Clean”, her last starring role to date, she became the first Asian actress to win a prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

王祖贤 Wong Cho-Yee

Joey Wong Cho-Yee (born January 31, 1967) is a Hong Kong-based, Taiwanese-born actress. 

She is one of the most legendary movie stars of Chinese Cinema and a timeless beauty icon, widely regarded as the “Goddess of the East”.

It’s hard to believe that this is her screen debut with her superb performance in “Chinese ghost story”.

These names are just a few of many other actresses with natural beauty.

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