Benjamin Yuen
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Benjamin Yuen, also known as Benjamin Yuen Wai Ho (Simplified Chinese: 袁伟豪; Traditional Chinese: 袁偉豪, born May 11, 1981) he became the winner of Hong Kong's Mr. Hong Kong
beauty contest
in 2007. Benjamin is the first winner from Hong Kong as the previous two winners, Matthew Ko
and Francois Huynh
came from Toronto
, Canada
and France
respectively.
's School Grass Contest (校草選舉) in 1997. He was later reached with a contact by model agencies and officially became a model. This opened many other opportunely as Benjamin went on to act in a number of movies and started in a Vitasoy
Commercial in 1998. However in 2000, his popularity started to decrease and his last film was 香港處男. From then on Benjamin had little work and eventually he had to leave the industry in 2002. He went out to do shipping for many wedding parties and helped design the area. He went on to find a job in Causeway Bay
as a marketing
executive and competed in the 3rd Mr. Hong Kong contest to reenter the entertainment industry after leaving it in 2002.
. Afterwards he competed in swimsuit and interview. The interview question was also considered embarrassing as the topic was based on whether men liked sex. Benjamin openly admitted to liking both women and sex. Despite a good performance in the three competitions, he lost to #11 Hu Zhiwei for the Mature Group title. Despite this, Benjamin went on to win the Back to Life competition, an all new competition established by TVB to give a chance for the contestants who did not win a group title to get back into the competition and fight for the title. Benjamin went on to win the Mr. Hong Kong title after a strong performance in martial arts
which was the last and final round of the top 3.
Swimsuit: 292 Votes (1st place in Mature Group)
Total: 401 Votes (2nd place Overall in Mature Group)
Afterwards the bar chart was used to announce the winner of the Young and Mature group, the winner of the Back to Life competition, and the overall winner. The bar chart had 16 boxes and the one who had the most boxes filled up was the winner.
Interview: No votes were taken
Mature Group: All 16 boxes out of 16 filled. However there was a tie between Benjamin and #11 Hu Zhiwei in which Hu had all his boxes filled. However Hu had three more votes making him the Mature Group winner.
Back to Life Competition: All 16 boxes out of 16 filled.
Final competition between Young, Mature, and Back to Life winners: All 16 boxes out of 16 filled.
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Mr. Hong Kong
The Mr. Hong Kong Contest , or MRHK for short, is a beauty contest for young men, organized by leading Hong Kong television station TVB. The contest has been an annual event since 2005, and winners will have the opportunity to represent Hong Kong for the Mister World contest.Like the Miss Hong...
beauty contest
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
in 2007. Benjamin is the first winner from Hong Kong as the previous two winners, Matthew Ko
Matthew Ko
Matthew Ko Kwan-yin is a Hong Kong actor currently working with TVB.At the age of seven, Matthew emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada with his parents. He returned to Hong Kong in 2004 and worked as a model. In 2005, he became the first ever winner of Hong Kong's Mr. Hong Kong beauty contest and...
and Francois Huynh
Francois Huynh
Francois Huynh previously won the title of Mr. Hong Kong in 2006, and is currently an actor with Hong Kong's TVB. Francois was born in Hong Kong, however, raised in France and returned to Hong Kong after finishing his studies. His parents are ethnic Teochew Chinese from Vietnam...
came from Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
respectively.
Family
Benjamin has a dad who is a police officer. He also has a supportive mother and a younger sister. His younger sister is also his nominator for the School Grass competition in 1997 and for Mr. Hong Kong 2007.Career in Entertainment Industry
Benjamin started his career when he won the Yes! MagazineYES! Magazine
YES! Magazine is a non-profit, ad-free magazine that covers topics of social justice, environmental sustainability, alternative economics, and peace. The magazine is published by Positive Futures Network, founded by David Korten and Sarah van Gelder; Korten's wife, Fran Korten, is the publisher. ...
's School Grass Contest (校草選舉) in 1997. He was later reached with a contact by model agencies and officially became a model. This opened many other opportunely as Benjamin went on to act in a number of movies and started in a Vitasoy
Vitasoy
Vitasoy is a brand of beverages and desserts in Hong Kong. Founded in 1940, it now operates under the Vitasoy International Holdings Limited based in Hong Kong....
Commercial in 1998. However in 2000, his popularity started to decrease and his last film was 香港處男. From then on Benjamin had little work and eventually he had to leave the industry in 2002. He went out to do shipping for many wedding parties and helped design the area. He went on to find a job in Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay is a heavily built-up area of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, located on the Hong Kong Island, and covering parts of Wan Chai and Eastern districts. The Chinese name is also romanized as Tung Lo Wan as in Tung Lo Wan Road...
as a marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
executive and competed in the 3rd Mr. Hong Kong contest to reenter the entertainment industry after leaving it in 2002.
Mr. Hong Kong 2007
Benjamin entered the contest as a local candidate. He was a big favorite in the competition due to his past background in commercials and films. During the preliminary and secondary interviews, he bought along a guitar to play, in which eventually made him to choose the guitar as his talent in the finals. After he was selected as #7 in the contest, there were rumors everywhere from newspapers to reporters circulating that he was a playboy and liked to play at night. Benjamin openly admitted to the deeds but said that the word playboy should not be used to describe the deeds. He explained that he liked to form bands and play with his friends. There were new rules in the contest this year. One of them was the renaming of the groups. In 2005 and 2006, the contestants were grouped as Style and Fitness. However this year, the contestants who were 22 or younger were listed in the Young group and 23 or older were in the Mature group. Due to his age, he was in the Mature group formerly known as the fitness group. On August 11, 2007, he competed for the Mr. Hong Kong 2007 title. For the talent he chose to play and sing the song 浪子心聲 with a guitar. The song was originally sang by Samuel HuiSamuel Hui
Samuel Hui Koon-kit , usually known as Sam Hui, is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, lyricist and film actor. He is credited with popularizing Cantopop both with the infusion of Western-style music and using popular, street Cantonese jargon in his lyrics writing...
. Afterwards he competed in swimsuit and interview. The interview question was also considered embarrassing as the topic was based on whether men liked sex. Benjamin openly admitted to liking both women and sex. Despite a good performance in the three competitions, he lost to #11 Hu Zhiwei for the Mature Group title. Despite this, Benjamin went on to win the Back to Life competition, an all new competition established by TVB to give a chance for the contestants who did not win a group title to get back into the competition and fight for the title. Benjamin went on to win the Mr. Hong Kong title after a strong performance in martial arts
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
which was the last and final round of the top 3.
Mr. Hong Kong 2007 Scores and placements
Talent Portion: 109 Votes (3rd place in Mature group)Swimsuit: 292 Votes (1st place in Mature Group)
Total: 401 Votes (2nd place Overall in Mature Group)
Afterwards the bar chart was used to announce the winner of the Young and Mature group, the winner of the Back to Life competition, and the overall winner. The bar chart had 16 boxes and the one who had the most boxes filled up was the winner.
Interview: No votes were taken
Mature Group: All 16 boxes out of 16 filled. However there was a tie between Benjamin and #11 Hu Zhiwei in which Hu had all his boxes filled. However Hu had three more votes making him the Mature Group winner.
Back to Life Competition: All 16 boxes out of 16 filled.
Final competition between Young, Mature, and Back to Life winners: All 16 boxes out of 16 filled.
Filmography
- 1998：新古惑仔之少年激鬥篇 飾 巢皮
- 1999：烈火戰車2之極速傳說
- 1999：薄餅速遞
- 1999：鬼咁過癮
- 1999：還我情心
- 1999：中華英雄
- 1999：死蠢
- 1999：鬼片王之再現凶榜
- 1999：串燒三兄弟
- 2000：好兄吾兄
- 2000：不死情謎
- 2000：猛鬼情迷
- 2000：偷吻
- 2000：香港處男
- 2008: Your Class or MineYour Class or MineYour Class or Mine is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in August 2008.- Synopsis :Pang Kam-Chau is left broke when his ex-girlfriend takes everything away from him. He hides in a football stadium to run away from the loan sharks...
- 2010: Suspects in LoveSuspects in LoveSuspects in Love Suspects in Love Suspects in Love (Traditional Chinese: (搜下留情) is an TVB modern drama series.In order to rescue her best friend Coco Kam (Lau Yuk Chui), masseuse Cheng Siu-Yan (Flora Chan) is embroiled in a triad murder case. Misconceiving that she has killed someone, Yan hides...
- 2011: The Rippling Blossom
- 2011: Relic of an Emissary
- 2011: My Sister of Eternal FlowerMy Sister of Eternal FlowerMy Sister of Eternal Flower , is the title of an Hong Kong television drama starring Charmaine Sheh, Raymond Lam, Pierre Ngo and Toby Leung. Produced by Kwan Wing Chung My Sister of Eternal Flower is a TVB production. It premiered on 16 May 2011.-Synopsis:The company XENUS was successfully run by...
- 2011: The Other Truth
- 2011: The Life and Times of a Sentinel
- 2011: Til Love Do Us LieTil Love Do Us Lie-Cast:* Eddie Cheung as Suen Ga-on* Kiki Sheung as Gan Yik-bo* Dickson Wong as Ocean * Hanjin Tan as Ng Lok-yan* Joyce Tang as Gan Yik-dan* Benjamin Yuen as Ko Ching-wan* Lin Xiawei as Suen Ning-on* Bowie Wu as Suen Fung-kei...
- 2012: 36 Hours on Call
Awards
- 1997: Yes! Magazine's School Grass Contest Winner (校草選舉冠軍)
- 2007: Mr. Hong KongMr. Hong KongThe Mr. Hong Kong Contest , or MRHK for short, is a beauty contest for young men, organized by leading Hong Kong television station TVB. The contest has been an annual event since 2005, and winners will have the opportunity to represent Hong Kong for the Mister World contest.Like the Miss Hong...
2007 Winner (2007年度香港先生選舉冠軍) and Live Audience's Pick for Mr. Hong Kong 2007 (現場女性眼中的香港先生)
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The Mr. Hong Kong Contest , or MRHK for short, is a beauty contest for young men, organized by leading Hong Kong television station TVB. The contest has been an annual event since 2005, and winners will have the opportunity to represent Hong Kong for the Mister World contest.Like the Miss Hong...
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