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'''Leanne Li Yanan''' ({{zh|t=李亞男}}; 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edu.qq.com/a/20050201/000055.htm|title=Miss Chinese International 2005 - Results|date=1 February 2005|publisher=Tencent QQ|accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref>
==Early life== 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.
==Pageant career== 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Site|url=http://tvcity.tvb.com/special/mcip2005/result/index.html}}</ref> 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.
==Personal life== Leanne is a Protestant. During the 48th TVB anniversary celebration, Wong Cho-lam proposed to her.<ref name="Leanne Li and Wong Cho Lam Living Together?">{{cite web|title=Jayne Stars|url=http://www.jaynestars.com/news/leanne-li-and-wong-cho-lam-living-together/}}</ref><ref name="Wong Cho Lam and Leanne Li in a No Sex Relationship">{{cite web|title=Jayne Stars|url=http://www.jaynestars.com/news/wong-cho-lam-and-leanne-li-in-a-no-sex-relationship/}}</ref><ref name="http://www.jaynestars.com/news/leanne-li-and-wong-cho-lam-are-close-to-getting-married/">{{cite web|title=Jayne Stars|url=http://www.jaynestars.com/news/leanne-li-and-wong-cho-lam-are-close-to-getting-married/}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/leanne-li-wong-cho-lam-015400480.html|title=Leanne Li and Wong Cho Lam welcome daughter Gabrielle|website=sg.style.yahoo.com|date=25 December 2018 |language=en-SG|access-date=2019-04-26}}</ref> In Dec 2020, Leanne welcomed the birth of her second daughter Hayley.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/entertainment/wong-cho-lam-welcomes-2nd-daughter-says-hes-thankful-she-looks|title=Wong Cho Lam Welcomes 2nd Daughter, Says He's Thankful She Looks Nothing Like Him}} TodayOnLine.com. 2020-12-25</ref>
==TV dramas== *La Femme Desperado (2006) - Guest Appearance *Love Guaranteed (2006) *Dicey Business (2006) *Drive of Life (2007) *The Building Blocks of Life (2007) *War of In-Laws II (2008) - Guest Appearance *Forensic Heroes 2 (2008) *The Money-Maker Recipe (2008) *Burning Flame III (2009) *''The Stew of Life'' (2009) *''Suspects in Love'' (2010) - Guest Appearance *''The Mysteries of Love'' (2010) - Guest Appearance *''Only You'' (2011) *''The Other Truth'' (2011) - Guest Appearance *''Men with No Shadows'' (2011) - Guest Appearance *''No Good Either Way'' (2012) *''A Great Way to Care II'' (2013) *''Brother's Keeper'' (2013) *''Ruse of Engagement'' (2014) *''Black Heart White Soul'' (2014) *''Shades of Life'' (2014) *''Come On, Cousin'' (2014) *''With or Without You'' (2015) *''Fashion War'' (2016)
==Film== *''Blackhat'' (2015) as Emergency Worker
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120214044329/http://artiste.tvb.com/index.php?m=guest&u=leanneli_tvb Official Blog]
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{{S-start}} {{Succession box| before=Linda Chung 鍾嘉欣| title=Miss Chinese Vancouver| years=2004| after=Crystal Li 李培禎| }} {{Succession box| before=Linda Chung 鍾嘉欣| title=Miss Chinese International| years=2005| after=Ina Lu 呂怡慧| }} {{S-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Leanne}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Actresses from Shanghai Category:Actresses from Vancouver Category:Chinese emigrants to Canada Category:Canadian Christians Category:Canadian expatriates in Hong Kong Category:Canadian film actresses Category:Canadian television actresses Category:Canadian television hosts Category:Miss Chinese International winners Category:Naturalized citizens of Canada Category:TVB actors Category:University of British Columbia alumni Category:Chinese Christians Category:Chinese women television presenters Category:Canadian women television hosts Category:Hong Kong Christians Category:Hong Kong Protestants