In 1983 , at the age of 20 , Yeoh won the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant . She represented Malaysia at the Queen of the Pacific 1983 beauty pageant which was held in Australia and won the crown . While in Melbourne , she also won the Miss Moomba title . She was also Malaysia 's representative at the Miss World 1983 pageant in London . From there , she appeared in a television commercial with Jackie Chan which caught the attention of a fledgling Hong Kong film production company , D&B Films
Miss World 1983
Miss World 1983
Michelle Yeoh