In 1973 , 3-year-old Michelle Reis was first discovered by shooting a baby ad . In 1982 , 12 years old , she took on a second advertisement . During her study , many scouts had stopped her on the road , and offered her casting and shooting commercial film but Reis refused because she wanted to be a flight attendant . Reis started part - time modelling at the age of 14 . She first came to fame when she won the 1988 Miss Hong Kong Pageant at the age of 18 . Reis was also the first Miss Chinese International in the same year . Following her Miss Chinese International crowning , she went on to participate in the Miss World 1988 pageant , where she promoted the image of Hong Kong . She was then supposed to compete in the Miss Universe 1989 pageant but withdrew due to health problems
Miss World 1988
Miss World 1988
Michelle Reis