Background
Cheong-Leen was born in Hong Kong and has Australian citizenship. Her father Hilton Cheong-Leen was born in Georgetown, British Guyana but is of Chinese descent and her mother Pauline Chow is from Beijing.
Cheong-Leen was born in Hong Kong and has Australian citizenship. Her father Hilton Cheong-Leen was born in Georgetown, British Guyana but is of Chinese descent and her mother Pauline Chow is from Beijing.
In her youth, Cheong-Leen graduated from The Royal Ballet in United Kingdom and at the Paris Opera in France.
After a brief career as a film actress, she went on to create fashion designs and costumes. At the Royal Ballet in United Kingdom and the Paris Opera in France, Cheong-Leen studied in dance, choreography, costume design, stage direction and theatrical production. Cheong-Leen launched her first clothing line, Pavlova, in 1981.
Pavlova was followed by the exotic Tian Art label, and now Cheong-Leen couture collection, inspired by her own life and family roots.