Sonija Guo

Background

She was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed 3/4 Cantonese and 1/4 English parentage.

Education

She initially attended the University of British Columbia, but transferred to Simon Fraser University completing her Bachelor major in Psychology.

Career

Kwok immigrated to Vancouver, Canada from Hong Kong. After graduation, she joined Cathay Pacific as a flight attendant. After a short stint as a flight attendant, she returned to Hong Kong in 1999 and competed in the 1999 Mission Hong Kong pageant.

After winning the "Mission Hong Kong" title, she participated in numerous TVB events.

In February 2000, she represented Hong Kong at the 2000 Mission Chinese International pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. After her success in both pageants, she represented Hong Kong at the Mission Universe 2000 pageant held in Cyprus.

Although she did not feature in the top ten list, she was included in the top ten list of "Mission Photogenic" featured on the Mission Universe"s website main page. She is the last representative from Hong Kong to participate in Mission Universe contest.

She has appeared on many TVB drama series and has starred in other television shows, series, commercials, and entertainment functions, as well as being a spokeswoman for many beauty and other commercial products in Hong Kong.

She has also appeared on television series produced in mainland China. On 24 March 2009, Kwok was attacked by her maid, who bit her arm, pulled her hair and held a knife to her neck. This followed Kwok"s reporting to the police of an earlier incident in which the maid, apparently distraught over the break-up of a relationship, held a knife to her own throat and was calmed by Kwok.

The helper was subsequently held in a mental hospital.

Kwok is married to a Chinese martial arts choreographer called Zhu Shaojie (朱少杰) organized in Guam in 2011. The pair met in a film shooting in China a year earlier.

She was linked to other TVB stars in the past including Deric Wan and Steven Ma.

Achievements

• Mission Hong Kong 1999 Mission Photogenic, Mission Intelligence, Mission International Goodwill, Winner. Mission Chinese International 2000 Winner, Mission Internet Popularity, and Mission Vegas Gorgeous. Starhub TVB 2010 My Favourite TVB Female Character 2009: Ying Jing-Jing 邢晶晶.