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Karen Suen (English: Karen Suen; born 1967), originally named Sun Ming‑cui, is a Hong Kong jewellery businesswoman, and currently Executive Director and designer of Karen Collection.

She graduated in 1979 from Shek Yam Maryknoll Primary School (afternoon session), then attended a church‑run girls’ secondary school in Kwai Tsing District. In 1988 she earned a Higher Diploma in Modern Dance from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, School of Dance—alongside actor Anthony Wong, comedian Dae Ming Cheung and former ATV artist Lawrence Lau. After graduation, Anthony Wong introduced her to join the City Contemporary Dance Company as a dancer, becoming one of the first modern dancers in their stage productions.

In 1990 she entered the Miss Asia Pageant and placed fifth. She then signed a two‑year contract with ATV and appeared in television dramas and films. According to her interview on “Asian Pageant 100,” ATV had planned a three‑year contract, but, because she was also under contract as a dancer, the term was shortened. Upon its expiration, she left the television industry and returned to the Academy for further study. In 1995 she became one of the first Bachelor of Arts graduates in the Academy’s School of Dance.

She then rejoined the dance company and founded a dance school, but ended her dance career in 2003 due to the SARS outbreak. She subsequently studied gemmology and launched her own jewellery brand, focusing on the jewellery business. She holds a GIA Gemmology Diploma (studied from 2006).

External links

• Karen Suen Official Website: http://www.karensuen.com/home.php
• “Asian Pageant 100” Karen Suen video: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTQ4MzU1MTQ0.html