New IOC member Yeoh aimed to be an Olympian not a movie star hurriyetdailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hurriyetdailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Michelle Yeoh said she had wanted to be an Olympian before becoming a movie star, after she was voted onto the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday.Before the vote, Britain's Princess Anne, the chair of the IOC's member election committee, introduced Yeoh as "a Malaysia junior squash champion".
Oscar-winner Yeoh Voted Onto International Olympic Committee barrons.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from barrons.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MUMBAI (AFP) – Malaysia’s Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh was voted onto the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday. The first Asian woman to win an Academy Award — when she scooped best actress for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” earlier this year — was elected by 67 votes to nine, with one abstention. She was one of […]