In my post yesterday, I mentioned that Coco Lee was voted the 47th sexiest woman in Asia by FHM magazine in 2000. So who was number one? Hong Kong actress Christy Chung.

Born in Montreal, Canada to Vietnamese parents of Chinese descent, her native language is actually French, although she also speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Vietnamese(!). She first came to prominence when she won the Miss Chinese International Pageant in 1993.I recently became aware of this actress myself from her role in the absolutely brilliant art house film Samsara. If you haven’t seen this film then I highly recommend that you do (unless you’re only into Hollywood blockbusters), as it a bona fide masterpiece. It is a truly beautiful and often very sensual film, and Christy’s performance compliments it perfectly – the main sex scene featuring Christy is by far the most beautiful I’ve ever seen.

Although she has appeared in nearly 30 films, I can’t say any of the others are of the same quality. Still, she’s never afraid to take her clothes off! She’s also released one (sadly out of print) photo album – together with an accompanying DVD (still available) – entitled “Feel…”, shot on a remote island in Thailand. This is a truly classy and artistic piece of work.

Interestingly, I don’t find her exceptionally pretty, but she has a real inner beauty that is truly captivating. She also really knows how to be sexy, as evidenced by the aforementioned sex scene and these photos (mostly taken from Feel…). The best fan site I’ve found is Totally Christy Chung, which features links to several videos from around the net. There’s plenty of pics too, but they can be hard to find.