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Mi-Ki Choong Born in Malaysia, Mi-Ki is the granddaughter of the late Choong Ah Choy, the "Lorry King" who founded Choong Keow Lorries in the 1920s and was one of the country's renowned pioneers in the lorry transportation industry.〔Sofianni Subki. ("Legacy of the Lorry King" ), New Straits Times, 2 April 2006〕 == Biography == Mi-Ki gained entry into university at age 16. She started working at 19 and by the age of 21, she was selected to represent Malaysia at the Asia's New Generation – Young Go Getters, organised by Asiaweek and appeared in the publication's lead article. She is not only involved in the family business but has also established other group of companies with her key partners. She is active in the property development arena through her involvement in the Nusmetro Property Group.〔Ee Koon, Goh. ("Property still a popular investment option" ), The Star, 31 December 2005〕 Nusmetro has developed quality properties ranging from commercial to residential units. Examples of some of its successful projects include Casa Prima, Sutera Avenue, Taman Sutera Prima, Taman Sutera, Mutiara Heights, Mutiara Idaman and Metro Avenue. Mi-Ki is the co-founder of Centurise Group and is the Group Strategist. The company is involved in property development, media and IT.〔("What Drives Mi-Ki" ), The Star, 17 September 2007〕 Currently she is focusing on properties, investments and has diversified into the timber industry. She also has a new startup company called Seri Duta (MM2H), an authorized company approved by the Ministry of Tourism to help expatriate who is interested to apply to live in the country on a long-stay visa of up to 10 years. Besides being a property developer, she is also a TV personality on TV show, 'LifeInStyle'.〔("LifeInStyle" )〕 Mi-Ki created, co-produced and hosted the show. In 2006, 'LifeInStyle' is one of the first local television programme to use a magazine format to present a show by incorporating an international feel by featuring international celebrities fused with local celebrities and local content. The list includes super model Cindy Crawford, Fann Wong, Christy Chung, Anggun, Felipe Massa, with excerpts from Chow Yuen Fatt, Michelle Yeoh and Leon Lai and many more. The international feel was further supported by more than 12 international and world-class brand names that act as sponsors for the show which includes Mont Blanc, Audermars Piguet, Omega, Carolina Herrera Fragrance, Marc Jacobs Fragrance, Calvin Klein Fragrance, Vera Wang Fragrance, Paul Smith Fragrance, Burberry Fragance, True Fitness, The Regent Kuala Lumpur, BCBG Max Azria and Maybankard Platinum. By end of 2007, she also ventured into IT by launching 'MyStyle', a start-up business which she built to sell in 2012. She has also created another reality show called 'StarCeleb'.〔("Centurise Group" )〕She is currently focusing on property development and investments. In the year 2010, Mi-Ki was nominated to be the panellist for Malaysia Young Female Entrepreneur Forum on 'Building Dreams, Breaking Dominance' and sharing her entrepreneurial journey (MyFren 2010).〔("MyFren2010" )〕 In 2011, she was interviewed by BFM 89.9,〔("Open for Business – Wearing Many Hats" ), BFM 89.9, 16 November 2010〕 Malaysia's first business radio station to talk on Entrepreneurship. In the same year, she was also featured for a 45-minute program 'Entrpreneur' on Astro Awani Channel 501, documenting her life as an entrepreneur where the show aims to inspire Malaysians to achieve their dreams. In 2012, Mi-Ki appeared on Bella Ntv7, where they feature inspiring and empowered women to share their thoughts and experiences.〔("Bella NTV 7" ), Bella Ntv7, 29 May 2012〕She was also a speaker for 'Women in Leadership Forum Asia' in 2013. She also gives her time to charity work, including Snap-A-Star, a 'LifeInStyle' charity event in aid of The Star Tsunami Relief Fund and The Star South Asian Quake Fund.〔("Stars pull in the crowd" ), The Star, 17 January 2005〕〔("Celebrities help out in charity drive" ), The Star, 16 January 2005〕 She also supports Relay for Life's Celebrity Lap in aid of cancer awareness campaign. As part of her CSR work, Mi-Ki is involved in teaching and mentoring university students from Enactus Malaysia to apply business concept to develop community outreach projects. She has also been appointed as Board of Advisor for Enactus Malaysia Foundation in 2013 where their royal patron is the Raja Muda of Negeri Sembilan. Mi-Ki also judges at the Enactus Malaysia National Exposition. She mentors the students prior sending them to compete on an international level representing Malaysia to vie at the Enactus World Cup. Mi-Ki has done brand ambassador work for some international brands. She was chosen by Loreal Kerastase for a campaign in Malaysia and was featured together with Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lopez.〔("Loreal Kerastase" )〕 She was also selected by Mont Blanc for a photo shoot for Harper's Bazaar〔("Harper's Bazaar" )〕 and was sent to Shanghai for their 100th anniversary event. She has been recognised in some of the following categories: * Malaysia Top Female Entrepreneur award by Top 10 Asia〔("Top 10 Young Female Entrepreneurs" )〕 * Women of Excellence Award〔("Women of Excellence Award" )〕 * Award for Appreciating Leadership Excellence - Passion and Commitment given by the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development (Malaysia) Y.B. Dato' Sri Rohani Abdul Karim * Appointed as Country Ambassador for Women's Entrepreneurship Day (WED) held in United Nations, New York () * Awarded Golden Phoenix Entrepreneur Award * Nokia and Prestige's Top 40 under 40〔("Malaysia Top 40 Under 40" )〕 * Malaysia's Beautiful Women by Procter and Gamble〔("Malaysia's Beautiful Women" )〕 * Her World's Best Dressed List〔("Her World's Best Dressed List" )〕 * Malaysia Tatler's 'The List: The top people you need to know'〔("The List : The top people you need to know" ), Malaysia Tatler Society, January 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mi-Ki Choong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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