13 things about Miss Universe Singapore 2016 Cheryl Chou

Cheryl Chou (周智慧) represented Singapore in the 65th edition of Miss Universe. It was won by Iris Mittenaere of France.

BIOGRAPHY

Chou is a Singaporean actor, television host, model and beauty queen born and raised in Singapore. Her father works as an operations manager in Shanghai, China where her mother runs a wine machine distribution business.

On March 15, 2025, Chou turned 29. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. From 2004 to 2014, she lived in Shanghai.
2. In 2014, she earned an international baccalaureate (IB) diploma from Shanghai Singapore International School in Shanghai.
3. In 2015, she studied fashion marketing and management at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, United States.
4. In 2016, she entered the Lasalle College of the Arts in Rochor, Singapore to pursue an honours degree in fashion media and industries.
5. She won Miss Universe Singapore 2016.
6. She was a Miss Universe 2016 candidate.
7. In 2018, she starred in the Toggle series “VIC” and Mediacorp Channel 8 series “29 February”.
8. In 2019, she starred in the Mediacorp Channel 5 series “Fried Rice Paradise”.
9. In 2020, she hosted “Beautivels”, a travel show in Hong Kong, and she starred in the meWATCH series “Adulting” and “Love by Numbers”.
10. In 2021, she starred in the Mediacorp Channel 8 series “My Star Bride” and the meWATCH series “Lightspeed”, “Love at First Fight 2”, “Reunion” and “The Cutting Edge”.
11. In 2022, she starred in the meWATCH series “Soul Doctor” and the Mediacorp Channel 8 series “Soul Detective”.
12. In 2023, she starred in the Mediacorp Channel 8 series “Strike Gold”, “Silent Walls” and “Shero”.
13. In 2024, she starred in the Mediacorp Channel U and TVBS series “Love on a Shoestring” and the Mediacorp Channel 8 series “Furever Yours”.

TIMELINE

Chou speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese. She plays the guitar.

2010s

• On October 16, 2016, she competed against 14 other Miss Universe Singapore 2016 candidates at the grand ballroom of the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Robertson Quay, Singapore.
• On January 30, 2017, she represented Singapore at Miss Universe 2016 and competed against 85 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She was unplaced.
• On October 11, 2017, she crowned her successor Miss Universe Singapore 2017 Manuela Blanka Bruntraeger at the West Ballroom of Resorts World Sentosa on Sentosa in Singapore.

2020s

• On April 13, 2023, she officially joined Mediacorp by signing a contract with The Celebrity Agency.