13 Facts About Erica Yuen

Erica Yuen Mi-ming is a Hong Kong politician, actress, and presenter.

In 2005, Yuen participated in the Miss Hong Kong pageant where she was awarded the title of Tourism Ambassador and was named one of the top five finalists on the final night.

Erica Yuen entered Hong Kong politics in 2011, when she co-founded Power Voters, which would later become a coalition member of People Power, with the aim of punishing the Democratic Party for its stance in the 2010 Hong Kong electoral reform.

In 2012, Erica Yuen announced that she would enter the Hong Kong Legislative Council election in September that year as a People Power candidate for New Territories East constituency with Raymond Chan Chi-chuen.

Erica Yuen was placed second in her party list under the Party-list proportional representation; Ray Chan, who was first on that list, was elected, but Yuen herself, like all other candidates ranked second or below in their party lists, was not.

Erica Yuen was elected the chairwoman of People Power, succeeding Christopher Lau in July 2013.

In March 2014, Erica Yuen stood in a by-election for the South Horizons West seat on the Southern District Council, following the resignation of Fung Wai-kwong.

Erica Yuen secured second place with 1,083 votes, behind Judy Chan Ka-pui of the New People's Party and ahead of Sin Chung-kai of the Democratic Party.

Erica Yuen failed again to challenge Chan in the general election in 2015.

Erica Yuen stood as the second candidate in Christopher Lau's list in Hong Kong Island in the 2016 legislative election but the list was not elected.

Erica Yuen resigned from the chairwomanship of People Power after the Legco election.

Erica Yuen started a multi-brand skincare and health product store MI MING MART in 2009.

In December 2014, Erica Yuen married political fellow-traveller and Power Voters chairman Anthony Lam Yue-yeung.