Kelly Ann Hu was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her ethnic background is a mixture of Chinese, Hawaiian, and English. Hu has had a lifelong interest in singing and dancing. She has also been interested in martial arts since her early childhood, when her older brother would arrange for her to fight neighborhood boys. Hu's cousin was a successful model in Japan and Hu decided to follow her example. To gain publicity, she entered Miss Teen USA contest in 1985 and became the first Asian American to win the title. Ironically she found out after winning that she was prohibited from appearing in non-contest related activities for the year of her reign. Hu also won the title of Miss more...
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