Geeling Ng
Encyclopedia
Geeling Ng is a New Zealand model
, actress and restaurateur
who is best known as the title character in David Bowie
's music video "China Girl
". She was a waitress when Bowie spotted her and wanted her in the video.
Ng hosts the cooking segment for TV ONE's Asia Downunder
and is the operations manager at Soul Bar & Bistro in Auckland
's Viaduct. She was also a contestant on Dancing with the Stars
in 2008.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, actress and restaurateur
Restaurateur
A restaurateur is a person who opens and runs restaurants professionally. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who owns a restaurant, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of the restaurant business.-Etymology:The word...
who is best known as the title character in David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
's music video "China Girl
China Girl (song)
"China Girl" is a song co-written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop during their years in Berlin, first appearing on Pop's album The Idiot...
". She was a waitress when Bowie spotted her and wanted her in the video.
Ng hosts the cooking segment for TV ONE's Asia Downunder
Asia Downunder
Asia Downunder is a long-running magazine programme, formerly known as Asia Dynamic, reporting on activities of Asians in New Zealand and New Zealand Asians abroad. Its target audience is the Asian population in New Zealand, and the programme is funded by New Zealand On Air...
and is the operations manager at Soul Bar & Bistro in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
's Viaduct. She was also a contestant on Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series)
Dancing with the Stars is a New Zealand television series based on the British series Strictly Come Dancing. The show introduces eight local celebrities paired with professional ballroom danceers who each week compete against each other in a competition to impress a panel of judges and the viewing...
in 2008.