Kelly Hu

Kelly Ann Hu was born on February 13, 1968, in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is an American actress and former fashion model. She held the Miss Teen USA 1985 and Miss Hawaii USA 1993 titles. She is of Asian, Hawaiian, and English descent. She is the daughter of Juanita, an engineering drafter for Honolulu, and Herbert Hu, a salesman and exotic bird breeder. She went to Maʻemaʻe Elementary School and Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii.

As a young kid, Kelly Hu has always been interested in singing and dancing. She has also been interested in martial arts when her older brother would arrange for her to fight neighborhood boys. Her cousin was a successful model in Japan, so Kelly Hu decided to follow her footsteps. To gain publicity, she won the Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1985 title and competed in the Miss Teen USA 1985 pageant held in Wichita, Kansas, becoming the third Miss Teen USA titleholder. She became the first Asian American to win this title. See another photo gallery of Kelly Hu.