Louise Wong plays Anita Mui in Vogue Hong Kong March 2022

Thanks to the success of ‘Anita’, the lavish biopic of Canto-pop superstar Anita Mui Yim-fong, Canto-pop is sweeping across mainland China, wrote SCMP.

Model Louise Wong, featured in this Vogue Hong Kong March 2022 fashion story, made her feature-film debut as an actor — and what a debut it was. Even before the film’s release in November 2021, Wong was a favorite of global luxury brands, wrote Vogue Hong Kong, long before the movie.

Louise Wong appears occasionally with male model Noise Wong in the fashion story, styled by Sean Kunjambu. Photographer Wing Shya [IG] captures the duo in color-drenched imagery that captures the energy of Hong Kong./ Makeup by Pinky Ku; hair by Kolen But

With zero experience in acting, dancing or singing, Louise Wong won the role of playing Anita Mui, cast through social media after a three-year search by Edko Films. Over 3000 actors were considered for the role.

Louise Wong was offered the opportunity to play Anita Mui “after moving the production team to tears in an audition where she sang the late singer’s ‘Sunset Melodies.”’ Wong then went into intense training to play Anita Mui, whose own biography is tragic on many levels.

No, Mui didn’t commit suicide, but she did die of cervical cancer at age 40. Watching a 5-minute presentation on her life, there is no doubt that tragedy stalked magnificent talent from her childhood.

This fashion story and interview represent Louise Wong’s first Vogue cover and also a celebration of Vogue Hong Kong’s third anniversary. The cinematic nature of the images is meant to revisit the “unique beauty” of Hong Kong — a city very dear to me personally.

Vogue Hong Kong calls it a love letter — and given my deep sentiments attached to Hong Kong — we’ve made an extra effort to understand the memory of Anita Mui. ~ Anne