Cheung was born in Hong Kong and was raised there until she was ten years old before moving to Chicago. She graduated from University of Illinois Chicago with a degree in Business Administration.

Cheung, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2012, represented Hong Kong, at Miss World 2012 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. Cheung also had a successful modeling career prior to her pageant wins. Cheung relocated to Hong Kong in 2013 and joined the English language channel TVB Pearl and TVB Jade as a television presenter, hosting Dolce Vita and Pearl Entertainment Tonight, and Scoop.