Angela Yeung, Yang Ying

Early life
Angelababy was born in Shanghai on 28 February 1989 to a half Chinese half German father from Hong Kong and a Shanghainese mother from Shanghai, China. Her birth name is Yang Ying (Cantonese: Yeung Wing). Her father, whose mother is German, runs a fashion business in Shanghai. She gained an interest in fashion as a child under her father's influence. She said in an interview, "Even though he (her father) sells more mature clothes, I loved going to his store and trying on new outfits, and mixing and matching them. It was fun. I think that's how I developed a passion for fashion." She is fluent in Mandarin, Shanghainese, Cantonese, and has a basic command of English.
She moved to Hong Kong when she was 13, and graduated from Notre Dame College. Although her English name is Angela, she was sometimes called "Baby" during her primary and secondary school years. When she started modeling, she combined these two names to Angelababy.