Jacqueline Ling

Jacqueline Ling is a secondary character and occasional antagonist in the Crazy Rich Asians book series by Kevin Kwan.

Background
The glamorous god-daughter of Shang Su Yi and a granddaughter of the wealthy philanthropist Ling Yin Chao, Jacqueline is close to many members of the Shang/Young clan, especially her godmother Su Yi and Nick Young.

She is currently widowed with two children, a son Theodore ("Teddy") and daughter Amanda ("Mandy"). She is also a distant cousin and close friend of Oliver T'sien through his mother Bernadette Ling. Nick Young mentions that her longtime partner is Norwegian billionaire Victor Normann.

Appearence
Jacqueline is known for her beauty and good-looks, with Rachel Chu remarking that she looked like a movie star. Oliver T'sien describes her as looking like a "Chinese Catherine Deneuve," and added that her legendary beauty attracted a crowd of admirers when she first visited Hong Kong in the 60s, with men fighting each other to propose to her.

Crazy Rich Asians
She was was initially interested in meeting Rachel Chu and getting to know more about her, as Rachel was Nick's new girlfriend. When she found out, Jacqueline became very resistant to the relationship and plotted with Eleanor Young to get rid of her, hoping that her own daughter Amanda would rekindle her previous relationship with Nick.

China Rich Girlfriend
She had hired people to whisk Nick away to her yacht, where she attempted to convince him to cancel his wedding with Rachel and respect the wishes of his grandmother Su Yi. She also warns him that he will not be able to inherit his grandmother's huge estate, Tyersall Park, if he insists on going through with the marriage. Jacqueline shares her own family story, how the Ling family fortune was dispersed through too many descendents and how she, as a woman, could only be married off and was cut out from the family fortune. She warns Nick not to take things for granted and what it would be like for him to be cut off from his family.