Jacqueline Ling is wealthy Singaporean socialite, 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. 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 initially showed interested in meeting Rachel Chu and getting to know more about her, as Rachel was Nick's new girlfriend. However, once she found out about Rachel's background, Jacqueline became very resistant to the relationship and plotted with Eleanor Young to get rid of her, even making up lies about Rachel, hoping that her own daughter Amanda would rekindle her previous relationship with Nick.
China Rich Girlfriend[]
She had her servants bring Nick 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 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 descendants 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, cautioning him on what it would be like for him to be cut off from his family.