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• Originated the role of Kim in the 1989 West End production of Miss Saigon; she later transferred with the show to Broadway in 1991.
• Named as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People magazine in 1991.
• Provided the singing voices for Princess Jasmine from Aladdin (1992) and Fa Mulan from Mulan (1998), and later reprised the role in other Disney productions.
• Became the first Asian actress to play the role of Éponine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway in 1993.
• Was the first Filipino artist to be signed to an international record label with Atlantic Records in 1993.  
• Was appointed the Goodwill Ambassador for Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 2010.
• Was named a Disney Legend in 2011.