Notable Students
According to the Embassy English website, several 'celebrities' have studied at various Embassy schools:
- Ruby Lin Taiwanese actress and singer. Studied English at Embassy New York, with side-classes in acting at the New York Film Academy in 2004, and wrote a book (My Private New York) about the experience.
- Isabel Bawlitza Miss World Chile 2000 and a semifinalist in Miss World 2000.
- Katrin Meißner Former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won three medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
- Manuela Fellner Swiss folk singer and winner of the music contest TV programme Grand Prix on SF DRS.
- Riyo Mori Japanese dance instructor who won the Miss Universe 2007 title in May 2007. She studied at Embassy in New York.
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