Chan did not win any title in this contest but her figure, 175-centimeter height and mature look drew the attention of local pornographic film industry.

[1][2] Until 1997, Chan showed up in more than 25 Hong Kong Category III films and gained widespread attraction for her bold performance, becoming a prominent sex symbol in the Greater China Area at that time.

In 1997 Chan began a relationship with the playboy Taiwanese investment tycoon and celebrity Huang Jen-chung (黃任中, also known as Wong Yam-Chung (黄蔭衷) in Cantonese) whom she met in 1993, and who was 33 years older than she was.

She attempted suicide during a TV interview, repeatedly attacked people, undressed in public, tried to enter foreign countries without valid travel documents and was deported as a result, set fire to her residence, and was frequently hospitalized for drug abuse.

[9] Chan was portrayed posthumously by Chinese actress Crystal Suen Ah-Lei [zh], in the 2002 biopic Pauline's Life (絕代豔星寶蓮的一生).