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SE Asia 6 years ago

Malaysia enthrones new king after historic abdication

Malaysia on Thursday installed a new king, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, after the last monarch abdicated in a historic first following his reported marriage to a Russian ex-beauty queen.

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Miss Ethnic Myanmar pageant belies minorities' woes

A "Miss Ethnic Myanmar" beauty pageant and a campfire dance with a buffalo skull on Tuesday brought an end to a festival celebrating the country's ethnic minorities, even as the military remains locked in conflict with many groups.

Lifestyle 7 years ago

Transmongolian: The beauty queen breaking barriers

Though she fell short of representing her country at the Miss Universe contest in Thailand on December 17, her participation shed another light onto a group living on the edges of a deeply patriarchal country with conservative views about sexual orientation.

Lifestyle 7 years ago

These five countries have most Miss Universe winners

The pageant’s most recent victor, 24-year-old Catriona Gray, contributes yet another win for the Philippines as she was crowned the 67th Miss Universe on Dec. 18 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Lifestyle 7 years ago

Beauty queen from slum is crowned Miss Venezuela

The title of Miss Venezuela went to a woman from the country's largest slum after a ceremony that traded glitz for frugality reflecting an acute economic free fall.

Lifestyle 7 years ago

Miss USA apologizes for mocking non-English speaking Miss Universe contestants

Miss USA 2018, Sarah Rose Summers, has come under fire just days before taking the stage in the ongoing Miss Universe contest for mocking fellow contestants Miss Vietnam and Miss Cambodia for their poor English language skills.