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Im Bett mit Miss Tibet

Endlich kann Tenzin Yangkyi (18) wieder in ihrem eigenen Bett schlafen. Seit ihrer Wahl zur «Miss Tibet» war sie nicht mehr oft in ihrer Wohnung bei Winterthur ZH.

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Lack of funds hinders Miss Tibet’s foreign dream

In a bid to raise Tibet’s voice at international forums, Tenzin Yangkyi, who was crowned Miss Tibet 2011, would represent the country at the “Miss Young International” and “Miss Asia Pacific World” contests this year. But scarcity of funds is the main obstacle in Yangkyi’s way to success.

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Atlas hoods: Tibet’s sad beauty pageant

What do you do when people keep telling you your country’s not a real country? If you’re Lobsang Wangyal, you bankrupt yourself throwing the saddest beauty pageant in the world.

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This is an opportunity to contribute towards our cause: Miss Tibet

For Tenzin Yangkyi, a dream has come true to become Miss Tibet 2011. “I am proud to be a Tibetan and my struggle has not ended after becoming Miss Tibet. It has only started now,”

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Tenzin Yangkyi from Switzerland wins Miss Tibet 2011

The youngest participant in the Miss Tibet pageant , Tenzin Yangkyi was crowned as Miss Tibet-2011 on Sunday evening. She won the title defeating the other five participants in the contest. Ngodup Dolma from Australia was crowned the first runner-up [...]

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Miss Tibet 2011 pageant kicks off

The tenth edition of Miss Tibet pageant kicked off on Friday evening with the swimwear round held in the outdoor on the banks of Manjhi canal. There are six contestants hailing from India, Australia, Switzerland and the US.

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Miss Tibet Pageant attracts international beauties

Tibetan-origin beauties from the US, Australia, and Sweden are among the contestants at this year’s Miss Tibet Pageant to be held here. This year the competition, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, will start on June 1, and a winner will be chosen on June 5.

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6 Tibetan girls vie for 10-year-old Miss Tibet crown

Six “brave” girls will compete for this year’s coveted Miss Tibet title in a one-man-run pageant that is turning ten this year. The controversies surrounding the pageant in its starting years did not deter the pageant director Lobsang Wangyal from continuing the contest,

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Tenth Edition of Miss Tibet kicks off with six contestants

The Miss Tibet Pageant celebrates its 10th anniversary this year in McLeod Ganj with six beautiful contestants. The 12-day event stars Tibetan participants from a diaspora that spreads across the globe, aiding awareness for the Tibetan cause and maintaining the Tibetan culture with a distinctly modern twist.

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Political act to reveal truth in beauty

Ngodup Dolma, a newly-qualified nurse from Footscray is heading to Dharamshala, India’s Tibetan enclave, to compete for a crown that doesn’t have a country: the title of Miss Tibet 2011.

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