Miss Tibet History 2007

Miss Tibet 2007

Miss Tibet 2007 Tenzin Dolma

"China forced Miss Tibet 2006 to quit Miss Tourism Pageant of Malaysaia 2007"
Tsering Chungtak said that China pressured the competition organisers to replace her "Miss Tibet" sash with one reading "Miss Tibet-China". When she refused, she was told she would have to leave the Miss Tourism Queen 2007 competition.
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5 December
China loses temper at Miss Tibet
Miss Tibet 2006 Tsering Chungtak has withdrawn from the Miss Tourism Pageant in Malaysia, after China put pressure on the organisers to bar Tibet from the event. ... read story
26 November
Tsering Chungtak lands in Malaysia for Miss Tourism Pageant
Miss Tibet 2006 Tsering Chungtak has landed in Malaysia to take part in the Miss Tourism Pageant, to be held from 24 November to 7 December.... read story
7 November
Tenzin Dolma participates in Miss Earth
Miss Tibet 2007 Tenzin Dolma has landed in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, to participate in the Miss Earth pageant. She is among eighty-six young ladies from different countries around the world competing in the seventh edition of the pageant, organised by Carousel Productions Inc. ... read story
20 October
Meet Tenzin Dolma: Miss Tibet 2007
She is striking, confident and ambitious. She is the new Miss Tibet 2007. She is Tenzin Dolma. "I am no more an individual self. The Miss Tibet title carries huge responsibility. People put lots of hope on Miss Tibet," says an elated Dolma ... read story
5 October
Press Statement: Five Stars for 2007!
There are five beautiful, ambitious, and sophisticated young Tibetan women participating in the Miss Tibet Pageant 2007. ... read story
28 September
Pema Ona Kartso is Pacific Island Princess
Two-year-old Pema won the Pacific Island Princess, a pageant for toddlers, title on 23 September 2007 on Maui, one of the Hawaiian Islands. ... read story

Sunday, 14 October, 7 p.m.:
Finale Four Rounds and Crowning of Miss Tibet 2007 — TIPA, McLeod Ganj
Saturday, 13 October, 7 p.m.:
Presentation and Talent Rounds — TIPA, McLeod Ganj
Friday, 12 October, 2 p.m.:
Swimsuit Round — Asia Health Resorts
Wednesday, 10 October, to Friday, 12 October:
Voting for Miss Photogenic
Thursday, 4 October:
The 2007 Contestants arrive in Dharamshala

Tibetan quits pageant over China title | AP
NEW DELHI, 6 December 2007 — A Tibetan woman said Wednesday that she pulled out of a beauty pageant in Malaysia after organizers, reacting to pressure from Beijing, told her halfway through the event that she could only participate if she added "China" to her "Miss Tibet" title. ...
Miss Tibet slams China over expulsion from pageant | AFP
NEW DELHI, 6 December 2007 — A Tibetan contestant barred from participating in a Malaysian beauty pageant blamed China on Wednesday for her exclusion from the international event. ...
For China, even a beauty pageant must toe the party line | CNSNews
6 December 2007 — China's well-known determination to deny Tibet and Taiwan international legitimacy has impacted millions of people over the past half-century, but for one young woman, Beijing's policy has spoiled a simple, personal dream. ...
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Miss Tibet 2007 Pageant magazine will be available online — coming soon.