YANGON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sparkling in a red, sequined dress, Htet Htet Htun spins around the stage rehearsing a traditional Burmese dance that she hopes will make her stand out from ...

Myanmar beauty pageant contestant pleads for international help to re-establish democracy. The beauty contest coincided with the deadliest day of the crackdown that followed the coup, which left ...

Han Lay has been living in exile since her beauty pageant speech made global headlines last year. She spoke to Sky News about Myanmar's military and why she worries about her family's safety.

While beauty pageants are no stranger to the phrase "world peace", one pageant contestant from Myanmar has invoked the sentiment with considerable fervour. Han Lay made the plea during the Miss ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Myanmar model Han Lay did not win last week's Miss Grand International beauty pageant, but she'll be remembered as one of its most ...

A Myanmar beauty queen who publicly criticized her country’s military junta, and later became stranded at the Bangkok airport, arrived Wednesday in Canada, where she is seeking asylum.

Myanmar has been scrapped as the host of this year's Miss Grand International beauty pageant due to the civil war roiling the country, its organisers told AFP on Thursday.

BANGKOK – A model from Myanmar who denounced her country’s military rulers last year from the stage of a beauty pageant in Thailand said Friday she fears she may be forced back home.. Thaw ...

Sparkling in a red, sequined dress, Htet Htet Htun spins around the stage rehearsing a traditional Burmese dance that she hopes will make her stand out from 18 other young hopefuls competing in ...

Beauty pageants are thriving in Myanmar after being banned during nearly half a century of military dictatorship that ended in 2011 when a semi-civilian government took power. Hoping for a better ...