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Left to right: Miss Universe Uruguay Lola de los Santos, Miss Universe Myanmar Ma Thuzar Wint Lwin and Miss Universe Bernadette Belle Ong during the National Costume segment of Miss Universe 2021 Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images
Thuzar Wint Lwin strode down the runway at the Miss Universe pageant in a costume that represented her Chin people in northwestern Myanmar.
When she got to the end, she took a bow and unfurled a scroll she d been carrying. Pray for Myanmar, it read.
It was a powerful message from Myanmar s Miss Universe contestant and a reference to the ongoing bloodshed in her country since the military junta seized power in February.
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