At Miss Universe Pageant, Myanmar s Contestant Pleads Our People Are Being Shot by Military I would like to urge everyone to speak about Myanmar. As Miss Universe Myanmar since the coup, I have been speaking out as much as I can, she said.
Ma Thuzar Wint Lwin, Miss Universe Myanmar, holds the Pray for Myanmar sign during Miss Universe pageant s national costume show, in Hollywood, Florida, U.S., May 13, 2021 in this screengrab taken from a handout video. Courtesy MISS UNIVERSE/Handout via Reuters
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Myanmar’s Miss Universe contestant, Thuzar Wint Lwin, used the pageant on Sunday to urge the world to speak out against the military junta, whose security forces have killed hundreds of opponents since it seized power in a February 1 coup.