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| Miss Myanmar Thuzar Wint Lwin in Indianapolis, USA |
Miss Universe Myanmar 2020 Thuzar Wint Lwin can stay in the US as long as she wants without worrying her own safety. She has received asylum protection in the United States where she will now live and work as a model.
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| Miss Myanmar Thuzar Wint Lwin in Indianapolis, USA. |
The Miss Universe 2020 Top 21 finalist is said to be arrested if she decide to return to her country. The beauty queen openly criticizes the country’s military coup and support the pro-democracy movement.
In an article by New York Times, Lwin shared that she had difficulty going out of her country to compete in Miss Universe held at Miami, Florida.
She saw reports of well-known people being detained as they tried to leave the country, so she decided to wear a hoodie and glasses to keep from being recognized at the Yangon airport. “I had to pass through immigration and I was so scared,” she said in an interview from Florida.
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| Thuzar Wint Lwin, Miss Universe Myanmar 2020 on stage during the National Costume Show at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida on May 13, 2021. |
During the 69th Miss Universe national costume competition, she walked to the front of the stage and held up a sign saying, “Pray for Myanmar.”
She won the Best in National costume award.
She was warmly welcomed by her countrymen in Indianapolis. She will stay in the US as a refugee and will work as a part time model. She will also help the Burmese communities in America.
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| Miss Myanmar Thuzar Wint Lwin with her countrymen in Indianapolis. |