NTD Global Chinese Beauty Pageant

For Cynthia Sun, being crowned Miss NTD came as something completely unexpected. “I’ve never worn heels for so long in my life!” said the 24-year-old from Houston, Texas. Ms. Sun is a human rights advocate, social issues researcher, spokesperson with the Falun Dafa Information Center. She recently moved to New York. Drawn to the mission […]

Thirty-two women won the hearts of audience members and judges at the first NTD Global Chinese Beauty Pageant—but only one was crowned Miss NTD. NTD spoke to the winner, the runners-up, and the judges. After a week of preliminary rounds and, for some, a lot of soul-searching, three women won the top honors. They all […]

After numerous rounds of selection from a pool of contestants from around the globe, the inaugural NTD Global Chinese Beauty Pageant has crowned its first winner. Cynthia Sun from Texas was crowned Miss NTD 2023 on Saturday night, bringing home a $10,000 cash prize, a set of 18-karat gold jewelry, and a critical mission. As […]

On Sept. 30, 32 young women from four continents gathered in New York for the grand finale of NTD’s inaugural Global Chinese Beauty Pageant. The pageant is part of a series of competitions the network hosts in its efforts to support traditional culture, which all have a mission to promote “pure authenticity, pure goodness, and […]

The inaugural NTD Global Chinese Beauty Pageant is well underway, with 32 young women set to take the stage in an open-to-the-public final round on Sept. 30 in Purchase, New York. Since Sept. 24, the contestants, who hail from four continents, have undergone preliminary rounds. It is meant to be a pageant unlike any other, […]

An event of beauty and class is bringing together 32 contestants from around the world. The final round of the NTD Global Chinese Beauty Pageant kicks off Saturday. The competition has a special mission: to revive the aesthetic values found in traditional culture. One of the finalists says the contest changed her misconceptions about women. […]

NTD’s Global Chinese Beauty Pageant is driving a return to classy, traditional beauty. Thirty-two contestants made the cut for the pageant, gathering in New York from around the globe for a mission: competing to restore aesthetic values found in traditional Chinese culture. Cynthia Sun, one of the contestants, said: “90 percent nerve-wracking, 10 percent exciting, […]

Thirty-two contestants of Chinese descent traveled from countries across the globe to White Plains, New York, for day one of the NTD Global Chinese Beauty Pageant on Sunday. The contestants had each earned the chance to compete, and to present their understanding of traditional Chinese culture and values. The event marks the start of a […]

When asked why she considered entering the Miss NTD, Annie Li said it’s the pageant’s focus on tradition and virtue. “This competition is different from other pageants, very special,” said the Taiwanese artist. As part of NTD’s international cultural events, the Global Chinese Beauty Pageant is aimed at bringing beauty to its traditional virtues. Morality, […]

Excitement is growing with a countdown to the grand final of Miss NTD, the global television network NTD’s first-ever beauty pageant. Women of Chinese descent from all over the world will compete for a chance to be crowned “Miss NTD.” Speaking ahead of the big event, Lisa Mu, an Australian-based candidate, shared what the competition […]

According to a Chinese saying, “what’s on the outside is influenced by what’s in your heart,” says Fiona Ji, a contestant in the New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Global Chinese Beauty Pageant—also known as Miss NTD. “I fully agree with that,” she told NTD. “If you elevate yourself morally and become a more virtuous person, then […]

“In Chinese, the word beauty, it doesn’t just mean pretty. It also means the quality of being good,” says Sherry Ning, one of the top 40 entrants of the New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Global Chinese Beauty Pageant, who will be attending the week-long round in New York state in late September. “I think to be […]

When Annie Chen first heard about the Miss NTD beauty pageant through friends in February, she thought it was a great event because of the mission published on its website: “promoting the traditional aesthetic character of Chinese women and bringing back pure authenticity, pure goodness, and pure beauty.” But she didn’t think it was something […]

Miss NTD candidate Zhu Wandi says that traditional Chinese culture has taught her what self-respect is. Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, the young translator says that traditional Chinese values and codes of conduct have allowed her to develop a different perspective on the world. “By behaving with propriety, not only am I being respectful […]

The grand finals and coronation ceremony of the inaugural NTD Global Chinese Beauty Pageant will be held at the SUNY Purchase Performing Arts Center from Sept. 24 to 30. After months of global auditions, 40 candidates won the chance to compete in New York and present their interpretation of elegance and their understanding of the […]

After rounds of screening and interviews, 40 candidates have advanced in NTD’s first Global Chinese Beauty Pageant, and will have the chance to go to New York for the live competition. The pageant aims to promote the aesthetic values found in traditional Chinese culture. It also pushes for a return to pure beauty. Beyond appearance, […]

The ancients knew that great beauty can just as easily launch a thousand ships and topple a nation as save it—if tempered by morality, righteousness, propriety, benevolence, and faithfulness. These are the values a New York-based pageant seeks to revive. After long hours of intense deliberation, the Miss NTD team has whittled down the number […]