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 pure beauty.” The winner was crowned Miss NTD with a five-sapphire “phoenix crown” tiara designed by Shen Yun Collections.
The judges looked at more than the young women’s external beauty—a huge part of the final score is understanding the five virtues prominent in traditional Chinese culture: morality, righteousness, propriety, benevolence, and faithfulness. The first-ever competition was only open to women of at least one-third Chinese descent and was conducted in a bilingual fashion.
Here is the list of winners:
Miss NTD
Cynthia Sun
1st Runner-up
Vicky Zhao
2nd Runner-up
Belle Meng
3rd Runner-up
Fiona Ji
4th Runner-up
Wandi Zhu
5th Runner-up
Annie Chen
Best in Evening Gown
Tina Yang
Best in Fitness Wear
Belle Meng
Best in Instrumentalist
Melody Hughes
Best in Dancing
Vicky Zhao
Best in Creative
Elisabeth Yang
Best in Beauty with a Mission
1. Annie Li
2. Sherry Ning
3. Annie Chen
Miss Photogenic
Cissy Sun
Miss Congeniality
Annie Chen
Director’s Award
Laura Danne
