Miss Tibet: 2010-2013

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Miss Tibet

Miss Tibet 2010: swimsuit round

Miss Tibet 2011 finalists. L-R: Tenzin Khecheo, Ngodup Dolma, Dolma Tsering, Chemi Lhazom

Miss Tibet 2011 finalists. L-R: Tenzin Yangkyi, Tenzin Sangmo

Miss Tibet 2011 Tenzin Yangkyi in Incheon for Miss Asia Pacific contest

Miss Tibet 2011

Tenzin Yangkyi, Miss Tibet 2011, speaking at the coronation ceremony of Miss Tibet 2013 in Bangalore Miss Tibet 2013

Miss Tibet 2013. L-R: Compere Tenzin Youdon, Director Lobsang Wangyal, Miss Tibet 2013 Tenzing Lhamo, Miss Tibet 2011 Tenzin Yangkyi and Miss Tibet 2007 Tenzin Dolma

Miss Tibet 2013: Tenzing Lhamo

Tenzin Khecheo

Kingfisher Miss Tibet Pageant 2010

Venue: Funky Town pool, Dharamshala

Date: 4 June.

Judges: i) Mr Prem Sagarwho has lectured at different colleges in Himchal Pradesh. He has two decades of experience in the tourism industry.

ii) Lisa Dhamija, who is a music teacher, owner (with husband) of Divya Himachal newspaper, and co-editor of Himachal This Week. She has lived in India for 14 years.

Miss Tibet 2011

IBNlive had reported at the time, " Tibetan-origin beauties from the US, Australia, and Sweden are among the contestants at this year's Miss Tibet Pageant at Dharmashala. Tenzin Khecheo from USA, Chemi Lhazom from Delhi, Dolma Tsering from Bangalore, Ngodup Dolma from Australia, Tenzin Sangmo from Dharamshala, and Tenzin Yangkyi from Switzerland [we]re the six women competing for the crown. "

Tenzin Yangkyi was a student from Zurich, Switzerland. She was born in 1993 and has a height of 171 cm. She had just completed Class 10. She can speak Tibetan, German, and English, and likes singing, dancing, travelling, and sports.

Since she is interested in acting, fashion, and modelling, her main aim is to become a successful model in future and make it her career. She has already done modelling a few times and was appreciated by her mentors. Fortunately her family supports her interest, so she took this opportunity to participate in Miss Tibet 2011 contest which will further boost her zest to become a great model in future.

Tenzin Khecheo did not place in the Top 3 but In 2015 a documentary film was made about the Miss Tibet 2011 contest, in which Tenzin Khecheo’s journey from the USA to Dharmsala is traced.

Miss Tibet 2012

In the wake of the growing unrest in Tibet, the 2012 Miss Tibet Pageant was cancelled. The very grim current circumstances leave no room for pageantry and celebrations.

However, reminiscing about the 2011 contest ABC wrote: Dolma fled her homeland Tibet and the heavy, authoritarian hand of China when she was eight and eventually made it to Australia where she later studied hard to become a nurse. So what is she now doing high in the Himalayas, by a babbling stream in a bikini and heels, pouting and busting model moves for a professional photographer? Is it possible to conceive of a less likely Tibetan scene? Probably not.

Dolma - representing Australia – was determined to beat five other willowy, super-competitive Tibetan entrants – three from India and two from Switzerland and the USA.

“Miss Tibet is not just a beauty pageant, but it is a political act, because Miss Tibet celebrates our identity, our culture and our proud tradition.” DOLMA - Miss Tibet entrant, insisted

Miss Tibet 2013

Tenzing Lhamo was awarded the title of Miss Tibet 2013 by default, as there were no other contestants.

See also

Miss Tibet: The contest// Miss Tibet: 2002-2005// Miss Tibet: 2006-2009// Miss Tibet: 2010-2013// Tenzin Khecheo // Miss Tibet: 2014// Miss Tibet: 2015// Miss Tibet: 2016// Miss Tibet: 2017