Myanmar’s candidate to the Miss Universe pageant called attention to the political crisis in her country during the pageant’s national costume competition on May 13 (May 14 in Bangkok).
Thuzar Wint Lwin raised a banner that read “Pray for Myanmar” after she walked to the end of the runway during the presentation of the national costume in Hollywood, Florida.
Thuzar emerged on the runway in a simple beaded dress that showcased traditional Burmese weaves after her original costume was lost in shipping.
This week, Myanmar security forces fired shots and arrested about 30 people at an anti-coup rally in the country’s second-biggest city.
Chaos erupted in Mandalay, a hotbed of anti-military sentiment, when plainclothes police emerged from vehicles minutes into a protest, firing guns and beating demonstrators who fell as hundreds fled, according to four witnesses.
Myanmar has been gripped by protests and deadly violence since the military seized power from an elected government on February 1, unleashing an outpouring of public anger and international condemnation of the junta’s lethal response. - LiCAS.news
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