Becoming the first Asian to be crowned Miss Michigan in history, Arianna Quan was criticized for her beauty by the Chinese people.
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| On the morning of July 29, major Chinese news agencies such as QQ and Sina published information about Arianna Quan - the first Asian contestant to win a beauty pageant in the US. The 23-year-old girl burst into tears when her name was announced as the winner of the Miss Michigan 2016 contest. |
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| Arianna Quan couldn't hide her joy at becoming Miss Michigan 2016 and representing the state in the upcoming Miss America pageant. |
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| However, Quan was criticized for having an uncontoured face, looking older than her real age, and a rough body. Even in her home country of China, public opinion in this country considered this "the most confusing decision in a beauty contest". A comment received 200 likes on Sina wrote: "I can't understand why she could be crowned. With her beauty, even her presence in the final night is a miracle". Most opinions considered Arianna Quan to be old compared to her age of 23. |
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| The coronation moment of the new beauty queen was said to not be as glamorous as the usual image seen in the final night of a beauty contest. |
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| Arianna Quan - originally from Beijing but moved to the US when she was 14 years old. She was crowned Miss Lighthouse Coast and was 4th runner-up at Miss Michigan 2015. Sharing her feelings when she was crowned, she burst into tears: "I am so happy and can't believe what happened. This year has been amazing, thank you everyone." |
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| The new beauty queen could not hold back her tears when receiving the crown from her predecessor. |
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| The 23-year-old beauty said she entered the Miss Michigan pageant solely for the purpose of earning scholarship money and entertainment. "I needed scholarship money for a year of school and everything was great." She beat 33 candidates to receive the prize worth 12,000 USD. |
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| Creative Studies students in bikinis. |
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| Some people defended the new beauty queen, saying that her makeup made her look uglier. In a photo taken after her coronation, Quan has a pretty face. |
According to Zing.vn
