Sabtu, 28 September 2013

Miss China 2013, Wei Wei Yu

Wei Wei was born and raised in Xi’an, the capital of Shaan Xi Province, an area she describes as steeped in rich cultural heritage. Wei Wei majored in Music at university and is an accomplished Piano player as well as an operatic singer. Her hobbies include painting and calligraphy, and she plays Taekwondo. Wei Wei has ambitions of becoming a fashion designer in the future, with hopes of starting her own brand. Her favourite cuisine is nearby Sichuan Province’s famous hotpot.

In Her Own Words...

"Hello everyone. I’m Vivi from Xi’an, the capital city of China during the Tang Dynasty. I am the 63rd Miss China.

For me, the Miss World Pageant has a special meaning. In 2009, because I had participated in the Miss World pageant I was able to raise over 50 thousand US dollars to help rebuild a school destroyed in a mudslide near my hometown. Two years later I volunteered as an art and music teacher in a small primary school in the mountains of southwestern China. I leveraged my participation in the Miss World to create a documentary drawing attention to the need for more teachers in remote schools.

But I want to do more.

I’m here now in Indonesia as Miss China with a simple purpose, to stand on a larger platform where I can inspire and empower - on a global scale – young women like myself to help children in need."