Beauty Queen — A Modern-Day Mulan

When I compare Miss World Canada to the legendary Mulan, the details don’t perfectly line up, yet their hearts do. Their essence, selfless spirit, fearlessness, courage — their character — these are the same.

Anastasia Lin — Miss World Canada 2015 & 2016 — didn’t literally take her father’s place to battle invading forces, but her “Beauty With A Purpose” platform has revolved around opposing the human rights abuses of the most violent regime in modern history — the Chinese Communist Party, an entity already responsible for 80+ million deaths (more than Hitler’s Germany, Stalin’s USSR and all terrorist groups combined).

Lin was blocked from entering the 2015 Miss World competition hosted in China, so she was invited again to represent Canada in this year’s event in Washington, DC. But with a huge amount of sponsorship coming from China, she was banned from talking to the press for the first several days, though later was allowed to talk.

She’s committed to “being a voice for the voiceless,” raising awareness for forced organ harvesting and persecuted groups of conscience.

Though this is her last year as Miss World Canada, Lin’s battle for justice won’t end anytime soon, surely leaving her own lasting legacy of heroism.

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