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Señorita China

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Location: Sydney, Australia

Nationality: Malaysia

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Señorita China (2019) examines the Chinese diaspora beauty pageant in San José, Costa Rica.

Is the pageant an act of resistance against the dominant beauty standards or is it a performance that works towards assimilation?

How is “Chineseness” shaped by the beauty pageant and who is considered authentically “Chinese” enough?

Is it a feminist celebration of sisterhood or simply curated for the male gaze?

What does it mean to be considered beautiful and to belong in a country that grants you the privilege of neither?

Las candidatas do their hair an...Rica. Tuesday, August 20, 2019.

Las candidatas do their hair and makeup (By Xiao Lan), at Alfafaro in La Sabana, Costa Rica. Tuesday, August 20, 2019.

La presentación/pres... 2019. Hotel Sheraton y Casino.

La presentación/press conference de las candidatas en el Hotel Sheraton y Casino, Escazú, San José, Costa Rica. Tuesday night, August 20, 2019. Hotel Sheraton y Casino.

Alessa Eduarte Fung en su casa ... on Monday, September 16, 2019.

Alessa Eduarte Fung en su casa en Uruca, San José, Costa Rica around noon on Monday, September 16, 2019.

Wendy Gu, winner of the Miss Ch...;, Costa Rica, August 19, 2019.

Wendy Gu, winner of the Miss Chinese Costa Rica beauty pageant in 2013, and runner up of Miss Chinese Centroamérica the same year. San José, Costa Rica, August 19, 2019.

Ensayo for señorita china costa rica,

El concurso de señor... China, 14 de septiembre, 2019.

El concurso de señorita china costa rica 2019, en la Casa China, 14 de septiembre, 2019.

Michelle Cen Liang, winner of t...sta Rica on September 15, 2019.

Michelle Cen Liang, winner of the 2019 señorita china costa rica at her home in Alajuela, Costa Rica on September 15, 2019.

Second to last rehearsal for th...ta Rica, hosted by Revista 168.

Second to last rehearsal for the Señorita China Costa Rica, hosted by Revista 168.

La presentación/press conference de las candidatas en el Hotel Sheraton y Casino, Escazú, San José, Costa Rica. Tuesday night, August 20, 2019. Hotel Sheraton y Casino.