Shwe Eain Si was crowned Miss Grand Myanmar earlier this year A Burmese beauty queen has claimed she was stripped of her pageant title over a video she made on the ongoing violence in Rakhine state.

Beauty pageants are thriving in Myanmar after being unbanned in 2011 as hundreds of hopefuls join for a chance at fame and fortune. Sparkling in a red, sequined dress, Htet Htet Htun spins around ...