Abstract
Since its inception in 2002, the annual “Miss Tibet” pageant has been a popular cultural event in the Tibetan diaspora. As with other beauty pageants, it has been the object of controversies and opposing opinions, reflecting conflicting trends of conservatism and modernism. It is imbued with different meanings: it has provided a stage for Tibetan participation in international competitive fora, it has drawn media attention to the Tibetan political issue, and for some, it is an important platform for empowering young Tibetan women on the local stage. However, for others it has symbolised cultural obsequiousness and has been opposed on both traditionalist and on modernist feminist grounds.
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