Kuan-Lien Chen

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Kuan-Lien Chen
Born Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Title Miss Earth Chinese Taipei 2014
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)
Miss Earth 2014
(TBD)

Kuan-Lien Chen (Chinese Traditional: 寬陳連) is a Taiwanese beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Earth Chinese Taipei 2014 that gives her the right to represent Chinese Taipei at Miss Earth 2014.

Taiwan state in East Asia

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia. Neighbouring states include the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the west, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. Taiwan is the most populous state and largest economy that is not a member of the United Nations (UN).

Beauty pageant competition of beautiful people

A beauty pageant or beauty contest is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants, although most contests have evolved to also incorporate personality traits, intelligence, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria. The term refers largely to contests for women such as the Big Four international beauty pageants.

Miss Chinese Taipei is a national Beauty pageant in the Chinese Taipei since 1960.

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Pageantry

Miss Republic of China 2014

Kuan-Lien Chen joined Miss Republic of China 2014. She won the pageant and succeeded Lyu Ying Li. [1] [2] [3]

Miss Earth 2014

By winning Miss Earth Chinese Taipei, Kuan-Lien flew to the Philippines in November 29, 2014 for Miss Earth.

Philippines Republic in Southeast Asia

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.

Miss Earth Annual environmental-themed beauty contest

Miss Earth is an annual international environmental-themed beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International, this pageant is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants – the most coveted beauty titles when it comes to international pageant competitions. The reigning titleholders dedicate their year to promote specific projects and often address issues concerning the environment and other global issues through school tours, tree planting activities, street campaigns, coastal clean ups, speaking engagements, shopping mall tours, media guesting, environmental fairs, storytelling programs to children, eco-fashion shows, and other environmental activities. The Miss Earth winner is the spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other environmental organizations. The Miss Earth Foundation also works with the environmental departments and ministries of participating countries, various private sectors and corporations, as well as Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF).

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References

  1. "Miss Republic of China 2014 crowned". Missosology. 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.|first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  2. "Miss Chinese Taipei Earth 2014 Kuan-Lien Chen". Missosology. 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.|first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  3. "Chen Kuan Lien crowned Miss Republic of China 2014". Universal Queen. 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.|first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Lyu Ying Li
Miss Earth Chinese Taipei
2014
Succeeded by
Wen-Yin Ting