Nora Xu

Xu Naiqing (simplified Chinese: 许乃蜻; traditional Chinese: 許乃蜻; pinyin: Xǔ Nǎiqīng; born 1995 in Luoyang, Henan) is a Chinese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Universe China in its 2014 edition. On November 3, 2014, she stepped down from the title in order to complete her undergraduate education, and was replaced by Karen Hu as China's representative to the Miss Universe 2014 pageant.[1]

Nora Xu
Born1995 (age 27–28)
Luoyang, Henan, China
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss China 2014
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
Major
competition(s)		Elite Model Look International 2013
Miss China 2014
(Winner) Resigned
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.

Early life

Xu studied at Donghua University. She has been a model since age 14.[2] She won the right to represent China in the Elite Model Look International 2013 competition when she was 18 years old but did not place.

Pageantry

Miss Universe China 2014

Xu was crowned as Miss China 2014 (Miss Universe China 2014) and represented Henan. The pageant was held on September 13 at Shangri-la Pudong Shanghai. Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo was a judge at the final show. During the pageant, Xu jointly won the "Best Hair" award with Muyi (Katrina) Peng of Hunan, which entitles them to serve as spokesmodels for the Conair Corporation and Babyliss lines.[3]

Miss Universe 2014

Xu resigned on November 3, 2014, due to conflicts with Yue-Sai Kan, the National Director of Miss Universe China. She was replaced by her first runner-up Hu Yanliang, Miss Universe Beijing, who became the new Miss China and competed for the Miss Universe 2014 crown but was unplaced.[4]

References
  1. "Miss Universe Miss Universe China Nora Xu - Miss Universe". Miss Universe. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Nora Xu the Dethroned Miss China 2014. YouTube.
  3. Miss China 2014 Results Archived 2014-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Important Notice about Miss China 2014". Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
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