Miss Canada uses beauty pageant to fight China on human rights
VANCOUVER — Anastasia Lin says when she first learned about allegations the Chinese government was harvesting organs from religious prisoners to fuel its transplant industry, she decided to use an unconventional platform to raise awareness.
Lin spoke out about the alleged plight of Falun Gong practitioners in China while taking part in the 2015 Miss World Canada beauty pageant, which she won.
Since then, she has become an outspoken critic of the Chinese government.
“To not do anything is just so wrong,” said Lin, 26, who is based in Toronto but spent her teenage years in Vancouver after emigrating from China with her mother.