Miss Laos traveled 48 hours to compete in the Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans - Yahoo News

• Miss Laos Payengxa Lor traveled 48 hours to vie astatine Miss Universe.

• Lor's voyage to the competition, which is successful New Orleans this year, included 5 layovers.

• Lor is the archetypal Miss Laos to marque the apical 16 successful Miss Universe history.

The Miss Universe competition brings unneurotic unthinkable women from each implicit the satellite — and immoderate person to question overmuch farther distances than others to marque it to the pageant stage.

During the opening of the 71st yearly Miss Universe competition connected Saturday, it was revealed that Miss Laos Payengxa Lor had the longest journey.

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray and "Access Hollywood" prima Zuri Hall, who served arsenic backstage correspondents for the show, revealed that Lor traveled 48 hours to marque the pageant — which is taking spot this twelvemonth successful New Orleans, Louisiana. Lor's voyage included 5 layovers.

The Miss Universe hosts added that Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel had the shortest travel of each the contestants, driving 4 hours from her hometown successful Houston, Texas.

Miss Universe hosts Olivia Culpo and Jeannie Mai-Jenkins revealed during the broadcast that Lor was successful the apical 16, becoming the archetypal Miss Laos to marque the semifinals successful Miss Universe history.

Lor is the archetypal Hmong pistillate to vie successful the Miss Universe competition, according to her bio.

The pageant queen taught herself English and became an English teacher. She works arsenic a motivational speaker, volunteers for underprivileged people, and has a metallic medal successful taekwondo.

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