Magdalena Ho

Magdalena Ho

Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	1994/1995 (age 20–21) Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Measurements	Bust: 83 cm (32.7 in) Waist: 65 cm (25.6 in) Hips: 89 cm (35.0 in)
Title(s)	Miss Earth Poland 2015 Miss Egzotica 2014
Major competition(s)	Miss Earth 2015 Miss Egzotica 2014

Magdalena Ho is an ethnic Vietnamese beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Earth Poland 2015 and Poland's representative in Miss Earth 2015.^[1][2][3][4] Magdalena is the first Miss Earth delegate from Poland under the Miss Egzotica pageant.

Biography

Early life and career beginnings

Magdalena is a daughter of two Vietnamese immigrants. She describes her childhood days via Miss Earth official website as, "I'd spent my childhood in a small town of Sosnowiec. I had it pretty tough, since I was the only Asian child at school. The kids used to call me names and point their fingers at me, but after some time I'd managed to cope with them, and they stopped noticing my race. I used to be a very ambitious child, so at the time I'd been studying a lot. I'd been attending additional classes of English and arts. At age 11, I took part in my first charity action, and since then, my story of charity activity has been running. In the meantime, I had moved to the capital city, Warsaw, together with my parents. That is also when my journey with dancing had begun."

2015: Miss Earth and Miss Egzotica

"Climate is like a woman - it keeps changing, yet it always retains its inner beauty."

—Magdalena's message for Miss Earth.

The Miss Earth franchise was given to the Miss Egzotica pageant, headed by Serafina Ogończyk-Mąkowska in 2015. Miss Egzotica is an annual pageant for Polish women who have a multiracial roots. The pageant supports diversity to raise awareness in Poland. The pageant was awarded a European Medal by the BCC, European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Magdalena Ho was the winner of the pageant in 2014.^[5][6]

Being the winner of Miss Earth Poland 2015, Magdalena has become Poland's representative at the Miss Earth 2015 and would try to succeed Jamie Herrell as the next Miss Earth.^[7][8][9]

As a Miss Earth delegate, an advocacy is a must. When she was asked about her advocacy as Miss Earth, she answered via Miss Earth official website, "I do my best to promote the protection of the environment as much as I can. It is important to get to as many people as possible and teach them those small things that matter in the big picture: segregation of garbage, cleanness in their homes and outside it and so on. A major role is also played by social campaigns or environmental action which I readily promote and take part in."

When she was also asked about how she can promote her country, she replied, "Apart from the amazing landscapes, I surely would like to mention traditional Polish cuisine, which includes the legendary pierogi, bigos and pork chop. We also carry wonderful culture, tradition and history, which is worth being known by everyone."

External links

• Magdalena Ho at Miss Earth official website
• Miss Earth Poland 2015 Eco-Beauty Video

References

1. "Miss Earth Magdalena Ho odwiedziła Centrum Pediatrii w Sosnowcu-Klimontowie". Dziennik Zachodni. 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
2. Starnawski, Szymon (2015). "Miss Earth 2015: Magdalena Ho będzie reprezentować Polskę [ZDJĘCIA]". Polska Times. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
3. "Magdalena Ho. Zagłębianka wietnamskiego pochodzenia reprezentuje Polskę w Miss Earth 2015". Rozrywka Naszemiasto. 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
4. "Sosnowiczanka Magdalena Ho reprezentuje Polskę w konkursie Miss Earth [ZDJĘCIA, WYWIAD]". Dziennik Zachodni. 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
5. Dobry, Dzień (2014). "Walczą o tytuł Miss Egzotica. Dlaczego? (wideo) (in Polish)". Gazeta Lubuska. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
6. "Cô gái Việt đẹp lạ, "làm chuyện không tưởng" trên đất châu Âu (in Vietnamese)". Soha News. 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
7. Locsin, Joel (2014). "Pinay bags Miss Earth 2014 title". GMA Network. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
8. Жигарева, Гертруда (2014). "Россиянка получила титул "Мисс огонь" на конкурсе "Мисс Земля" (in Russian)". Moskovskij Komsomolets. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
9. "Miss Earth 2014 Crown Goes To Miss Philippines". Travelers Today. 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.