Nora Xu

Nora Xu
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born 1995 (age 1920)
Luoyang, Henan, China
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair color Black
Eye color Black
Title(s) Miss China 2014
Major
competition(s)
Elite Model Look International 2013
Miss China 2014
(Winner) Resigned
This is a Chinese name; the family name is 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]

Early life

Nora is studying at Donghua University. She is doing her undergraduate studies. She has also been a model since she was 14 years old.[2] As a Chinese model she previously 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

Nora 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, Nora 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

Nora 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 Yanliang (Karen) Hu, Miss Universe Beijing, who became the new Miss China and will compete for the Miss Universe 2014 crown.[4]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jin Ye
Miss Universe China
2014
Succeeded by
Karen Hu
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