Gao Xia Vang

Another comment was added by Gao Xia Vang, a contestant, "The pageant gives a chance for girls to speak out and to express herself, because culturally Hmong girls have restrictions to their opinions and to how much they can say."
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Gao Xia Vang, 18 years old, is from White Bear.She likes to read, cook, and spend time with old people and her niece.She graduated from South Campus White Bear High School, and she is now a student at Century College.Back when she lived in France, she was the second best athlete in the academy that she attended.She wanted to join this competition to test herself of "peev xwm."Also, she wanted to take this opportunity to learn from it.