Chinese beauty on display

The Victorian section of the 2019 Miss Australia Chinese Pageant was launched in Docklands on April 12.

According to organiser Grace Hu, the pageant aims to combat stereotypes and showcase Chinese women to the world.

“It’s to show the beauty of the Chinese girls, but also to show how educated, well-travelled and smart they are,” Ms Hu said. “On the inside they have a strong and tough heart which means they can do everything a man can do.”

Ms Hu said the Docklands event was to kick off a series of competitions which would culminate in late July, when the local winner would contest in Sydney for a chance to represent Australia in Hong Kong.

Ms Hu said 200 contestants had already put themselves forward.