Minnesotan Tenzin Khecheo (second from the right, partially hidden) is the subject of a documentary about the event called "Miss Tibet: Beauty in Exile." When Tenzin Khecheo first heard about the ...

Moreover, it is embroiled in a hefty dose of controversy. Welcome to Miss Tibet. The 15th edition of the beauty pageant for exiled Tibetan women wrapped up on Sunday in the small town of ...

Idealistic young travelers The inns of Lhasa are full of people like Tsering, young Chinese slackers who have traveled to Tibet in search of a romantic ideal, a land of natural beauty unspoiled by ...

I started my 116-kilometre journey from Berhampur, past the verdant embrace of the untouched sal jungles beyond the Taptapani ...

What's most surprising about the Miss Tibet beauty pageant held in Dharamsala, India, is not that none of the contestants live in the country it's named for. It's that the "talking" round is so ...

Tibet’s fantastical capital has dropped jaws throughout the centuries. A visit today proves no exception, as one greets the 12,000-foot-high city dwarfed by huge mountains and drenched in ...

Miss Tibet in Exile is a documentary film about the making of Miss Tibet beauty pageant in India and the winning girl's subsequent participation in the Miss Earth beauty pageant in the Philippines.

We were headed to Tibet, a place where access is as guarded as its ancient treasures. We usually avoid government-organized media tours, wary of the predictable agendas and restrictions.

The 15th edition of the beauty pageant for exiled Tibetan women wrapped up on Sunday in the small town of Dharamsala in northwestern India – home to the Dalai Lama and the headquarters of ...