Miss Lao Charity Quest or Nang Sangkharne pageant is held annually by the Lao Community in Sydney, Australia. The aims were to select Miss Sungkharne for the Lao new year celebration, raising fund for The Lao Sunday school, creating awareness to the younger Lao generation about our beautiful Lao culture and tradition, any boys and girls can take part in this event.
Every Miss Sangkharne has her own partner as well as a flower girl (not shown on the photos) that’s why it was mentioned earlier that any boys and girls can take part in this event, after all, it’s for everyone to get involve, although we are mostly emphasis on Miss Sangkharne, that is Nang Sangkharne all about but the boys and the flower girls are worth mentioning.Lots effort and dedication, not to mention numerous of hours were put into it to make the event happen.Miss Sangkharne pageant cannot be operated without the love and support from their family especially the parents, friends and relatives to be involved in the whole process or event
All of Miss Sangkharnes are winners in their own right, they all beautiful, they have won the hearts and minds of the audience as well as the Lao community as a whole.
Apart from taking part, they also get to learn more about Lao culture, tradition, feeling proud to be able to do something useful for the Lao Community, by the time the Lao new year celebration is over, they will be gaining lots of Laotian friends, self confidence, learning Lao tradition, and the most important thing of all was gaining more Laotian friends along the way. That's why everyone is a winner.
I was fortunate to be the official photographer for the night to capture this wonderful event on photos to share them with you. This shows that Lao people in Australia are still strongly believed in preserving Lao way of life and tradition which has been carried on by many generations.It’s up to us all to keep this wonderful tradition vibrant and alive.
I wish to thank the Lao Community, the participants and everyone who have made this event possible for us all to see.