Miss Myanmar finalists tour Phuket

PHUKET: Finalists of Miss Universe Myanmar 2014 landed in Phuket yesterday and will spend the next four days exploring the island and engaging in pre-training activities for the international beauty pageant.

The 20 women are preparing for the pageant final, which will be held at the National Theater in Yangon on July 26.

Today, the women did batik painting in Rawai, visited the Chalong Temple and Wat Pra Thong, explored the Pearl Factory and will see the Phuket FantaSea show in Kamala tonight.

Their time in Phuket will be nothing short of busy. A schedule of some of their activities is as follows:

July 6: They will attend a BSC makeup workshop, have swimsuit fashion photo shoot at Karon Beach, and visit Promthep Cape.

July 7: They will go to Cape Panwa for a turtle release, visit a nursing home in Thalang, meet the Wuttisak Clinic sponsor and take a traditional Thai-cooking class at the renowned Blue Elephant restaurant and cooking school in Phuket Town.

July 8: Attend a cocktail party with a special award contest called “Miss Myanmar Thailand Friendship”.

— Saran Mitrarat