Chinese-Canadian actress and human rights advocate
Anastasia Lin
Lin speaks at the National Press Club
Born
(1990-01-01) January 1, 1990 (age 34)
Anxiang, Changde, Hunan, China
Nationality
Canadian
Alma mater
University of Toronto
Occupation(s)
Actress, model, human rights activist
Awards
Miss World Canada 2015, Leo Award for Best Actress 2016
Website
anastasialin.com
Lin Yefan
Chinese
林耶凡
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Lín Yēfán
Anastasia Lin (born January 1, 1990) is a Chinese-Canadian actress, model, beauty pageant titleholder and human rights advocate.[1]
Lin won the Miss World Canada title in 2015 and was to represent Canada at Miss World 2015 pageant to be held in China but was refused a visa by Chinese authorities after being declared persona non grata. The news of her rejection from the pageant, and her subsequent attempt to enter China through Hong Kong, caused global media attention for several weeks, leading to the front page of the The New York Times and op-eds and editorials in major newspapers.[2] Most of the coverage praised what it said was Lin's bravery for "resistance to tyranny" using the novel form of a beauty pageant, and she was hailed as "an outspoken advocate for freedom of conscience."[3] Lin represented Canada at Miss World 2016 in Washington, District of Columbia.[4]
Analysts widely suspected the reason for refusal of entry to be due to her advocacy of human rights in China and choice of film roles, and her rejection from the pageant caused widespread reflection on the ability of China to exert its influence far beyond its own borders.[5]
In January 2016, she was listed as one of the "Top 25 Under 25" by MTV Fora.[6]
^"Anastasia Lin: a Falun Gong practitioner seeking the Miss World crown – in China". The Guardian. August 27, 2015.
^Jacobs, Andrew (2015-11-26). "China Bars Anastasia Lin, Miss World Canada (and Rights Advocate)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
^"The beauty queen that China is determined to stifle". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
^Jacobs, Andrew (2016-12-13). "Pageant Silences Beauty Queen, a Critic of China, at U.S. Contest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
^Editorial Board (2015-11-30). "What the saga of Miss World Canada reveals about China's brittle regime". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
^"Leading Ladies: Fora's 25 Under 25". MTV Fora. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
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