After winning the Miss Taiwanese American crown in 2022, Tiffany Chang is now Miss Asia 2024. She's the first ever to win the title representing Taiwan. TaiwanPlus sat down with her to learn more about her journey.
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00:00 When Taiwan Plus spoke to Tiffany Chang last year, she held the title of Miss Taiwanese American 2022.
00:07 Since then, she's ascended to the throne of Miss Asia USA 2024, the first person to win the title representing Taiwan.
00:16 Throughout my journey of being Miss Taiwanese American 2022, I was always within the Taiwanese American community
00:24 and I really enjoyed all the projects I got to work with. So I really wanted to participate in Miss Asia USA to really bring Taiwan's name in the mainstream.
00:37 And part of that mission included teaching the other 50 Miss Asia USA contestants about the country.
00:44 A lot of delegates there, they didn't really know Taiwan in general and so being able to tell them about our food, our culture, our heritage was a really memorable experience.
00:58 Being a pageant queen isn't just about glitz, glamour and evening dresses. It's more about responsibility and representation.
01:06 Now wearing a bigger crown, the scope of her work becomes much greater.
01:11 So I'm now not just an ambassador for Taiwanese American community, but as for the Asian American community as a whole, celebrating the diverse Asian cultures.
01:20 For example, for Lunar New Year, I was in the Tet, Vietnamese festivals.
01:26 Tiffany already knows a thing or two about responsibility. She's a double major at Stanford University, a research assistant at the school, and she founded her own non-profit, Mad Hatter Knits.
01:38 Mad Hatter Knits is a non-profit organization dedicated to supplying knit hats to premature babies and the neonatal intensive care unit and empowering pregnant women.
01:50 Tiffany is focused and grounded, staunchly dedicated to becoming a role model beyond her Miss Asia title.
01:57 At university, she's studying engineering, a field dominated by men.
02:02 Women in STEM, it's a very male dominated area. And so I just also wanted to inspire some other young girls out there that they can pursue STEM or fields that may not necessarily be the most welcoming.
02:18 Tiffany already has two crowns to her name. At just 20 years old, she's accomplished a lot already. But her story is only just beginning.
02:28 With so many possibilities ahead of her, it's safe to say the world can come to expect great things from Tiffany Chang.
02:35 James Lin and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:39 (crowd cheering)