Han Lay

Thaw Nandar Aung (born 1999), known as Han Lay, is a Burmese beauty pageant titleholder, model, and activist. Han Lay was crowned Miss Grand Myanmar 2020 and represented Myanmar at Miss Grand International 2020, where she finished in the Top 20.

Early life and education Han Lay was born on 1999 in Myawaddy. She attended Yangon University, studying psychology.

Pageantry

Han Lay competed at Miss Universe Myawaddy 2019, representing Myawaddy, where she won the title at Miss Universe Myanmar 2020.

On 30 December 2020, Han Lay was crowned as first runner-up of Miss Universe Myanmar 2020 by outgoing titleholder Hmwe Thet.

Miss Grand International 2020 On 27 March 2021, she represented Myanmar at the Miss Grand International 2020 pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand, placing in the top 20. At the pageant, she gave a speech criticizing the military rule in Myanmar. She participated in protests in Yangon against the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. She reportedly spent one night in a detention room. She worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to seek political asylum in Canada. Han Lay received political asylum in Canada, arriving in Toronto in September 2022.

She now resides in Prince Edward Island, Canada, and has been travelling to different provinces in the country, such as British Columbia, Ontario, Québec, and Edmonton, to organize charity and fundraising events to help causes in her home country, Myanmar.