Agnes Liong is not your typical 23 year old beauty queen.
As a child she would have never imagined that she would
become the reigning Miss Germany International and past
winner of Miss San Francisco Beauties of the Nation. Agnes
is originally from Indonesia but, due to a political war in the
country, she moved to Germany as a child. Upon graduation, she then relocated to America to pursue a bachelor’s
degree in Finance & Marketing at California State University.
Agnes is fluent in three languages: English, German, and
Indonesian. When she is not modeling or competing in pageants, she works as a financial planner.
When Agnes attended school in Germany, she was bullied
for being the only Asian and for having such a petite frame.
She found the courage and inner strength to start modeling
and entering beauty pageants in the USA about five years
ago. She not only wanted to prove everyone wrong but
she believed that “just because other people are different,
that doesn’t mean that you can treat them with no respect.
Every individual is unique, and every individual matters.”
Her platform for pageants is an anti-bullying campaign
called ‘Stand Up 2 Bullying’. She is part of the Utterly Global
Youth Empowerment program, which is a nonprofit group
that educates children and adults with bullying prevention
programs. Agnes visits local schools and educates them
on the harsh statistics and provides anti-bullying tools and
techniques. You can support her and donate to her cause at:
http://www.gofundme.com/StandUp2Bullying
Agnes is also a successful model. She began modeling about
five years ago, but standing at only 5 foot 3 inches, she has
faced challenges being petite. However, with hard work and
determination she has been published as a model in Zele
Magazine, Giuseppina Magazine, Petite Magnifique Magazine, and several others despite her height. She would love
to be a future Miss Universe and open her own modeling
agency that would represent various talents across the
globe. Agnes is a real role model and inspires young girls to
consider themselves beautiful regardless of their height or
size. She thinks the fashion industry has “the responsibility
to depict inclusivity as well as celebrate each other’s unique
differences and flaws. How boring and monotone would the
world be if everyone was perfect?”
To learn more about Agnes, you can visit her at the links
below:
Website: ttp://agnesliong.com/
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Email: [email protected]
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/nesnez20
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/empress_agnes
Instagram:
http://instagram.com/agnes_nesnez
Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/agnes-liong
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Photos by: Albert Apicella