On 30 December 2020, Thuzar Wint Lwin won Miss Universe Myanmar 2020 representing Hakha, Chin State, and was crowned by outgoing titleholder Swe Zin Htet.
[3] Several months before the pageant was held, the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état occurred, which saw a military junta deposing the democratically elected National League for Democracy government and its leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi.
In the national costume contest, Thuzar Wint Lwin held a sign that read "Pray for Myanmar", referring to the coup, this attracted international media attention.
[12][13] Thuzar Wint Lwin also became affiliated with the We Want Justice three-finger salute movement, which was launched on social media and saw several Burmese celebrities participating.
[14][15] Following Miss Universe 2020, her arrest warrant was announced by the junta,[12][16][17][18] and she was granted asylum in the United States, settling in Indianapolis, Indiana with the local Burmese American community.