On January 22, 2026, Benkhorn Bouchanphine, Member of the Lao Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Bokeo Provincial Party Committee, warmly received all the contestants of the 2026 Miss Kapok Beauty Pageant in Huay Xai, offering them encouragement and high expectations.
During the meeting, Benkhorn Bouchanphine highly praised the contestants' youthful vitality and positive spirit, and expressed his earnest hopes for them: to bravely shoulder the responsibility of being "cultural tourism ambassadors," and to use the beauty pageant as a platform to fully showcase Bokeo Province's profound traditional cultural heritage and rich tourism development potential to the international community.
At the same time, he encouraged all contestants to learn from each other, achieve mutual success, and grow together in the competition, striving to become outstanding role models for contemporary Lao youth with elegance and a positive outlook, and to spread positive energy.
It is understood that the Kapok Festival is a renowned traditional cultural event in Bokeo Province, held annually when the kapok trees in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone are in full bloom, carrying unique local folk customs and cultural connotations. As a core component of the Kapok Festival, the Miss Kapok Beauty Pageant is not only a visually stunning and artistically captivating competition, but also a vital window showcasing the unique regional charm of Bokeo and the elegant style of Lao women, injecting vitality into the integrated development of local culture and tourism.
The 2026 Miss Kapok Beauty Pageant finals will be held from January 30th to 31st at the Kapok Island Performing Arts Square in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone of Bokeo Province, Laos. We cordially invite guests from home and abroad to gather in the Golden Triangle to enjoy the magnificent sight of kapok blossoms and witness the glorious birth and crowning of the new "Miss Kapok."
