Kathy Zhu Biography
Kathy Zhu is the Miss Michigan World America who was stripped off her title after the beauty pageant organization deemed her tweets insensitive and racist. In her tweets, she spoke about black-on-black gun violence as well as a college event where a Muslim Student Association allegedly tried to force her to try on a hijab.
Kathy Zhu Age
Zhu is 20 years old.
Kathy Zhu Nationality
She has duo nationality; Chinese and American.
Kathy Zhu Ethnicity
Kathy is Chinese-American.
Kathy Zhu Family
Kathy was born Qingdao, Shandong, in China but grew up in Kissimmee, Florida. At the age of 5 together with her parents they legally migrated to the United States, Her parents are small business owners.
Kathy Zhu Education
Zhu studied political science at the University of Central Florida before transferring to the University of Michigan in 2018 where she is expected to graduate soon. She is the vice president of the College Republicans at the University of Michigan.
Miss Michigan 2019 Winner
Kathy Zhu was named the Miss Michigan on Sunday, July 14 but was stripped off her title on Thursday, July 18 due to her tweets which were deemed ‘insensitive and racist’.
Zhu said the Miss World America selects U.S. candidates statewide, then on a national level, and then sends them to the Miss World contest. She was vetted Miss Michigan over email, requiring candidates to submit an email application and submit a video.
Zhu claims she was asked to refrain from posting on social media until after the Miss Indiana and Michigan World America account posted and announced the winners.
On Wednesday, July 17, the Miss Indiana and Michigan World America posted a posted on their Facebook announcing Zhu as a national finalist. The post has since been deleted.
Kathy Zhu Stripped off The Miss Michigan Title
On July 18, 2019 Zhu received an email from Laurie DeJack, Miss World America’s state director for Indiana and Michigan saying that she was stripped off her title as her social media accounts “contain offensive, insensitive and inappropriate content, and in violation of MWA’s Rules and Conditions.” She was additionally required to remove all photos of herself as Miss Michigan and stop affiliating herself with the title.
The email indicated that Zhu was required to be “of good character” and have a background that “is not likely to bring into disrepute Miss World America or any person associated with the organisation. Therefore, and effective immediately, MWA does not recognise you as a participant of any sort or in any capacity as it relates to any and all events of MWA.”
Zhu responded to the email saying; “Statistics and facts are not always pleasant. It’s disgusting how you would rather lie to the public’s face than be supportive of someone that is trying to make a difference by talking about subjects that no one dares to say.”
Zhu later posted on Twitter that she was stripped off her title after being accused of being ‘racist, Islamaphobic, and insensitive’; “Miss World America’s State/National/Chief Director accused me of being racist, Islamaphobic, and insensitive. They stripped me of my Miss Michigan title due to my refusal to try on a hijab in 2018, my tweet about black on black gun violence, and “insensitive” statistical tweets.”
Miss World America’s State/National/Chief Director accused me of being racist, Islamaphobic, and insensitive.
They stripped me of my Miss Michigan title due to my refusal to try on a hijab in 2018, my tweet about black on black gun violence, and “insensitive” statistical tweets. pic.twitter.com/K1Btho0Pgq
— Kathy Zhu (@PoliticalKathy) July 19, 2019
She also posted the texts between her and the state director.
These are the text message exchanges between the state director and me. pic.twitter.com/HtHS1gns6X
— Kathy Zhu (@PoliticalKathy) July 19, 2019
I woke up this morning with an overwhelming amount of support; I can’t thank you all enough.
I am glad this story came to light because this is more than just some beauty pageant, this is about the prejudice views against people with “different opinions”.
— Kathy Zhu (@PoliticalKathy) July 19, 2019
According to The Detroit News Zhu dropped off her crown and sash at DeJack’s house after their email and text exchanges officially ending her participation.
Zhu said that the pageant organizers just got one side of the story suggesting that a former antagonist in Florida had alerted them to the social media posts “that made it seem as if I was a bad person” without any context.
“The whole point of them not wanting me to represent them is because they didn’t want bad publicity, but this gave them way more bad publicity because they removed someone that really didn’t do anything wrong.”
Kathy Zhu Hijab
In 2018 while Zhu was enrolled at the University of Central Florida she attended a Hijab Day event but declined to try on a hijab. She later posted on Twitter, but the tweet has since been deleted.
“There’s a “try a hijab on” booth at my college campus. So you’re telling me that it’s now just a fashion accessory and not a religious thing? Or are you just trying to get women used to being oppressed under Islam.”
The Tweet caused critics to demand she be expelled. She has since deleted the tweet.
After the demand for her to be expelled, she tweeted;
“1) UCF is a public campus, meaning I can take pictures of anything, especially a public RSO group.
2) I took three pictures, you asked me if I want to wear this scarf of oppression, I politely declined, said thank you, and headed to class.
3) trying to get me expelled for what?”
After she was stripped off the Miss Michigan title in her email to DeJack she addressed the incidence alleging that a woman tried to make her wear a hijab without her permission. She added that what was insensitive was that women in the Middle East were getting stoned to death for refusing to obey their husband’s orders to wear hijabs.
“What’s ‘insensitive’ is that women in the Middle East are getting stoned to death for refusing to obey their husband’s orders to wear hijabs. Are the people in MWA implying that they advocate for the punishment of women who refuse to wear a hijab?”
She had also spoken about the hijab incidence with the Detroit Free Press where she said; “I said that it was (getting women used to) being oppressed because there are so many women in Middle Eastern countries that are being punished and stoned for refusing to wear a hijab. Nobody is talking about that in the West because all they see is everyone being at peace, but that is the beauty of America.”
Kathy Zhu Tweets
Did you know the majority of black deaths are caused by other blacks? Fix problems within your own community first before blaming others https://t.co/9r3KArvQkQ
— Kathy Zhu (@PoliticalKathy) October 8, 2017
In February she tweeted; “There’s a “try a hijab on” booth at my college campus. So you’re telling me that it’s now just a fashion accessory and not a religious thing? Or are you just trying to get women used to being oppressed under Islam.” The tweet has since been deleted.
Someone called me an islamophobic for not wanting to put on a hijab.
Someone called me a racist because I recognize that black people kill more blacks than police do.
Good luck to those who are as gullible as this.
— Kathy Zhu (@PoliticalKathy) July 19, 2019
Kathy Zhu Republican – Kathy Zhu Donald Trump
Zhu is a Donald Trump fan. During Donald Trump campaign she was a high school senior and she campaigned for Trump. She said the biggest thing that pushed her towards Trump was the issue of national security.
“Trump’s campaign is all about defeating ISIS and national security and making sure everyone in America is safe. I used to be democrat, and I changed to republican because I realized the danger we could be in if we don’t act now.”
Kathy Zhu YouTube – Kathy Zhu Singer
Kathy also has a YouTube channel where she posts cover songs.
