Chinese model Tang Wen (pictured), 19, is competing for the 2010 Miss Universe in Las Vegas.

A model with the Beijing-based New Silk Road Modeling Agency, Tang has been working hard on English and foreign cultures to stand out in the contest.

Tang acted in Hong Kong director Tsui Hark's Not All Women are Bad in 2008, and in the same year carried the placard for the German team at the Olympics Opening Ceremony.

The pageant has a tradition that every competitor brings a gift from her mother country. Tang has chosen a wooden sculpture, the special artwork of her hometown Yichun in Northeast China.

The pageant will be held at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Aug 23.