2023 winner
Mia Lee
United States
Mia is a published author, influencer, and public speaker from Southern California. She is interested in cultural exchange and making language learning more accessible for underprivileged communities. To achieve this goal, Mia leads several nonprofit organizations that provide free language education for millions of students worldwide. She is also currently one of Instagram's top Chinese language and culture content creators. Mira has earned awards at multiple international Model United Nations conferences and is an alumna of Stanford University's prestigious China Scholars Program. Mia is also a proud four-time Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award winner. LingoX, Mia's Rise project, is a certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that bridges socioeconomic disparities in over 117 countries through equitable language education.