Nikki Nsta Iab Lee biography: 13 things about Miss Global Hmong 2024

Who is Nikki Nsta Iab Lee?

Nikki Nsta Iab Lee is a Hmong-Laotian-American entrepreneur and beauty queen also known as Nikki Lynn. She owns Kasha Daleina, a creative arts studio that specializes in bespoke signage using light-emitting diode (LED) and acrylic designs to enhance in-person experiential marketing and branding.

Originally from Minnesota, United States, Lee later moved to Los Angeles, California, USA. She is two years younger than her brother Adam Lee.

Adam and Nikki grew up without their father. Their mother Rasami Vang and their stepfather Wade Brunette live in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA.

Aside from her Hmong heritage, Nikki is also passionate about art, light therapy, self-expression, body positivity, health and wellness. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is fluent in Hmong and English.
2. She is the first plus-size woman to compete in Miss Global.
3. She is the first Hmong beauty queen to compete in Miss Global.
4. From August 2014 to July 2015, she was a human resources recruitment coordinator at SURAD Interpreting and Translation in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
5. From July 2015 to January 2016, she was a medical scribe recruiter at ScribeAmerica in Bloomington, Minnesota.
6. From January 2016 to September 2016, she was a ScribeAmerica assistant recruitment lead.
7. From October 2016 to April 2021, she was a national technical recruiter at Innova Solutions in Minneapolis.
8. From April 2021 to June 2023, she was a technical sourcing recruiter at Amazon Web Services.
9. In June 2023, she launched Kasha Daleina in Los Angeles.
10. She is Miss Global Hmong 2024.
11. In April 2024, she joined S.E.A. US Performing Arts Academy in Los Angeles as the chief of staff.
12. On January 2, 2025, she turned 30.
13. In 2025, she represented the Hmong community in the 11th edition of Miss Global.

TIMELINE

2024

• On June 8, 2024, she was appointed Miss Global Hmong 2024 while she was in Los Angeles.
• On August 4, 2024, she was formally crowned Miss Global Hmong 2024 at the Rising Stars Talent Competition in Hugo, Minnesota.

2025

• On March 9, 2025, she represented the Hmong community at Miss Global 2024 and competed against 60 other candidates on the 4th floor of The Mall Lifestore Ngamwongwan in Bang Khen, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She was unplaced.