An Egyptian Coptic Christian women holds onto a pew during the celebration of Christmas Nativity Liturgy, the start of Christmas, at the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. George on January 6, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway at the Popluxe Fall 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Studio at Lincoln Center on February 10, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Race goers are pictured during the Investec Ladies Day at Epsom Downs Racecourse on June 2, 2017 in Epsom, England. (Photo by News Group Newspapers Ltd)

Miss Bunni Lambada poses backstage during the Miss Pin Up NSW competition on October 23, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. Pinup girls from across New South Wales descended on The Entrance to compete in the state competition with hopes to represent NSW at the inaugural Miss Pin Up Australia national competition in January 2011. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Five-year-old Julian Becker and his 165 pound pet Newfoundland Max have been best buds around all their lives. To commemorate the friendship and to keep Julian's father, a Naval officer who is often away, in the loop, Julian's mom Stasha began taking photos. Photo: Hats off (or on) to Julian for sharing his blanket with his good buddy. Not that the furry beast needs it... (Photo by Stasha Becker/Rex Features)

Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. Its population was estimated to be around 6.5 million in 2012. A third (33%) of the country's population lives below the international poverty line which means living on less than U.S. $1.25 per day.