Top 10 Pageant Stars: Ladies making Headlines after Miss Asian America Pageant Reign
Dec 01, 2011
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Mona Lee Locke
The pageant’s second Queen, Mona Lee Locke, became a television broadcaster and served as first Lady of Washington State from 1997 to 2005. Her husband, Gary Faye Locke is the current United States Ambassador to China. He served as governor of Washington State and U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Mona Lee Locke and Melinda Gates, wife of Bill Gates, founded the Foundation for Early Learning to find, fund, foster and promote best practices that support early learning and school readiness for all children, birth through age five. Read More on Washington Gov website
Gwendoline Yeo
Film and television actress, Gwendoline Yeo won the title of Miss Asian America in 1995. She came back to host the 20th Annual Miss Asian America Pageant in 2005. Gwendoline has guest starred and recurred on hit shows like “Desperate Housewives” (Season’s 2 and 3), 24, Grounded for Life, NYPD Blue, the OC, amongst her many credits. Read More about her career on IMDB
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Fala Chan
Miss Asian America 2002, Fala Chen (陳法拉), is a Hong Kong film and television actress. She won best supporting TVB actress. Fala Chen’s friend entered her into the MAAP without her prior knowledge and Fala not only ended up winning, but also continued to win other pageants. Follow Fala Chen on her TVB Blog
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Louise Wu on Ellen Show
A dancer, choreographer, model and beauty queen, Louise Wu, Miss Asian America 2008, fulfilled her dreams of representing San Francisco at Miss California USA 2010 with the help of the Ellen Degeneres Show. As Ellen’s show assistant, she had multiple appearances on the show to prepare for the big day. Watch Louise Wu on Ellen. Her latest project is Caribe Road, a new web series that follows the fictional story of U.S. Special Forces
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Amy Truong and Husband Vince Ma
At eighteen years-old, Amy Truong became the youngest queen to be crowned the title of Miss Asian America in 1999-2001. On Aug 8, 2008 (8/8/08), Amy Truong wed long time Miss Asian America Pageant Editor-In-Chief & entrepreneur Vince Ma on We Tv’s Platinum Weddings Season 4. The couple married at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco, a glimmering fuchsia fantasy worthy of her crown. Watch her special day on WeTV
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Jennifer Field
Jennifer Field won the crown at the Miss Asian America Pageant 2006 and is an and aspiring actress. Jennifer is slated to star in Tyrese’s highly profiled project, “K-Town.” Coming to a television set near you! Read More about her career on IMDB
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Amrapali Ambegaokar
Professional dancer and television actress, Amrapali Ambegaokar was Miss Asian California in 1999-2001. Amrapali toured with Cirque du Soleil and appeared as a Guest Soloist on the popular television show “So You Think You Can Dance.” She has appeared in three seasons of Grey’s Anatomy and has recently been spotted on Desperate Housewives and Outsourced. Read More about her career on IMDB
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Jane Park Smith
As Miss Asian America 1994, Jane Park Smith continued on to become Ms. America 2008. She has been an internationally recognized TV news reporter and an accomplished actress, model, speaker, and entertainer. Jane’s modeling work is seen worldwide in print ads for companies including IBM, The Ritz Carlton, Marriott Hotels, and on magazine covers, including Martial Arts World and Create. Read More about her career on IMDB
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Julie Luck Fox8
Julie Esguerra Luck reigned Miss Asian California and Miss Congeniality 1992-1994. Julie is an Emmy-nominated and award-winning broadcast journalist with over 15 years of on-air experience. Once a weekend anchor for San Francisco’s KRON-TV, Julie Luck now anchors WGHP’s Fox8 nightly newscast in Greensboro, N.C. Visit Julie Luck’s Fox8 Facebook Page
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Esther Hwang
Esther Hwang is a former Miss Asian America 1996. She continued on to win Miss Greater San Francisco USA and become Miss California finalist. After graduated from UC Berkeley, she returned to school in the Fall to earn a law degree. Esther has modeled for some of the largest names in fashion runways and commercial print across the world. Esther was one of the first Asian-American models who gained national and international distribution with her own seven consecutive years of swimsuit calendars. Her popular website www.esther.com boasts nearly 3 million visitors.
