The
second annual Miss Asian Las Vegas Pageant unveils the official 2014 delegates
for its Teen, Miss, Ms. and Mrs. categories. This year’s contestants represent
an array of cultures including Chinese, Filipina, Indian, Japanese, Laotian,
Thai, Vietnamese and more. To participate, each delegate must be at least
one-fourth of any Asian ethnicity.
The
ladies will partake in traditional pageant rounds such as interviews, swimwear,
talent and evening gowns in addition to a cultural round during which each girl
will wear traditional attire, representing their ethnicity.
TEEN
(ages 14 – 18)
· Jannah Bowen – Chinese and Caucasian
· Celina Go – Chinese, Filipina and
Spanish
· Rianne Lu – Chinese
· Megan Madison – Chinese, Italian and
Irish
MISS
(ages 18 – 26)
· Karenn Beltran – Filipina
· Monica Fung – Chinese
· Tina Hoang – Vietnamese
· Christine Ko – Korean
· Tiffanie Lee – Chinese, Filipina and
Spanish
· Raashi Sharma – Indian
· Daphnie Shoaf – Filipina, Chinese and
German
· Erica Valdriz – Filipina
· Melissa Yu – Chinese
· Kailun Zhou – Chinese
MS.
(ages 27 – 36)
· Jamie Stephenson – Japanese
· Violetta Taing – Cambodian and Chinese
· Rowena Tullao – Filipina
· Yi Zhang – Chinese
MRS.
(Includes women who are married, divorced or have children)
· Christine Carpio – Filipina
· Esmeralda Gould – Filipina
· Judy Neo – Filipina
· Victoria Nguyen – Vietnamese, Thai and
Laotian
· Tammy Tsai – Taiwanese
This
year’s production will be held inside The Palazzo Theatre at The Palazzo Las
Vegas on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 2 p.m. Tickets start at $28 (plus applicable
service fees) and can be purchased at any Venetian or Palazzo box office,
charge-by-phone at 866.641.7469 or at venetian.com/missasianlasvegas. For more
information, please visit MissAsianLasVegas.com.
ABOUT
MISS ASIAN LAS VEGAS
The
Miss Asian Las Vegas Organization's mission is to provide a platform to help
build leadership, friendships, community involvement, etiquette, and talent in
young Asian American women in Las Vegas. The Pageant will also help to promote
each contestant's unique culture, identity, passions, and personal and
humanitarian goals as well as showcase contestants' overall essence of
intellect, leadership and beauty.
For
more information on the Miss Asian Las Vegas, please visit
MissAsianLasVegas.com, or keep up with Miss Asian Las Vegas on Facebook (Miss
Asian Las Vegas) and Twitter (@MsAsianVegas).
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