Written by: Quan Huynh, MVNCI 2016 Queen On Saturday November 19, Alex, Jullianne, and I hosted the “Boba & Chill” funshop for the 10th Annual Summit – Foundations: Identity to Action held by United Vietnamese Student Association of Northern California. This funshop was hosted for students currently enrolled in Northern California institutions, mainly members of the Vietnamese Student Associations. We arrived at the University of the Pacific at 2:00PM. To start off our funshop, our 2016 Miss Social Jullianne, shared her networking tips that she learned from the pageant process with the funshop participants. Jullianne went above and beyond and...
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A Union of Golden Hearts
Written by: Quan Huynh, MVNCI 2016 Queen Photo Credits: Triphoto Tran On Sunday, September 18th, the 2016 MVNCI Court had the honor of attending and participating at Golden Hearts’ annual fundraising dinner at Dynasty Restaurant in San Jose. Golden Hearts is a non-profit organization co-founded by Jessica Tran and Kieuxuan Nguyen. The organization puts in countless hours and effort to raise money for the school-aged children in Vietnam. They believe that every child should have a chance at a quality education. Every summer, Golden Hearts travels to Vietnam to donate and assist people in need. MVNCI has been a...
Pageant Experience: Quan Huynh- MVNCI Queen
Growing up in a family that works to put food on the table, I sometimes did not allow myself to understand things that my family considered to be extravagant. Beauty pageants were among those. I always had the impression that pageants were a way for people to show off beauty and their superficial appearance. However, recently, I was encouraged to participate in an academic-focused pageant, the Miss Vietnam of Northern California Intercollegiate Pageant. Through MVNCI, I have learned many valuable lessons about myself, my community, and my perspectives. When I was first asked to participate in the 2016 MVNCI Pageant...
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Congratulations to our new 2014 Court Members!
Introducing our 2014 Miss Vietnam of Northern California-Intercollegiate Court: Photos by: Hoang Le at www.HoangLePhotography.com and Bill Grayson at www.WSGPhotography.com Queen: Christina Truong 1st Princess: Crystal Bui 2nd Princess: Cathy Nguyen Miss Ao Dai: Mandy Dang Miss Social: Cindy Nguyen Miss Photogenic: Quy Hoa Le Miss Talent: Crystal Bui Miss Entrepreneur: Mandy Dang Miss Congeniality: Crystal Bui
Becoming Queen of MVNCI 2013
Photos courtesy of Moses Sison, Kim Nguyen, Todd Fong Photography, David L. Pham, Vu Cong Hien, and Vinh Tran. Miss Vietnam of Northern California Intercollegiate 2013 was the very first pageant I ever attended, let alone participate in. On pageant day, the Campbell Heritage theater was abuzz with activity. Stage crew and other performers were scattered in the hallways and at the wings of the stage, dressing rooms had clothes and heels tossed about, helpers assisted with wardrobe changes, and thirteen other beautiful young ladies hurriedly fixed each other’s makeup and hair, ate whenever there was a break, or sat quietly reflecting on...
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