As soon as I came back home, I threw myself in bed and closed my eyes, sinking into a deep sleep after a restless day. March 30, 2014 had then ended. The next morning, I woke up feeling surreal as I saw the two sparking crowns sitting on my desk. I am Miss Entrepreneur and Miss Ao Dai. Really? And slowly, I recalled all the flashbacks from yesterday. It was 5:00AM in the morning that my alarm went off, waking my from a deep sleep. My hand reached out to switch it off as my eyes refused to open. Suddenly,...
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Pageant Day Experience: Cindy – Miss Social
The night before pageant, I was still running around trying to get everything packed up and ready to go for Sunday, and found out that my steamer wasn’t working; none of my outfits were going to be ready! While trying to review the questions I might get on Pageant day and fixing the steamer at the same time, I didn’t get to sleep until 2am – and next morning I had to wake up at 8am to get my makeup and hair done! While the makeup artist was working on me, I actually fell asleep. My Sunday wasn’t getting off...
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Black April Commemoration – Remembering The Fall of Saigon
04/30/1975 – 04/30/2013 It was an honor for MVNCI to be a part of the 38th Black April Commemoration – Remembering The Fall of Saigon that took place back at the end of April. The event was hosted by the Vietnamese American Roundtable organization at San Jose City Hall. This ceremony is an annual event in many Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American communities around the world, as it In holding the current Miss Ao Dai title with the Pageant, I was able to be even more engaged with the event itself as one of the community speakers. As a community speaker, I was tasked...
The Golden Hearts Club
On March 22nd, Miss Vietnam Of Northern California Intercollegiate 2013 had the honor of attending a charitable event called the Golden Hearts Club which is hosted by Jessica Tran at Dynasty restaurant. Jessica Tran is a young proactive Vietnamese woman who dreams of helping the unfortunate in countries like Cambodia and Vietnam. Annually, she puts together a beautiful dinner and show to collect donations and raise awareness for families in need. This event consisted of several delicious course meals, live entertainment, and auctions. Also, each table consisted of a lovely glass center piece filled with water, live fish, and fresh...
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