On March 30th, 2014, at 12:00 AM, I woke up from a two hours nap from a long and tiring practice from the day before. I tried to fall back asleep, but the thought of dancing, walking, and talking on stage kept me turning and twisting. I then decided to get up and prepare myself for the big day ahead of me. I wrote down a list of things to do such as ironing my dresses and continue to keep myself busy to avoid falling asleep. Finally, the clock stroke 5:00 AM, and I silently left my house when it...
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James Nguyen’s Photoshoot
2012 court had the opportunity to shoot with portrait photographer James Nguyen on March 11th at his studio and in downtown San Jose. Jodie Truong, HKLT 2012’s very own co-director, accompanied the court and helped facilitate the flow of the shoot. The photo shoot was broken down into three segments: color ao dais, classic white ao dais, and girlfriends hanging out. The day started off with hair makeup with Jessica Do, also HKLT 2012’s co-director. For this shoot, Jessica wanted the girls to look fresh and natural, so she mainly focused on the skin and applied very natural eye makeup yet...
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VACC Event + HKLT Reunion
The Vietnamese American Cultural Center celebrated their first anniversary on March 17, at Phu Lam Chinese Restaurant, and invited Hoa Khoi Lien Truong to attend and participate in the event. Members of the old and new courts, as well as friends and former contestants joined Miss Vietnam Sacramento in modeling designers (and singers) Tuong Nguyen‘s and Truong Khue‘s Ao Dai collection, which was successfully auctioned to the audience to fundraise for the VACC. The event was emceed by Viet Dzung, Ha Van, and Huynh Hon. Afterwards, HKLT met up with former contestants for a yummy reunion at Powderface in San...
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