Miss Florida Asia 2008 - July 12, 2008

July 4th, 2008

Miss Florida Asia 2008 - July 12, 2008
Celebrates Asian Cultures with Beauty 

[Miami, Florida - July 3, 2008] On June 29, OCA - South Florida Chapter and United Chinese Association of Florida hosted the second annual press conference at NANAY Community Center. The Miss Florida Asia 2008 pageant will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2008, at 6:30 pmat North Miami Beach Performing Arts Theater – 17011 NE 19 Street, North Miami Beach, FL 33162.

This year, the contestants represent China, Iran, Japan, Philippines and Vietnam.

The objective of the Pageant is to further the cooperation, understanding and friendship among Asian American communities and mainstream community-at-large,” said Winnie Tang, Producer of Miss Florida Asia. “To honor and celebrate their intelligence, heritage and culture, the winners of Miss Florida Asia can see and be seen in positive and inspiring roles. They are our future leaders so they will continue to support community projects and civil welfare activities.”

“The inaugural Pageant was a great success,” Ms. Tang continued.  “We have received positive feedbacks and compliments on the professionalism of our Judge Panel from different professions and political areas. In order to maximize this year’s pageant professionalism, we have six image and cosmetic consultants working with the contestants to provide image, public speaking and dance training so the contestants will shine and demonstrate their talent and intelligence.”

All 2008 contestants are between the ages of 17-25 and reside in the state of Florida. Most importantly, they all possess excellent moral and conduct.

Coincidentally, the majority of this year’s contestants plan to enter the medical fields as their future career goals.

At the press conference, the following contestants were introduced.

Gloria Li Ya Chow graduated from University of Miami and will continue her optometry studies at University of California – Berkeley College of Optometry. Miss Chow was born in Fort Lauderdale. Her parents originally came from Canton, China. She was the president of University of Miami – Asian American Student Association. She would like to take this opportunity to be active in community service so she may use this experience to provide services to the community service, especially the minority community, after graduation.

Kayla Kimberly Chin-Nuke is Jamaican-Chinese born in Miami. Miss Chin-Nuke majors in Biology and Psychology at University of Miami and would like to become an Orthodontist. Raised by her mother primary in the Jamaican community, she would like to take this opportunity to learn more about her father’s Chinese cultural and heritage. 

Marie Ellis Tessa V. Onia represents the Philippines.  Miss Onia and her family moved to Miami two years ago.  She is a sophomore of Florida International University’s Pharmacy program. She would like to take this opportunity to learn more about the Asian American community and be more active in community projects.

Miss Florida Asia 2008 is support by many business, organizations and friends. State Farm Insurance, Doctors Plus Medical Center and Guylaine Lanctet Cliniques Vein Institute continue their support of the Miss Florida Asia scholarship funds for a second year. NANAY Inc. provides its NANAY Community Center for all training and practice sessions and Fashion Village provides all dance costumes.  The raising stars Ashlee and Hana Madhukar will be performing from the Indian community at the Pageant.

To witness the crowning Miss Florida Asia 2008, please order/purchase tickets at 305-753-8791 or MissFloridaAsia@aol.com or at the theater and other locations.

When:                  Saturday, July 12, 2008
Where:                 North Miami Beach Performing Arts Theater
  17011 NE 19 Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
Tickets:                VIP - $50, Patron - $15, General $10
  * You may purchase tickets at the door; seats are limited.
Opening Hours:       6:30 pm

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Organizers:
    OCA-South Florida Chapter
    United Chinese Association of Florida

Sponsors:
    City of North Miami Beach
    State Farm Insurance
    Doctors Plus Medical Center
    Guylaine Lanctet Cliniques Vein Institute 
    Broward Internal Medicine, PA
    Stephen Vernon, MD
    Vinland Corporation
Fashion Village
    Sushi Cafe
    Lipton Toyota/Scion
    Welbaum Guernsey, etal.
    LEASA Industries Co., Inc.
    Sunny Tsai Image Consultant
    Wendy Fong Dancing Consultant
    Greta Moncoya Dancing Consultant
    Hair Cuttery – Pembroke Pines
    SKII
    Multi-Dimension Computer Service
    Blossom Street Florist of South Florida
    Bamboo Gardens
    Chong’s Chinese Restaurant
    Ocho Rios Miami
    Premier Home Realty

Partners:
    Breast Cancer Network of Strength
    Broward County Chamber of Commerce
    Coral Springs Chinese Cultural Association
    Florida Chinese Federation
    Maggie Oriental Market
    NANAY, Inc.
    NANAY Housing Resource Center
    P K Oriental Market - Pembroke Pines
    Thai-American Association of South Florida
    T K Oriental Market

Media:
    United Chinese News of Florida
    Asia Trend Magazine
    Miami Korean News
    Miami Gardens Observer
    The Epoch Times
    Basta Pinoy News
    Hot 105 FM
    World Journal

Printing:
    World Printing, Inc.

Many Volunteers and More…

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7/12 Miss Florida Asia 2008

June 9th, 2008

Miss Florida Asia 2008 

Celebrates Asian culture with beauty

 [Miami, Florida - June 9, 2008] OCA - South Florida Chapter and the United Chinese Association of Florida are excited to welcome you to witness the crowning of the beautiful Asian American Queen from all over of

Florida at the Second Annual Miss Florida Asia 2008.

When:                      Saturday, July 12, 2008  

Where:                     North Miami Beach Performing Arts Theater

                                 17011 NE 19 Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL 33162 

Tickets:                    VIP $50, Patron $15, and General $10

                                  * You may purchase tickets at the door; seats are limited. 

Opening Hours:      6:30 pm

All 2008 contestants, from various Asian ancestries, are between the ages of 17-25.  The goal is to honor and celebrate their intelligence, heritage and culture, so that they can see and be seen in positive and inspiring roles.   This year, all contestants have their future career goals planned in various medicine fields and international relations. The evening of Miss Florida Asia showcases Asian American women from all over 

Florida in an elegant competition pageant format. They will demonstrate their beauty in the national costume of their country of origin with an opening self-introductory spot, followed by life-style and fitness in swimsuit, live talent performance, stylish evening gown, and on-stage question. The Contestants will be judged by a panel of nine judges from the community.  Miss Florida Asia embraces the Asian culture with beauty by capturing the beauty and pride of Asian American women. The main goal is to help Asian American women increase their cultural awareness and nurture them to be future leaders.  

Please order your tickets via MissFloridaAsia@aol.com,

305-753-8791 or you may purchase tickets on the evening at the door but seats are limited. For more information about the pageant or find out about our sponsorship opportunity, please call

305-753-8791, email us MissFloridaAsia@aol.com or visit http://kaibo2.com/missFLasia/. ###

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The Search is On for Miss Florida Asia 2008

April 4th, 2008

[Miami, Florida – April 2, 2008]  OCA - South Florida Chapter and United Chinese Association of Florida announced today it is now accepting applications for the Second Annual Miss Florida Asia Pageant 2008.  

The pageant is open to our young Asian ladies between the ages of 17 - 25 years old, single, never married, nor given birth to a child; must be at least 25% of Asian origin; and must reside in the state of Florida for at least 6 months as of the date of 2008 Pageant. 

The pageant gives young women a vehicle to further their personal and professional goals, while providing a forum in which they can express their talents, intelligence and opinions on culture, politics and the community.  Selected delegates will undergo weeks of intensive training in a self development workshop which includes: public speaking, make up application, poise & stance, stage presentation and wardrobe coordination. 

Miss Florida Asia 2008 will make appearance at fundraisers, festivals and events as well as the radio talk shows, to promote Asian American community. 

The pageant which will be holding its second annual in July for its spectacular stage and cultural shows. The delegates will participate in five categories: preliminary interview, national costume, talent performance, swimsuit fitness, and evening gown.  Special awards will be awarded in the various categories Community Service, Miss Congeniality, Miss Photogenic, Audience’s Choice, National Costume and Performing Arts.   

The winner will have the honor of being crowned as the Queen of Miss Florida Asia 2008 with a $1,500 Scholarship award and prizes.  In addition to prizes, the First Princess will be awarded $1,000 Scholarship and $500 Scholarship for the Second Princess. 

Should you have a desire to represent your country, showcase your culture, become a representative of the Asian American community in her new leadership role, or jump start your career in the entertainment industry, this is the opportunity for you.  

For more information about the pageant, download an application http://kaibo2.com/missFLasia/wp-content/uploads/2008-MFA-Application.pdf (deadline April 30, 2008) or find out about our sponsorship opportunity, please call

305-753-8791, email us MissFloridaAsia@aol.com.

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Miss Florida Asia

North Miami Beach Performing Arts Theater

17011 NE 19 Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL 33162

Saturday, July 12, 2008 - Door opens at 7 pm

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First Miss Florida Asia with Beauty, Intelligent and Talent

August 1st, 2007

Xiaozhen You crowned as the first Miss Florida Asia
[Miami, Florida - July 31, 2007] Last Saturday, July 21, 2007, OCA - South Florida Chapter and United Chinese Association of Florida successfully co-hosted the first Miss Florida Asia Pageant at the North Miami Beach Performing Arts Theater, drawing over 500 attendees to witness the crowning of Miss Florida Asia.
 

Despite two contestants having to withdraw prior to the contest due to angle injury and final exams, seven contestants competed at the first Miss Florida Asia to celebrate Asian culture with beauty.  They are Marisa Moolsiri [Thailand], Hong-Thuy Nguyen [Vietnam], Ching-Ya (Julia) Ni [Taiwan], Bao-Ying (Amy) Wang [China], Yueting (Jade) Wu [China], Dongfei (Rita) Shang [China] and Xiaozhen You [China].
 

The categories were Miss Florida Asia, 1st Princess, 2nd Princess, and awards of Miss Photogenic, Miss Congeniality, Miss Talent, the best National Costume, Best Swimsuit and Best Evening Gown.
 

The Mistresses of Ceremony for the first Miss Florida Asia are Mee Pang and Indra Bosko.  They both are outstanding professional woman and very active in the community services.
 

The six distinguished pageant judges were the Honorable Ricardo Allicock - Counsel General of Jamaica Consulate in Miami, Korean-American surgeon Dr. John Chang, Chinese-American family practice physician Dr. Antonio Wong, Vietnamese-American Quan Anh Cao - English professor of Palm Beach Community College, Chinese-American global financial advisor Al Yee - Vice President of OCA - Phoenix Chapter and Albert Posillico - Executive Director of Miss Latina International.
 

The pageant auditors were Tony Mok - CPA and Susan Xu - Taxation MBA. who assessed all scores for accuracy and legitimacy.
 

The Anta Hung Gar Defense & Fitness Academy kicked off the Pageant with the traditional Lion Dance.  During the pageant, Lena Ung from Tampa sang three songs in Cantonese, Vietnamese and English, and Miami Temptation Tees performed three Motown hits:  “Get Ready”, “I Can’t Get Next To You” and “My Girl”.
 

The Contestants also scored points for post-Pageant Interview (25%), National Costume (10%), Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit (15%), Talent (25%), Evening Gown (20%) and On-Stage questions (5%).
 

The Pageant officially began on Friday evening (July 20) when the judging panel interviewed each contestant individually to score the Post-Pageant Interview.
 

The contestants welcomed the audience with a modern Chinese group dance.  The on-stage contest began with National Costume and Self-Introduction by each contestant.  All contestants are currently attending college and/or senior high school.  Thai-American Marisa Moolsiri received a volley ball scholarship and is currently enrolled at the University of Central Florida (UCF) majoring in Marketing in Orlando.  Ms. Nguyen was born in Vietnam and is a senior at Florida International University (FIU) majoring in Marketing and International Business.  Ms. Wang graduated with a Master Degree in Civil Engineering at FIU.  Ms. Ni is senior at Palmetto Senior High.  Ms. Wu is a senior at Killian Senior High.  Ms. Shang is majoring in Mathematics at UCF, and Ms. You is in her second year of a Ph.D. program in Biomedical Engineering at FIU.
 

After all competitions, the results are Ms Nguyen won the best National Costume with her beautiful and elegant Vietnamese outfit, Ms. You won the Best Swimsuit & Physical Fitness, Ms. Shang is Miss Photogenic and won the best Evening Gown.  Ms. Wu won Miss Talent with her outstanding  traditional Chinese music performance with her Guzheng.
 

Ms. Nguyen, the 2nd Princess was crowned by Diana Morejon [Miss Teen Latina International]; 1st Princess Ms. Wu and was crowned by Esther Dollar [Miss Latina International US]. Ms. You won the Miss Florida Asia title and was crowned by Vivian Perez [Miss Latina International 2006].
 
Along with the title, the winners received scholarship prizes of $1,500, $1,000 and $500, respectively partially sponsored by State Farm.  In addition, they received tickets to the 12 Girls Band World Tour from Broward Center for the Performing Arts.  Ms. Angela Posillico, President of Miss Latina International Pageant System, offered an invitation to Miss Florida Asia to participate at its upcoming Miss Latina International Pageant in November.
 

“In addition to Ms. You winning the Miss Florida Asia title, all contestants are winners by participating at the pageant to develop unforgettable relationships with other Asian American women in the community and a memorable experience,” says Winnie Tang, producer of Miss Florida Asia.  “The success of the first Miss Florida Asia goes to Director Johnson Ng, Stage Manager Tommy Lam, Pageant Manager Ann Yu, Artistic Director Wendy Fong, Image Director Sunny Tsai, Hairstyle Consultant Ann Luu, Contestant Coordinator Harriet Young, Logistics Manager Igor Ellis, Audio/Visual Manager Kam Wong, Photographers Bertho Boman and Gene Li, Judge Panel Coordinator April Chang, Mistresses of Ceremony Mee Pang and Indra Bosko, Auditors Susan Xu and Tony Mok, all local and out-of-town judges and all volunteers.”
 

“We would also like to express our gratitude to our sponsors for their generous support:  State Farm, Doctors Plus Medical Center, Gaylaine Lanctot Clinques, Chinese Cultural Foundation, Fashion Village, Broward County for the Performing Arts, Dr. Stephen Vernon, LEASA Industries Co., Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Miami, World Printing,” continues Tang, “and NANAY for its tremendous support to provide us with a training facility at the NANAY Community Center.”
 

For more information about Miss Florida Asia 2008, please call 305-753-8791, email MissFloridaAsia@aol.com, or visit at http://kaibo2.com/missFLasia/.

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Miss Florida Asia 2007 - 7/21/2007

June 20th, 2007

[Miami, Florida - June 19, 2007] OCA - South Florida Chapter and the United Chinese Association of Florida welcome you to witness the crown of the beautiful Asian American Queen from all over of Florida at the First Annual Miss Florida Asia pageant 2007.

 

When:                  Saturday, July 21, 2007 (annual)

Where:                 North Miami Beach Performing Arts Theater

                            17011 NE 19 Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL 33162

Tickets:                US$15, US$25 and US$50

Opening Hours:     6:30 pm

 

The evening of Miss Florida Asia pageant showcases Asian American women from all over of Florida joining together in a typical beauty competition format. They will demonstrate their beauty in the national costume of their country of origin with an opening self-introductory spot, followed by life-style and fitness in swimsuit, live talent performance, elegant evening gown, on-stage question and lastly the “final glimpse”.

 

The Pageant allows Asian American women, between the ages 18-25 (on the Pageant date) of Asian ancestry, to honor and celebrate themselves, their culture, and their intelligence, so that they can see and be seen in positive and inspiring roles.

 

The Contestants will be judged by a panel of nine judges from the community.

 

Miss Florida Asia embraces the Asian culture with beauty by capturing the beauty and pride of Asian American women. The main goal is to help Asian American women increase their cultural awareness and nurture them to be future leaders.

 

Please order your tickets via MissFloridaAsia@aol.com, 305-753-8791 or mail the check to OCA-South Florida Chapter at P O Box 562124, Miami, FL 33256.

 

For more information about the pageant or find out about our sponsorship opportunity, please call 305-753-8791, email us MissFloridaAsia@aol.com.

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The Search is On for Miss Florida Asia 2007

April 9th, 2007

Deadline:  April 30, 2007

[Miami, Florida - April 1] OCA - South Florida Chapter and United Chinese Association of Florida announced today it is now accepting applications for the First Annual Miss Florida Asia pageant 2007. The pageant is open to our young Asian ladies between the ages of 18 - 25 years old, single, never married, nor given birth to a child; must be at least 25% of Asian origin; and must reside in the state of Florida for at least 6 months as of the date of 2007 Pageant.
The pageant gives young women a vehicle to further their personal and professional goals, while providing a forum in which they can express their talents, intelligence and opinions on culture, politics and the community. Selected delegates will undergo weeks of intensive training in a self development workshop which includes: public speaking, make up application, poise & stance, stage presentation and wardrobe coordination.


Miss Florida Asia 2007 will make appearance at fundraisers, festivals and events as well as the radio talk shows, to promote Asian American community. The Miss Florida Asia will be held on Saturday, July 21, 2007 at North Miami Beach Performing Arts Theater - 17011 NE 19 Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL 33162.
The pageant which will be holding its first annual in July for its spectacular stage and cultural shows. The delegates will participate in five categories: preliminary interview, national costume, performing arts, swimsuit fitness, and evening wear. Special awards will be awarded in the various categories Community Service, Miss Congeniality, Miss Photogenic, Audience’s Choice, National Costume, Performing Arts, Top Marketer and Superb Public Relations. The winner will have the honor of being awarded the coveted title of Miss Florida Asia 2007; she will receive cash award and prizes.


Should you have a desire to represent your country, showcase your culture, become a representative of the Asian American community in her new leadership role, or jump start your career in the entertainment industry, this is the opportunity for you.


For more information about the pageant, request an application (deadline has extended to April 30, 2007) or find out about our sponsorship opportunity, please call 305-753-8791, email us MissFloridaAsia@aol.com.

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Winnie Tang
President
OCA-South Florida Chapter and United Chinese Association of Florida
C: 305-753-8791
F: 305-278-8775
E: MissFloridaAsia@aol.com

The Mission of Miss Florida Asia is to embrace Asian culture with beauty. The main goal is to help Asian American women increase their cultural awareness and nurture to be future leaders organized by OCA-South Florida Chapter and United Chinese Association of Florida. By embracing the beauty of the Asian culture, the pageant captures the beauty and pride of Asian American women.

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