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55th Annual Miss. Chinatown Los Angeles Pageant Crowns Miss Corrie Chan as Queen
On Saturday, January 18, 2020, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles gathered together over 500 guests at the Sheraton San Gabriel to present the 55th Annual Miss Chinatown Los Angeles Competition. The theme this year centers around three pillars: Empowerment, Mentorship and Community Service. The newly reinvented contest is no longer a beauty pageant. Instead it showcased the next generation of leaders in the Chinese American community – role models who embody principles of leadership, equality, integrity, and vision. Each of the fourteen candidates competed on the basis of a personal platform or issue they are passionate about. Each winner received an educational scholarship and an equal dollar match to the charitable organization of her choice. For this year’s competition, each candidate has also been paired with a senior female mentor who is a business and community leader and received one-on-one coaching, networking opportunities and professional development that will launch her career and provide a foundation for future success and growth. CCCLA would like to extend heartfelt gratitude to the mentors for the 2020 Miss LA Chinatown competition: Catherine An, Elizabeth An, Hannah An, Julie Benniardi, Katherine Gao, Rachel Geicke, Julia Gouw, Claudia Lin Margolis, Jenny Lin, Debbie Ouyang, Cheyenne Peng, Dr. Ying Peng, Jessica Sun, Emily Wang, Panney Wei, Carrie Wang and Emily Wang.
Additionally, the gala featured an all-female entertainment lineup and Emcees to make the bold statement that this year, the Miss LA Chinatown competition is all about shining the spotlight on female empowerment. The evening was kick started by an energetic performance by eight year old singing sensation Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, followed by opening remarks from Chamber Chairman Chester Chong, Chamber President Kevin Chen, and Chamber Vice-President and Gala Chair Gloria Chang Yip, who spoke about the changes to the Miss LA Chinatown competition. Emcees of the evening, Eileen Kwang (First Princess of 2012 Miss LA Chinatown) and Catherine Liang (2018 Queen of Miss LA Chinatown) kept the night upbeat and entertaining, with a male catwalk face-off. The contestants displayed beautiful fashion numbers by Chinese American brands, including ready to wear by Frankie, evening gowns from renowned couture designer Mandalay, and a modern approach of the Qi-pao by Gao Republic. Taryn Cheng and her dance group kept the energy going with a dance number and the tail end of the reception featured a show-stopping performance from Katherine Ho and Cheryl K, local Los Angeles natives and performers of the songs from blockbuster “Crazy Rich Asians.”
Of course, the highlight of the night culminated with the crowning of Miss Chinatown Los Angeles 2020, Miss Corrie Chan. A recent Yale graduate with a double major in Psychology and Economics, she grew up as a first-generation, low-income student in San Gabriel Valley. Despite her challenging background, Miss Chan was able to acquire an excellent education and plans to pursue a PhD in Psychology and teach at the collegiate level. She will be using her platform as Queen to empower youth to strive for greater educational opportunities regardless of life circumstances. Corrie’s presiding Royal Court of 2020 includes Miss Friendship Nicole Moc, Fourth Princess Victoria Cua, Third Princess Yiwa Lau, Second Princess Catherine Hang, and First Princess Angela Zhou. The reigning court, along with the Chamber, will help Queen Corrie Chan with philanthropic educational programs for the youth community in Los Angeles.
The Miss LA Chinatown competition itself doubles as an epicenter for interconnection amongst diverse businesses and civic leaders within the community. The event is one of the major fundraisers of the year for the Chamber, and the evening brought together influential members of the Chinese community to celebrate the Lunar New Year and their rich Chinese heritage. The event welcomed special guests Kitty Chen, Senior Vice President, Director of Consumer and Business Banking, East West Bank; John Griffo, Senior Business Director, Commerce Casino; Frank Rexach, Director of Asia Society, Southern California; Dr. Kenneth Sim, Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive, ApolloMed; Jimmy O. Yang, Actor and Comedian; Winston Young, Founder, Young Engineering; and Dr. Gay Q. Yuen, President of the Board of the Chinese American Museum. The evening was sponsored by Commerce Casino, East West Bank, Cathay Bank, Asia Society, Snow Monkey, Tower28, Purlisse, Yensa, Panda, Young Engineering, AA Meat Products Corp, Sheraton San Gabriel, SRAX and Big Token. Frankie, Mandalay, and Gao Republic were the generous fashion sponsors for the event and the media sponsor was L’Inspired and Society1.
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第55届洛杉矶华埠小姐选举大赛将陈皓盈小姐加冕为女王
2020年1月18日（星期六），洛杉矶中华总商会在圣盖博喜来登酒店聚集了600多位贵宾，介绍了第55届洛杉矶华埠小姐年度竞赛。 今年的主题围绕三个支柱：赋权，领导才和社区服务。 新近重新设计的比赛不再是选美比赛。 相反，它展示了华裔美国人社区的下一代领导人-体现领导，平等，正直和远见原则的榜样。 14位候选人中的每位都基于她们热衷的个人平台或问题进行比赛。 每位优胜者将获得教育奖学金，并与她选择的慈善组织获得同等额的美元。 在今年的比赛中，每位候选人还与一位资深女导师（一位商业和社区领袖）配对，并接受了一对一的指导，社交机会和职业发展，这将为她的职业生涯奠定基础，并为将来的成功和发展奠定基础。 增长。 CCCLA衷心感谢2020年洛杉矶华埠小姐大赛的指导老师：凯瑟琳·安，伊丽莎白·安，汉娜·安，朱莉·本尼阿迪，高凯瑟琳，雷切尔·盖奇，朱莉娅·古夫，克劳迪娅·林·玛格丽丝，林妮·林妮，黛比·欧阳，夏安 彭，彭英博士，孙J洁，王慧琳，魏妮，王嘉玲和王慧琳。
此外，晚宴还设有全女性娱乐节目，主持人则是大胆声明说，今年洛杉矶华埠小姐大赛的重点在于赋予女性权力。 晚会的开幕式是由八岁的歌唱演员Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja进行的充满活力的表演开始的，随后，商会主席Chester Chong 庄佩源，商会会长Kevin Chen 陳嘉汶 以及 商会副会长兼晚会主席Gloria Chang Yip 叶张良蕊 致开幕词。 洛杉矶华埠小姐比赛的变更。 傍晚的司仪上，Eileen Kwang（2012年洛杉矶华埠小姐的第一公主）和Catherine Liang（2018年洛杉矶华埠小姐的皇后）主持全晚活动，带给观众欢乐和非常有娱乐性节目，节目中还包括男性舞台走秀。 参赛者展示了美国华裔品牌的漂亮时装，包括弗兰基（Frankie）的成衣，著名时装设计师曼德勒（Mandalay）的晚礼服，以及高设计师（Gao Republic）的现代旗袍。 泰伦·郑（Taryn Cheng）和她的舞蹈团通过一个舞蹈编号来保持能量的活力，而招待会的尾声是何凯瑟琳·霍（Katherine Ho）和谢丽尔·凯（Cheryl K）的表演，她们是洛杉矶本地著名歌手，也是大片《疯狂的富裕亚洲人》的表演者。 ”
当然，当晚的亮点是2020年洛杉矶华埠小姐（Corrie Chan）陈皓盈的加冕。 她最近获得耶鲁大学心理学和经济学双学士学位，她在洛杉矶圣盖博谷地长大，是第一代低收入学生。 尽管她具有挑战性的背景，但陈小姐还是能够获得出色的教育，并计划攻读心理学博士学位并在大学任教。 她将以女王身份使用自己的平台，使青年人无论生活状况如何，都能够争取更多的教育机会。 Corrie 陈皓盈主持的2020年皇家法院包括友谊妮可·莫克小姐，维多利亚公主，第四公主，刘怡和公主，杭凯瑟琳公主和周安琪公主。 將会与商会一起，帮助王后（Corrie Chan）陈皓盈开展针对洛杉矶青年社区的慈善教育计划。
洛杉矶华埠小姐選举本身就成为社区内各种企业和公民领袖之间相互联系的平台。 该活动是商会一年中的主要筹款活动之一，当晚聚集了有影响力的华人社区领袖来庆祝农历新年及其丰富的中国传统文化。 此次活动欢迎了特别嘉宾，华美银行高级副总裁，消费者和商业银行业务总监陈洁仪； Commerce casino赌场高级业务总监John Griffo； 南加州亚洲协会董事Frank Rexach； ApolloMed执行主席兼联席行政总裁Kenneth Sim博士； 演员兼喜剧演员Jimmy O. Yang； Young Engineering创始人Winston Young； 以及美国华裔博物馆董事局主席袁博士。 当晚由 Commerce casino赌场，东岸银行，国泰银行，亚洲协会，雪猴，Tower28，Purlisse，Yensa，Panda，Young Engineering，AA Meat Products Corp，Sheraton San Gabriel，SRAX和Big Token赞助。 法兰基（Frankie），曼德勒（Mandalay）和加奥共和国（Gao Republic）是此次活动的慷慨时尚赞助商，媒体赞助商是L'Inspired and Society1。
2019
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Dear Friends,
This coming year on Saturday, January 18, 2020, we will be holding the 55th Annual Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Contest at the Sheraton San Gabriel Hotel.
The annual fundraiser has been a time honored tradition put on by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce (CCCLA). Those of you who know me may be surprised that I would champion an event like this, but let me be clear that this is no longer a beauty pageant. In line with the changing times and a post #Metoo era, our Board of Directors has decided to modernize the 2020 Miss Los Angeles Chinatown competition with a complete overhaul.
The newly reinvented contest will showcase the next generation of leaders in the Chinese American community - role models who embody principles of leadership, equality, integrity, and vision. The duties of the reigning Miss Chinatown Queen and her court of princesses are to ultimately be of service to the community. Aimed to empower the next generation of young women, the contest will provide an important foundation for growth and success through mentorship, networking opportunities, and professional development. Below are three important changes we have made:
A Candidate Platform: Each candidate must compete on the basis of a personal platform they will champion. This platform can be aimed towards a cause or philanthropic issue of their choosing, be it education, health, societal improvement, the arts, environment, etc. Candidates will select a charitable organization they want to benefit and they will be responsible for designing a brand calendar for the year of events they will personally lead for the organization in a direct and impactful manner.
Mentorship: To beneit a young professional's personal career path, each contestant will be paired with a mentor, ideally also a community leader with the same professional career path she has chosen. The reigning Court will have opportunities to meet and interact with influential civic and business leaders in the Los Angeles community, receive mentorship and create meaningful connections to become a next generation leader.
Integration of Asian American Businesses: The Chamber's role has always been to support local founder driven, entrepreneurial businesses in Los Angeles. This year we will showcase several young businesses in our programming whether it be the evening gown and Qi Pao segment of the competition or the branded entertainment experience during cocktail hour.
If you think back to your days in college, as a student, you had time, passion and energy. But you don't always have the financial resources or the professional rolodex to accomplish your dreams. This contest addresses exactly that by pairing our contestants with mentors like you, who have achieved incredible success in the areas these women want to aspire to.
As someone in the business and philanthropic community who I both admire and respect, I would like to ask you to consider becoming a Contestant Mentor to one of our 15 semi-finalists selected to compete in the competition. Mentors have the following commitments:
Contestant Selection - Choose your contestant from this Look Book attached, based on who you feel you can help bring direct impact to, either from the perspective of common interests, career goals or other affiliations listed in her resume.
Time - Meet once per quarter, from Q4 2019 to Q3 2020 with your contestant. How and where you meet is strictly up to you, but the goal of these meetings is to provide career advice and extend your network to these young women. Following the year, it is up to you and the contestant whether you want to continue to remain in touch.
Financial Contribution - We are asking each mentor to commit $1,500 to a Miss Chinatown 2020 fund. The winners of the competition receive cash prizes to support their pursuit of higher education and an equal dollar match for the charitable organization of their choice. Your contribution will go to fund both of these activities.
Thank you for being so generous with your finances, time and support. Your contribution is so valuable in the journey for these young women to become future leaders and ambassadors for the Chinese American community in Los Angeles. I hope you will join me personally in continuing this incredible tradition.
With much affection,
Gloria Chang Yip
Vice President, Chinese Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles
