Christie Hirota
Our 1991 Legacy
7th Annual Miss Asian America Pageant
A New Era of Leadership
Meet Our 1991
Queen and Court

Christie Hirota
Miss Asian America
- Annie Deng – Miss Asian First Princess & Miss Asian California
- Thao Diep – Miss Asian Second Princess & Miss Asian San Francisco
- Wendy Tagomori – Miss Asian Third Princess
- Stephanie Ma – Miss Congeniality
- Carla Reyes – Miss Scholastic Achievement
- Maria Dolar – Miss Talent
Pageant Night and Activities
Treasured Memories
Photos by House Mother Penny Wong Belleza
Each Delegate has a Story to Share
Meet the Delegates
Legacy Keepsake
Commemorate Pageant Night
Saturday, August 10, 1991
Palace of Fine Arts
San Francisco, CA
Sharina Cansino
Age: 20 · Filipino · Fairfield, CA
Joan-Ying Chang
Age: 17 · Chinese (Taiwan) · Placentia, CA
Charlene Chen
Age: 20 · Chinese · San Francisco, CA
Maria Dolar
Age: 19 · Filipino · Daly City, CA
Farah Ghias
Age: 18 · Afgani · Alameda, CA
Valiancy Rosani
Age: 21 · Indonesian · Berkeley, CA
Julie Yuan
Age: 21 · Chinese (Taiwan) · Lake Hiawatha, NJ
Thuy Thanh Nguyen
Age: 23 · Vietnamese · Santa Ana, CA
Giatri Dave
Age: 18 · Hindi & Spanish · Cerritos, CA
Joyce Kim
Age: 20 · Korean · San Jose, CA
Annie Deng
Age: 18 · Chinese · Cerritos, CA
Kathie Nguyen
Age: 19 · Vietnamese · San Jose, CA
Unson Yi
Age: 17 · Korean · Santa Clara, CA
Emily Pascual
Age: 21 · Filipino & Spanish · Kirkland, WA
Thao Diep
Age: 20 · Vietnamese & Chinese · Santa Clara, CA
Christie Hirota
Age: 18 · Filipino & Japanese · San Francisco, CA
Wendy Tagomori
Age: 20 · Japanese · Pearl City, HI
Jane Lee
Age: 18 · Korean · Cupertino, CA
Lani Gonzales
Age: 21 · Filipino · Aiea, HI
Carla Reyes
Age: 18 · Filipino · Daly City, CA
Esther Le
Age: 18 · Vietnamese · Santa Clara, CA
Stephanie Ma
Age: 23 · Chinese (Taiwan) · Marmara, NJ
Heidyliza Esponilla
Age: 21 · Filipino · South San Francisco, CA
Stacie Rinker
Age: 20 · Filipino · Citrus Heights, CA
Amy Tu
Age: 18 · Chinese (Taiwan) · Glendale, CA