Esther Hwang
Our 1996 Legacy
12th Annual Miss Asian America Pageant
A New Era of Leadership
Meet Our 1996
Queen and Court

Esther Hwang
Miss Asian America & Miss Talent
- Cheryl Nunes – Miss Asian First Princess & Miss Asian California
- Mimi Jung – Miss Asian Second Princess
- Debra Ichimura – Miss Asian Third Princess
- Ying Hu – Miss Asian Miss Asian San Francisco
- Vivian Bohner – Miss Congeniality
- Ha Thai – Miss Scholastic Achievement
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, 1996
Palace of Fine Arts
San Francisco, CA
Sakira Batra
Age: 22 · Cupertino, CA · Indian
Vivian Bohner
Age: 22 · Waipahu, HI · Filipino, Chinese, & German
Agnes Calderon
Age: 17 · Honolulu, HI · Filipino
Sharissa Chun
Age: 27 · Honolulu, HI · Chinese & Hawaiian
Kimberly Del Fierro
Age: 21 · Davis, CA · Vietnamese, Filipino
Christine Shen
Age: 20 · Augusta, GA · Chinese
Ha Thai
Age: 19 · Richmond, CA · Vietnamese & Chinese
Suzie Ton-Nu
Age: 22 · Santa Clara, CA · Vietnamese
Judith Villacruz
Age: 23 · Oceanside, CA · Filipino
Christina Wu
Age: 19 · Oakland, CA · Chinese
Theresa Yoon
Age: 17 · Los Angeles, CA · Korean
Marie Enriquez
Age: 19 · Daly City, CA · Filipino
Iris Gong
Age: 19 · Maspeth, NY · Chinese
Ying Hu
Age: 21 · Los Altos Hills, CA · Chinese
Esther Hwang
Age: 21 · Emeryville, CA · Korean
Debra Ichimura
Age: 26 · Honolulu, HI · Japanese
Sandee Jacinto
Age: 25 · San Jose, CA · Filipino
Mimi Jung
Age: 20 · Puyallup, WA · Chinese
Shirley Kao
Age: 19 · Sacramento, CA · Chinese
Helen Kim
Age: 19 · Pleasanton, CA · Korean
Loshan Law
Age: 26 · San Francisco, CA · Chinese
Quynh Nguyen
Age: 17 · San Jose, CA · Vietnamese
Cheryl Nunes
Age: 25 · Beverly Hills, CA · Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese, & Filipino