Fala Chen
Our 2002 Legacy
17th Annual Miss Asian America Pageant
A New Era of Leadership
Meet Our 2002
Queen and Court
Marilee Chan – Miss Scholastic Achievement
Pooja Jain – Miss Asian Third Princess & Miss Asian California
Joy Nguyen – Miss Asian Second Princess
Rose Chung, Founder
Fala Chen – Miss Asian America & Miss Community Service
Chun Hui Chen – Miss Asian First Princess
Anna Leu Rodriguez – Miss Talent
Violet Nguyen – Miss Congeniality & Miss Asian San Francisco
Fala Chen
Miss Asian America & Miss Community Service
- Chun Hui Chen – Miss Asian First Princess
- Joy Nguyen – Miss Asian Second Princess
- Pooja Jain – Miss Asian Third Princess & Miss Asian California
- Anna Leu Rodriguez – Miss Talent
- Marilee Chan – Miss Scholastic Achievement
- Violet Nguyen – Miss Congeniality & Miss Asian San Francisco
Each Delegate has a Story to Share
Meet the Delegates
Legacy Keepsake
Commemorate Pageant Night
Saturday, August 17, 2002
Palace of Fine Arts
San Francisco, CA
Program Book
Marilee Chan
Sacramento, CA · Age: 22 · Chinese
Chun Hui Chen
Honolulu, HI · Age: 24 · Chinese
Fala Chen
Duluth, GA · Age: 20 · Chinese
Teri Chu
Sacramento, CA · Age: 18 · Chinese
Amy Deng
Redwood City, CA · Age: 18 · Chinese
Irene Gee
New Hyde Park, NY · Age: 24 · Chinese
Michelle Lai Hing Ing
Eugene, Oregon · Age: 26 · Chinese
Pooja Jain
Fremont, CA · Age: 23 · Indian
Adrianne T. Jocson
Irvine, CA · Age: 20 · Filipino
Christine Lau
Walnut Creek, CA · Age: 25 · Chinese
Angela Ann Leung
Palo Alto, CA · Age: 22 · Chinese
Arleen Ma
Brisbane, CA · Age: 27 · Chinese
Anna Nam
Berkeley, CA · Age: 20 · Korean
Joy Thao Phuong Nguyen
Fort Worth, TX · Age: 24 · Vietnamese
Nikki Nguyen
Greenfield, WI · Age: 20 · Vietnamese
Violet Nguyen
San Jose, CA · Age: 20 · Vietnamese
Anna Leu Rodriguez
Yorba Linda, CA · Age: 22 · Chinese & Mexican
Tiffany Maihlee Vang
San Diego, CA · Age: 20 · Hmong
Edelynn Ward
Fairfield, CA · Age: 18 · Filipino & British American
Elizabeth Yang
Berkeley, CA · Age: 19 · Chinese