Dear Bloggery

Two beauty contestant representing the Philippines emerged as winners on the 22nd Annual Miss Asia USA/Mrs. Asia Cultural Pageant at the La Mirada Performing Arts Theatre, La Mirada, California on August 21, 2010. 23 candidates representing the countries of the Asian continent competed for the coveted title.

Miss Asia USA 2010 Ariana Manibog Valera

Miss Asia USA 2010 and her runners-up

OFFICIAL RESULTS
Miss Asia USA 2010: Ariana Varela Manibog (Philippines)
1st Runner Up: Jenny Cho (Korea)
2nd Runner Up: Sarah Makandura (Sri Lanka)
3rd Runner Up: Natalia DiNatale (Lebanon)
4th Runner Up: Jennifer Gonzales (Taiwan)

SPECIAL AWARDS
National Costume: Ariana Varela Manibog (Philippines)
Miss Photogenic: Nicole Tan (China)
Miss Congeniality: Kaylee Calaguas (Philippines)
Miss Friendship: Jocelyn Arciaga (Philippines)
Best in Swimsuit: Ariana Varela Manibog (Philippines)
People’s Choice Award: Crystal Shin (Korea)
Community Service Award of Excellence: Saghar Sadri (Iran)

Ariana Valera Manibog is the daughter of Lana Manibog and Dr. Gilbert Valera. Ariana comes from a family of beauty queens as her mother Lana Manibog was a former top finalist in the Miss California USA. Her aunties, Francel Maribel Manibog Caracol (Miss Guam World) won the Queen of Oceania in Miss World 1987 and Myra Manibog Brennan, a Bb. Pilipinas USA and Bb. Pilipinas International winner in 1982. Ariana is also the granddaughter of former Mayor Monty Manibog and Jean Manibog of Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California.

Mrs. Asia USA 2010 Janet Pichon Hixson

2010 winners

OFFICIAL RESULTS
Mrs. Asia USA 2010: Janet Picson Hixson (Philippines)
1st runner-up: Armine Stepanyan Zambre (India)
2nd runner-up: Theresa Mut Nguyen (Vietnam)
3rd runner-up: Kim Vorn (Cambodia)
4th runner-up: Angie Yang (Taiwan)

Congratulations to the winners!

Cheers,

Photo Credits: Virgelia Productions Inc