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Fala Chen (Simplified Chinese: 陈法拉; Traditional Chinese: 陳法拉; pinyin: Chén Fǎlā, born February 24, 1982) is a beauty pageant queen hailing from China and USA. Fala has 4 major Chinese titles. She is Miss Asian America 2002, Miss Chinatown USA 2003 runner up (Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce), Miss NY Chinese 2004, and Miss Chinese International 2005 runner up. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Miss Asian America Pageant is a nationwide pageant founded in 1980 by Rose Chung with a mission to showcase young Asian America women in a high quality production that will represent their culture, intelligence and talent. ... now. ... Miss NY Chinese also known as Miss Chinese New York and formerly called as Miss Greater Chinatown NYC Beauty Pageant, is a beauty pageant that selects New York Citys representive to the Miss Chinese International beauty pageant held in Hong Kong each year. ... The Miss Chinese International Pageant was established by TVB the #1 Hong Kong broadcasting network in Hong Kong. ...

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Education

Fala was born in Chengdu, China in 1982. She came to America at the age of 15. She attended Emory University in Georgia, USA. After that, she started entering beauty pageants.   (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Cheng-tu), located in southwest China, is the capital of the Sichuan province and a sub-provincial city. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Miss Asian America 2002

Representing Georgia, Fala entered the Miss Asian America 2002 pageant. At the age of 20, she took the crown on August 2002. She performed a traditional peacock dance in a golden dress for her talent. Her dance was taught by her mother. During this time, she studied Japanese and she is already fluent in Chinese and English. Peacock re-directs here; for alternate uses see Peacock (disambiguation). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


Miss Chinatown USA 2003

After taking the Miss Asian America crown, she entered the Miss Chinatown USA 2003 pageant. Traveling to San Francisco to compete, she took the Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce 2003 title (1st runner up). The winner was Miss Honolulu, Hawaii, Darah Dung. Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City; The City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...


Miss New York Chinese 2004

After participated at 2 Chinese pageants, she wanted to participate at the Miss Chinese International pageant. That's why she participated at the Miss NY Chinese 2004 pageant. She was a big favorite to win due to her smile, figure, beauty, and pageant titles. She participated at the pageant on August 13, 2004, and taking the crown and 3 awards. The other 3 awards were: Best in Costume, Best in MTV, and Miss Photogenic. Then she had the right to represent New York at the 2005 Miss Chinese International pageant even though she was from Georgia. It was also in 2004 that the pageant accepts delegates around The United States. Miss NY Chinese also known as Miss Chinese New York and formerly called as Miss Greater Chinatown NYC Beauty Pageant, is a beauty pageant that selects New York Citys representive to the Miss Chinese International beauty pageant held in Hong Kong each year. ...


Miss Chinese International 2005

In January, 2005, Fala traveled to Hong Kong to compete for the Miss Chinese International 2005 crown. From beginning to end, Fala was considered the one to beat according to many pageant sites and the Hong Kong Press. On January 29, 2005, she competed at TVB City for the crown. She took hold the title of First Runner Up for the city of New York. The eventual winner was Miss Leanne Li from Vancouver. REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... Leanne Li or Li Ya-Nan (born in 1984) is a former beauty queen hailing from Vancouver, Canada. ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city in south-western British Columbia, Canada. ...


Afterwards

After returning to New York for a while, she went back to Hong Kong and joined the big family of TVB. She started on one TVB series Forensic Heroes, where she started as a murderer who accidentally killed someone. She also crowned the 2006 Miss Chinese International 1st runner up, Ginney Ann from Bangkok, Thailand. Currently, she is filming for The Entire City Dances while one of her series, Heart of Greed is currently broadcasting in Hong Kong REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...



 

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