by Jaishee » Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:40 am
It's been a yearly tradition or maybe a scenario that a mixed-race Miss USA delegates compete in it's yearly editions. Last 2009. Bulgarian-American Laura Chukanov made it into the Top 15 of Miss USA 2009. She placed 4th from the eventual winner, Kristen Dalton of North Carolina. Recently, this 2010, Rima Fakih who's of Arab-American descent won the crown. She was born in Lebanon. Alyssa Campanella, Miss USA 2011, confessed that she's in Italian, Swedish, Indian and etc blood.
This 2012, is another chapter for this scenario. Introducing the mixed-race delegates for Miss USA 2012!
Florida-Karina Bez
is of Ukrainian descent
Idaho-Erna Palic
from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Minnesota-Nitaya Panemalaythong
hails from Thailand
We might not know , one of these 3 ladies will represent their other country at the Big 5 pageants like what Erica Nego did in 2011. She was Miss Minnesota USA 2009, placed at the Top 15 at Miss USA 2009 and competed at Miss Universe 2011 represented Ghana.
TEAM PHILIPPINES 2024
UNIVERSE: -
WORLD: GWEN FOURNIOL
EARTH: -
INTERNATIONAL: ANGELICA LOPEZ
SUPRANATIONAL: ALETHEA AMBROSIO