Amy Chanthaphavong
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Amy Chanthaphavong is the first Laotian-American woman to be crowned Miss Asian America, the longest running Asian pageant in the U.S., in 2009. 25th Annual Miss Asian American Pageant As Queen, Amy traveled all across the United States and even abroad as a role model, goodwill ambassador and a leader in the Asian American community. With a passion to serve her community, Amy has participated in cultural festivities, fashion shows, award ceremonies, red carpet events, as well as co-directed the first Miss Lao International Pageant and fundraised for numerous charities.
In 2010, she was given the opportunity to serve as the Mistress of Ceremonies and produced a charity concert in Laos for the Lao International Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (LIFPA), an NGO that works to fight poverty in rural areas of Laos. The LIFPA charity concert was broadcast live across Laos on national TV. As Miss Asian America, Amy has actively utilized her title to bring awareness to issues that are dear to her heart, such as Human Trafficking, Education, Preservation of the Family Unit and her parents’ native country - Laos. Amy is also passionate about business and eco-tourism in Laos.
culture at a very young age. Her parents were insistent on teaching her the Lao language. As a child, she attended Lao school on Sundays at the temple in San Diego where she learned how to read and write.
She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of San Francisco where she majored in Political Science and minored in Business. While in college, Amy interned for Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi in her constituent office. Amy always had a knack for fashion and beauty and to further pursue her dreams, Amy studied design in NYC at Parsons, the New School, home to famous designers such as Donna Karen, Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang and Tom Ford.
In 2010, she was given the opportunity to serve as the Mistress of Ceremonies and produced a charity concert in Laos for the Lao International Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (LIFPA), an NGO that works to fight poverty in rural areas of Laos. The LIFPA charity concert was broadcast live across Laos on national TV. As Miss Asian America, Amy has actively utilized her title to bring awareness to issues that are dear to her heart, such as Human Trafficking, Education, Preservation of the Family Unit and her parents’ native country - Laos. Amy is also passionate about business and eco-tourism in Laos.
Biography
Amy was born to parents who taught her to love and embrace her LaotianLao people
The Lao are an ethnic subgroup of Tai/Dai in Southeast Asia.-Names:The etymology of the word Lao is uncertain, although it may be related to tribes known as the Ai Lao who appear in Han Dynasty records in China and Vietnam as a people of what is now Yunan Province...
culture at a very young age. Her parents were insistent on teaching her the Lao language. As a child, she attended Lao school on Sundays at the temple in San Diego where she learned how to read and write.
She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of San Francisco where she majored in Political Science and minored in Business. While in college, Amy interned for Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi in her constituent office. Amy always had a knack for fashion and beauty and to further pursue her dreams, Amy studied design in NYC at Parsons, the New School, home to famous designers such as Donna Karen, Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang and Tom Ford.