Fantastic, foxy FilAm
17 July, 2009 | Beautiful Philippines
I just learned that Filipino-American Aileen Jan Yap was crowned Miss United States International 2009 a few days ago. She will represent the US in the 49th Miss International pageant to be held in Macau this November.
A couple of decades ago, I lived for an extended period in New York . There I got to meet a lot of FilAms, members of the opposite sex included. A lot of them were movie star beautiful.
There’s something about the mixture of East and West, specifically Filipino and American blood, that results in breathtaking beauties. The guys aren’t bad looking too, but I’m not interested in that, people.
Since I was a young bachelor back then, I may as well have been in Bachelor Heaven.
The great thing about these FilAm lovelies is not just their looks. A lot of them still have our Filipino culture ingrained in them. This means respect for elders and a serious attitude over their studies, with the latter trait shared by most Asians in America.
Today, some FilAms are making their mark in US showbiz with Vanessa Hudgens leading the pack. The star of the High School Musical movies is a talented young actress and, with a little luck, go far.
The Pussycat Dolls’ lead singer Nicole Scherzinger is also half Pinay. In fact, when she was here a few weeks ago, I heard her interviewed over the radio. Her Tagalog was flawless, meaning she is a true Filipino still. (No wonder my teenage son likes to listen to the Pussycat Dolls so much!)
Last year, a friend of mine showed me a copy of Playboy Philippines. The girl on the cover is a FilAm, he told me. He said he got to say ‘hi’ to her and she was pretty nice. Very respectful, very sweet, very Filipina. She was actually a centerfold in the US edition of the men’s magazine.
Win or lose, I’m sure 20-year-old Aileen Jan Yap will do the US and the Philippines proud. Here’s a picture of her after she won as Miss Texas , paving the way for her winning the Miss US International 2009 pageant, which I found in Google.
