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MISS ARIZONA USA 2015 SOURCE: HTTP://MISSARIZONAUSA.COM/CONTENT/2015-MISS-CONTESTANTS/ MISS ARIZONA USA 2015 Maureen Montagne Maureen Montagne is the reigning Miss Arizona USA 2015. She is a proud Sun Devil attending Arizona State University with a love for journalism and culture. Maureen is half Filipino and half French and enjoys modeling, dancing, and playing the ukulele in her free time. She is 21 years young and hails from Chandler, Arizona! Maureen is an avid chocolate lover and absolutely adores working with kids. She believes that hard work pays off and you can accomplish anything you set your mind to. Her dream job is to be an international reporter one day and to truly make a difference in the world. Maureen is very honored and excited to represent the beautiful Grand Canyon state! SOURCE: HTTP://MISSARIZONAUSA.COM/CONTENT/2015-MISS-CONTESTANTS/ March 2015 / 04 FMag meet the team Ihman Basas Esturco Creative Assistant Director of Photography Sheila Vidamo-Vertuno Writer/Contributor Maureen Montagne Writer/Contributor Jumping Norman Writer/Contributor Tim Chakkaw Creative Director Fleur Magbanua Mansur - Editor Editor Contributiors Account Executives Fleur Magbanua Mansur Catherine Heather Gardiola Oscar Arabit Maureen Montagne Alma Dueñas Creative Director Charmel dela Cruz Joe Luna Ihman Esturco Jumping Norman Joy Clemente Fleur Magbanua Mansur John Erichson Licas Charmel dela Cruz Tim Chakkaw Cheska Tariga Anabelle Montagne Joey Baloria Technical Engineering Sheila Vidamo-Vertuno Director of Photography Jamal Mansur Ihman Esturco 05 FMag / May/June 2015 Account Executives Oscar Arabit Alma Dueñas Joe Luna Joy Clemente Charmel dela Cruz Anabelle Montagne Director of Photography Ihman Esturco SAVE Anthem Filipino THE DATE SATURDAY Community’s TH JUNE 20 Pinoy Salu-Salo “Pagsasamahan at Pagkakaibigan” Th e Anthem Filipino community organization celebrates the Philippine National Independence Day in “Pinoy Salu-Salo “ style, dubbed as “ sa pag- sasamahan at pagkakaibigan”. With the goal of fostering goodwill and cama- TEL: 480 273 8827 raderie, the event is geared to bringing in Filipino folks together in a family setting of a “salu-salo”, as cooking and eating are rituals and traditions that WWW. THECHANDLERCOSMETICDENTIST.COM have found a niche into every culture. Filipino families are encouraged to participate through contributions and potluck of various known and favorite Filipino culinary dishes like Pancit, Adobo, Lumpia, Lechon, Menudo to name a few, and of course not to miss our desserts (Kakanin) as, Halo-Halo, Pichi-pichi, Bibingka, Puto/Cuchinta, and others. Th e Anthem Filipino Community event off ers a cultural presentation, food, games and family entertainment which is scheduled on Saturday, June 20th, from 1:30 to 5:30 pm at the Anthem Community Center. For more information: Nick/Tess Bello (623) 640-4961 [email protected] 07 FMag / May/June 2015 TEL: 480 273 8827 WWW. THECHANDLERCOSMETICDENTIST.COM 2015 MISS ASIA ARIZONA Celebrating 8 years of recognizing talent and beauty PHOTOS COURTESY OF JAM SANI PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIARA CHAKKAW lashy, beautiful gowns and picture perfect stage, sending the contestants off with a bit of advice smiles lit up the stage on the Corona- to “never stop smiling,” and wished all the girls a good tion Night of the Miss Asia Arizona 2015 luck for the night. Shortly after, upbeat music filled the pageant; a night to celebrate the beauty of room as each contestant seemingly took Baron’s advice F cultural diversity among the community. and brightly smiled to the audience, performing a Seventeen hopefuls from across the valley came to short dance number in their swimsuit attire. Each girl compete in the 10th year anniversary of the pageant, was a head-turner during the swimsuit portion, confi- each one proudly representing their own unique dently strutting center stage to the beat. backgrounds and ethnicities from Burmese to Korean, creating a diverse group of girls this year. Wild Horse Musical guest performances then followed as the Pass Hotel and Casino provided the location for the contestants walked back-stage in preparation for their night and as many families, friends, and guests filled evening gowns. Baron returned on-stage for a short the audience to support the contestants, the curtains duration, raising awareness about Ovarian Cancer rose, and the show began. among the audience. First and foremost, the beauty of cultural diversi- Dazzling long gowns of various colors began to fill ty was put on display as each contestant wore their the stage as each contestant showcased their beauty traditional costumes, proudly introducing their name and poise. The question and answer portion occurred and heritage to the audience. After the cheers and directly afterwards with each candidate drawing a applause had died down and the girls had exited, past random question that had been previously created by reigning Miss Asia Arizona 2011, Felicia Baron made each contestant. The nerves were high amongst the a grand entrance. Baron gracefully walked across the girls, but what followed released some tension with Baron gracefully walked across the stage, sending the contestants off with a bit of advice to... “never stop smiling,” contemporary asian woman is the best role model for your generation?” Each girl pro- vided a unique answer, once again showing the variety of personalities and backgrounds combined on stage. Gene Flores himself then took to the stage, serenading the final five be- fore the next Miss Asia Arizona 2015 was chosen. Suspenseful long pauses filled the room before names were called out one at a time naming the fourth, third, and second princesses, finally leaving the two final can- didates, Vietnamese, Alina Vo and Burmese contestant Kyi Sint. The tall and intelligent beauty, Alina Vo was called, being proudly crowned the new reigning Miss Asia Arizona 2015. The royal court consisted of 1st runner up, Kyi Sint, 2nd princess Vietnamese, Tiffany Nguyen, PHOTOS COURTESY OF JAM SANI PHOTOGRAPHY 3rd princess, FIlipina Rachel Marie Dela Cruz, 4th princess Jessie Delprete, Filipina, and Asia Espiritu Dising, Filipina as honor- ary Miss Asia Arizona Enterprise 2015. Ali- BY TIARA CHAKKAW na Vo will continue on to represent Arizona in the Miss Asian America pageant August 2015 in San Francisco, California. some contestants performing their hard work. Another round of for the talent portion. Baton question and answer followed for the twirling, piano, hip-hop danc- top ten group, with singer Geo the ing, traditional Spanish danc- entertainer performing afterwards as ing, and singing amazed the the judges deliberated. crowd, once again enforcing the unique personas of each The group of contestants were girl. narrowed down further as the top five candidates were selected. Sus- After a heartfelt speech and pense was high as audience members acknowledgment for the spon- cheered their support for their favor- sors by Gene Flores, director ite contestants during the selection, and founder of the Miss Asia but in the end, great sportsmanship Arizona Pageant, the top ten was held as support was shown for candidates were chosen to the new five finalists and those who continue on in the journey for were not chosen to continue on. the crown. A warm applause Each finalist was then brought out congratulated the new group one-by-one to answer one question of finalists while also sending as part of the final round of question off the other contestants for and answer. “As times change, what May/June 2015 / FMag 10 VETERANY AUREEN MONTAGNE B M WITH A VISION veteran, industrial de- signer, and a leader in today’s growing econ- omy, Jonathan Rojas is the first functional-hydrating A is making leaps and energy beverage inspired from his bounds in his field. The deployment experiences. entrepreneur was born in 1983, at the Clark Air Base located on Luzon The inception of DPLOYD oc- soldier volunteers him/herself to Island in the Philippines. Although curred during Jonathan’s active duty get deployed with blood, sweat, and Jonathan already has an outstanding Air Force deployment to Balad, tears gets the mission done. Us as resume he is currently completing Iraq in January 2005. Jonathan was civilians, entrepreneurs, creatives, his MBA in Marketing at Grand exposed to the hardships of war. journalists, developers, designers, Canyon University. The super star When asked about how he wanted deploy ourselves to get our mission has his own urban chic clothing line to label his clothing brand, he said, done. What ever it takes. Our call- called DPLOYD and is the Chief “As I thought of a brand name, I ing, our passion. We’re DPLOYD of Marketing and Design for a new thought that we don’t have to be in within ourselves. “ And thus a energy drink, Enerzen Energy, that the military to get deployed. As a brand with a cause was born. As for Jonathan’s break through drink, Enerzen, it is the first func- When asked if he has any mottos, tional-hydrating energy beverage that Jonathan said “One of the philosophies helps alleviate stress, anxiety, and that inspires me is a quote I’ve said creates a heightened sense of overall before, “Some people get inspired to well being. They have already man- design, I design to inspire.” When asked ufactured thousands of bottles and if the Filipino community has helped are pushing the brand in Arizona and him he said “The Filipino community Florida. If you’re interested in trying has helped me tremendously in not only this revolutionary beverage you can promoting the DPLOYD brand, but also stop by at www.enerzenenergy.com. referring me to collaborate with other To place and order. “The selfless dedication of our sol- Filipino entrepreneurs with design, diers inspired me to create DPLOYD marketing, photography and video sup- Keep an eye out for this young LLC, a full service industrial design, port.