A native San Franciscan who became the first Miss Chinatown 76 years ago recently received a sparkling new crown.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Penny Wong is royalty in Chinese American history. The 99-year-old current San Mateo County resident was crowned queen at the first Miss Chinatown beauty pageant in 1948. She said she hadn't planned on entering the contest, the Chinese American version of the Miss America pageant, organized by civil rights group Chinese American Citizens Alliance. 'One lady came up and asked me, 'Why don't you join them?' 'Oh, all right.' So I did,' Wong said.
The dancing senior citizens who call themselves 'GLAM-mahs' from San Francisco's golden age. They recently honored Wong with a *crystal* crown to replace the now-discarded paper one that came with her title. 'It's been a long time. She deserves a crystal crown, don't you think?' Yee smiled. After winning Miss Chinatown, Wong did office work and some modeling. The native San Franciscan married her late husband, Andy and had three children.
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