Miss USA International 2009 : Aileen Jan Yap

Aileen Jan Yap Wins Miss USA International 2009

Aileen Jan Valdehuesa Yap is the winner of Miss USA International 2009 after representing the state of Texas during the pageant which was held from July 7-10, 2009 at the Stafford Conference Center in Houston, Texas. Now she will represent the U.S. in the 49th Miss International 2009 pageant which will be held at Venetian Macao Resort in Macau, China on 7th November 2009.

See here top four runner-up

• The 1st runner-up: Florida, Lees Darayanne Garcia
• The 2nd runner-up: Michigan, Shawna Vale
• The 3rd runner-up: California, Kristy Davis
• The 4th runner-up: Wyoming, Keri Sha

Miss USA International 2009 was held on 7th July 2009 to 10th July, 2009. And the preliminary competitions for the swimsuit and evening gowns were held July 8 at the Hilton Hotel Ballroom in Houston. In this day A.J. won both the “Best in Swimsuit” and “Best in Evening Gown” awards.

On July 10, A.J. was announced as one of the finalists joining Miss California Kristy Dennis, Miss Michigan Shawna Vale, Miss Florida Lees Darayanne Garcia, and Miss Wyoming Keri Shaw. After then the Five Finalist again competed in their swimsuits and evening gowns, and had a question and answer portion with Emcee Alex Trevino.  A.J. was asked to explain her latest break in the Philippines.

A. J. is a junior at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas majoring in biology. She graduated at the Sacred Heart School in Conroe, Texas and went on to graduate Summa cum Laude at Willis High School. She was selected for Miss Texas US International 2009 by National Pageant Director Britt Harrison.

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