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前世界台灣小姐皇后吳珮慈（左）支持社區健美操活動。右為亞韻之生創辦人解瑛。（圖：VivAsiaFitness提供）

「亞韻之生」（VivAsiaFitness）有氧律動健美操首創於灣區。為迎接嶄新春服務社區，「亞韻之生」將推出一系列迎新健美活動，並得到前「世界台灣小姐皇后」吳珮慈的全力支持。

「亞韻之生」公關陳曉茜表示，吳珮慈是「亞韻之生」舞群的家庭成員，已義務成為健美使者。她不遺餘力推廣中國文化，並鼓勵在美出生的華人後代，踴躍參加文化交流及服務社區，現在更為進一步投身「亞韻之生」健美操的推廣。

吳珮慈出生成長於巴洛阿圖，2010年於洛杉磯當選世界台灣小姐皇后。2011年榮膺首屆「全美大學研究學人獎」，並以優異的成績畢業於加州大學洛杉磯分校（UCLA）。她現在「美國國家衛生研究院」（National Institute of Health）工作，同時準備醫學博士的申請入學。

參加「亞韻之生」有氧律動健美操課程後，吳珮慈深深感到中西文化融合之美，以及健美操的趣味和健康價值。

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Hi everyone! I recently had the chance to share a bit of my research with the UCLA community. In college, I’ve had the blessing of working with mentors and students who inspire me to dig deeper, and I’m honored to get to share this part of my life with everybody. 

http://www.spotlight.ucla.edu/students/creating-knowledge-through-research-as-undergraduates/

Creating Knowledge Through Research - as Undergraduates

Undergraduate research scholars (from left) Kimberly Frutoz, William Temple, Matthew Pimentel, and Paula Wu.

Many students in the College participate in research as undergraduates, taking major roles in important studies and publishing their findings even before they graduate.

Matthew Pimentel admits that his decision to engage in research as a freshman at UCLA was practical.

“I was pre-med, and I figured it was something I needed to do to get into medical school,” he said. “It was only after I got involved that my attitude changed.”

For the last two years, the senior majoring in microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics has been studying the effects of stress on breast cancer metastasis in the laboratory of Dr. Lily Wu in the Department of Molecular Medicine and Pharmacology. He has traveled to scientific meetings to present his work and, last September, was co-author of a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Cancer Research.

Research is no longer something Pimentel has to do; it’s something he wants to do—well beyond graduation.

“You’re surrounded by brilliant people who have such interesting ideas, and you’re challenged to think about new ways to ask questions,” said Pimentel, who intends to pursue a Ph.D. in immunology as a result of the experience. “It’s really exciting.”

Pimentel was one of four UCLA seniors honored in April as part of the national celebration for Undergraduate Research Week. The students were selected, based on their outstanding independent laboratory contributions, by a committee of faculty and staff involved in administering programs in the Undergraduate Research Center/Center for Research and Academic Excellence (URC/CARE) in the Division of Undergraduate Education. The quartet is a representative sample of the multitudes of undergraduates engaged in research on the campus, according to Tama Hasson, director of URC/CARE.

“One of the major successes of UCLA is that we have so many undergraduates who are contributing to the research enterprise,” said Hasson, who estimates that more than 2,000 undergraduates took part this year.

The U.S. House of Representatives designated the week of April 11 to recognize the value and contributions of undergraduate research. But at UCLA, such recognition is not new. Each year in May, the campus holds its own Undergraduate Research Week, including Science Poster Day, in which undergraduates present their work and are eligible for awards. As an indicator of the growth of undergraduate research at UCLA, this year there were 312 posters— more than double the number of participants just five years ago.

William Temple (left) presents his findings at UCLA’s Undergraduate Science Poster Day in May.

“Students who participate in undergraduate research take responsibility for innovative projects and become key members of the faculty mentor’s research group,” said Judith L. Smith, dean and vice provost for undergraduate education, who has been a strong proponent of undergraduate research since her appointment to the position in 1996.

“There is no better way for our students to engage in the bold excitement of a research university and excel in their quest for knowledge,” said Smith.

The opportunity to participate in one of the world’s leading research enterprises is what drew Kimberly Frutoz to UCLA. Frutoz was a junior-college student when she experienced research for the first time during a summer program at UC Irvine.

“I went into it without really knowing what it was going to be like, and I came out if it thinking it was amazing—this is how we generate new ideas, how we improve knowledge,” Frutoz said. “It opened my eyes to the opportunities offered by the UC system.”

Since transferring to UCLA, Frutoz, a physiological sciences major and a biomedical research minor, has capitalized on those opportunities. Working in the lab of Dr. Bennett Novitch in the Department of Neurobiology, Frutoz is studying the development of progenitor cells in the spinal cord. In addition to her participation at Science Poster Day, she won an award for her presentation at the California Alliance for Minority Participation 2011 conference in Irvine and was selected to be a Howard Hughes Medical Institute EXROP (Exceptional Research Opportunities) student for the summer of 2011. Frutoz hopes to submit a publication in the next year as she continues her work in Novitch’s lab while applying to M.D./Ph.D. programs.

For Paula Wu, a senior neuroscience major and biomedical research minor and editor-in-chief of UCLA’s Undergraduate Science Journal, basic science represents the best of two worlds—an ideal intellectual challenge with humanitarian ends.

“A career where you have to be really creative and also think critically and scientifically is a unique combination,” Wu said, “and I find it really fulfilling to know that it’s not just esoteric—what we’re doing will one day contribute to helping people.”

Working in the lab of Dr. Ronald Harper in the Department of Neurobiology, Wu is using state-of-the-art imaging techniques to study the function of various sub-regions within the brain’s insular cortex that are related to cardiovascular control. The research may lead to better understanding of how the brain regulates basic physiological responses.

Wu has worked at the National Institutes of Health for several years, continuing the project she started in the NIH Summer Internship Program; like Frutoz, she plans to enroll in a joint M.D./Ph.D. program.

As a high school student, William Temple read with fascination about stem cell research and the potential for a new era of personalized medicine resulting from completion of the Human Genome Project. But Temple didn’t envision participating in the pursuit of discovery until a conversation with a resident assistant at his dormitory.

“She was a pre-med student involved in research, and she told me how to get involved,” Temple said. “I had no experience, but I was enthusiastic.”

Paula Wu

That was enough for one investigator, who allowed Temple to get his feet wet as a freshman. The next year, Tempe began work in the lab of Benur Lee in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, where he has been working ever since.

Temple is studying the role of a carbohydrate-binding protein and how it modulates the behavior of dendritic cells and T cells of the immune system. His group found specific cells that appear to suppress the immune response, suggesting their potential for a therapeutic role in patients with autoimmune diseases. A paper with Temple as a co-author was recently submitted to the Journal of Immunology. He was selected to present his findings at the 2011 National Conference on Undergraduate Research.

“This is a new frontier,” said Temple, who plans to continue in Lee’s lab next year while applying to medical schools.

“I’m doing experiments that no one else in the world has done, and building on research conducted by world-renowned scientists who have contributed to what we know about the immune system,” said Temple. “Working with a pediatric oncologist, I see children with cancers related to immune system problems, which shows me how my research is relevant. It’s been amazing to experience this all as an undergraduate.”

Happy Lunar New Year! I still remember celebrating the last year of the Rabbit when I was nine years old, sitting on the smelly carpet in my fourth grade classroom. Back then, another twelve years until the next Rabbit year seemed like forever! Time goes by so fast.

Yesterday, I had the privilege of celebrating the Lunar New Year at the Southern California Golden Dragon Parade. Today, I celebrated the New Year again in San Gabriel Valley at party hosted by the Taiwan Embassy Consulate Office. It was so exciting to see so many Asians and Asian-Americans gathering for a common purpose,  to be one part of such an incredible and heartfelt celebration this weekend. At the parade, I had the honor of meeting Congresswoman Judy Chu, the first Asian-American citizen to serve on Congress, and the Taiwan General Consul and his wife, along with Ed Reyes, Los Angeles City Councilman. I also met Officer Charlie Beck, the Chief of the LAPD, and some of his staff, along with Directors of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, along with a number of other leaders in the Asian-American community. I made some great friends, and had a wonderful time representing Taiwan with other girls from our Foundation.

Happy year of the Rabbit!

Below, I’ve included several links to news articles covering yesterday’s parade.

Chinese Daily News (below): http://www.chinesedailynews.com/article/article-c130326.aspx 

Blogdowntown.com: http://blogdowntown.com/2011/02/6093-sights-from-the-2011-golden-dragon-parade

LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lunar-new-year-20110206,0,2123585.story

Miss Taiwan and Miss Junior Taiwan visit San Gabriel pre-school to give gifts and money

Miss Taiwan visits San Gabriel

SAN GABRIEL - Miss Taiwan and Miss Junior Taiwan visited La Casa de San Gabriel Community Center to present preschoolers with gifts and a $3,000 check from a local bank.

Most of the $3,000 will go to the the preschool, but toys and food were also bought with the money.

“We’re a bank and we serve the community. That’s part of our

mission especially in the holiday season,” said Geoffrey Liu, president and chief executive officer of Chinatrust Bank. “We have been serving the community for over

20 years and it’s always our mission to give back.”

A UCLA student from Palo Alto, Paula Wu won the Miss Taiwan crown in August at a ceremony in El Monte and has been busy since.

“La Casa does a great service to the community with medical, tutoring and counseling services. The role they play is vital to the community,” Wu said. “It’s special … it’s about people and people’s needs.”

La Casa has a wide range of families, some are low-income, said City Manager Steven Preston. The center strives to help these families and the 48 kids they serve.

“By providing money, they help support our initiatives with the children,” Preston said.

La Casa works with 6,500 clients annually, ranging from infants to the elderly.

“We’re an organization that’s here to help the working poor,” said CEO Cheryl Prentice. “They helped provide Christmas gifts for children who might not have gotten one otherwise.”

世界台灣小姐贈聖誕禮物

記者啟鉻聖蓋博報導

December 04, 2010 06:00 AM | 12 觀看次數 |  | 1  |  |  世界台灣小姐皇后吳珮慈（左二）、小小姐皇后黃冠晴（右二）為聖蓋博兒童之家孩童送聖誕禮物。（記者啟鉻／攝影）

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世界台灣小姐基金會、美國中國信託銀行3日訪問聖蓋博兒童之家（La Casa de San Gabriel Community Center ），贈送孩童聖誕禮物、食品和現金。世界台灣小姐皇后吳珮慈、小小姐皇后黃冠晴參加活動。

聖蓋博兒童之家是一家成立60多年非營利慈善機構，有多個資助低收入家庭計畫，包括提供三歲至五歲孩童學前教育，目前有孩童48人。自四年前開始，南加華人組織陸續為該機構提供慈善捐贈，由劉日興擔任董事長的世界台灣小姐基金會就是其中之一。

參加這次獻愛心活動的世界台灣小姐皇后吳珮慈、小小姐皇后黃冠晴都是第一次參加。吳珮慈更是這次活動的發起者，在她努力下，美國中國信託銀行積極響應，並為兒童之家捐款3000元。一半用於購買聖誕禮物和食品，另一半以現金捐贈。中國信託銀行總經理劉建虹表示，希望這次活動是拋磚引玉，有更多人捐贈，讓每一位孩童過一個快樂聖誕節。

即將從UCLA畢業的吳珮慈，主修腦神經科學，目前在國家衛生署作研究，還擔任校刊總編輯，喜歡從事義工。她說這次活動是一次難忘的經歷。只有五歲的黃冠晴，雖然人小，但結識這麼多優秀的大姐姐，幫助貧困孩童，非常有意義。她倆將一包包蠟筆、文具送給兒童之家的小朋友。

兒童之家負責人波琳逖絲（Cheryl Prentice）表示，兒童之家每年預算27萬元，社會捐款占主要部分，她表示，兒童之家是為多族裔低收入孩童服務的慈善組織，希望有更多華裔孩童加入，更希望華裔人士捐款。該兒童之家地址：203 E. Mission Road. San Gabriel，CA91776。電話626-286-2144。

Miss Taiwan to visit the San Gabriel Children’s Home offer love
Los Angeles, 2010-12-4 SOURCE: World at Miss Taiwan Foundation Chairman Liu Xing Hits: 617 User Reviews 2 comments

Right, a U.S. general manager Liu Jianhong China Trust Bank presented a check to the children’s home in San Gabriel, San Gabriel from the second right on behalf of Preston City Manager to accept, the right third world crown in Taiwan Huang Ching Little Miss Queen, fourth right, Miss Queen of the World 吴珮慈 Taiwan , fifth from right and vice mayor of San Gabriel Kevin Sawkins, San Gabriel sixth right person in charge of children’s homes Cheryl Prentice

【World Miss Taiwan Foundation Chairman Liu Xing】 in the Christmas Day holiday, the poor children who need the helping hand we extend a warm, economic downturn makes the situation more urgent. So Miss Taiwan Foundation for inviting the world China Trust Bank, in particular, in the December 3 election eleven o’clock Friday morning to visit the San Gabriel Children’s Home (La Casa de San Gabriel Community Center), and giving Christmas gifts, food and cash to the poor children.

This year’s “Christmas Love” campaign, by the high academic world is full of love Miss Taiwan Queen吴珮慈(Miss Taiwan World Queen Paula Wu) was launched, after her efforts, and finally to the United States China Trust Bank’sresponse and support, they donated 3,000 yuan. San Gabriel has served as director of children’s home world of Miss Taiwan Foundation Chairman Liu Nikko recommended amount, respectively, with half of them bought a Christmas gift and food, together with the cash donated to children’s home in San Gabriel poor children are.

Another was five years old Little Miss Queen of the World Taiwanese Ching Wong Koon (Miss Jr Taiwan World Queen Verena Wong) also love does not fall behind. She went to fund-raising a number of packaged crayons and stationery, gifts for her forty-seven lovely kids.

Special person with a check to the United States, said Liu Jianhong, general manager of China Trust Bank, the economic downturn, many families have no way to buy children for Christmas, as the leading brand of Chinese banks, the U.S. China Trust initiate hope Keyihuode community responses, together help low-income families, so that each child can have a happy Christmas season.

Acceptance of checks and food on behalf of the San Gabriel Children’s Home in charge Cheryl Prentice, and former mayor of San Gabriel is also the current Deputy Mayor Kevin Sawkins.

Of course the most fun of these kids. They were singing and dancing to these guests and their hand-made greeting cards, rebates and Christmas gifts for guests were very moved. The audience is full of Christmas atmosphere, very warm.

A world of squatting right in Taiwan and the second from the right, Miss Queen 吴珮慈 Little Miss Queen of the World Taiwanese Ching Huang Guan presented toys to children’s homes for children who are from right back row standing for the San Gabriel Kevin Sawkins, Vice Mayor and the United States the total China Trust Bank Manager Liu Jianhong

All the children received hand-made Christmas cards, so guests are very moving. Right from the USA and China Trust Bank Wangzi Shi, senior vice president and general manager Liu Jianhong, Miss World Queen 吴珮慈 Taiwan, Taiwan’s Little Miss Queen of the world’s highest Ching Huang, Vice Mayor of San Gabriel Kevin Sawkins, San Gabriel, head of children’s homes Cheryl Prentice

Paly Voice article

The Paly Voice recently did an article about me. As a former Viking, Paly journalism never fails to make me proud! Great job on the article, Hannah and Jen!

http://voice.paly.net/node/23714

From Lab Coat to Pageant Crown

Paly graduate claims title of Miss Taiwan World 2010

posted October 25, 2010

by Hannah Kim and Jen Lin of The Paly Voice  

Sarah Yeh Liu

Last year’s Miss Taiwan, Kaisarine Su, crowns Paula Wu as Miss Taiwan World 2010.

At 11 p.m., long after her scheduled working hours, the newly-crowned Miss Taiwan World 2010 Paula Wu can still be found in her lab at the National Institute of Health in Maryland pursuing her passion for research.

“I love staying here [NIH] late studying because I feel like the research I’m doing can really make a difference,” Wu, a 2007 Palo Alto High School graduate, said. “I’m here late, but I’m happy.”

Wu, a current senior at the University of California, Los Angeles, took a week-long break from her summer scientific research at the NIH to participate in — and win — the Miss Taiwan World 2010 competition, which was held last August and based in Los Angeles.

“I was sitting around one day, and I thought, ‘You’re only young once, so why not?’” Wu said. “It was different from my usual line of duty in neuroscience, but it was really fun.”

To apply, Wu submitted an application, requiring a head shot and a full-body shot, an essay and a resume. With her strong application, Wu qualified for the semifinalist stage of the contest.

Wu joined more than 100 other semifinalists from North America, Taiwan, Japan and Brazil for her first pageant. Several of the other girls had pageant experience and most had arrived in Los Angeles three weeks before the competition began. Wu, on the other hand, said that she had only one day on-site to prepare, as her internship inhibited her from traveling earlier.

“I wasn’t able to attend the preparation since I was in Maryland interning at the National Institute of Health,” Wu said. “I prepared on my own by reading books and online articles, rehearsing my speech and watching and analyzing videos of other pageants.”

For the first section of the pageant, Wu and the other semifinalists each had one minute to introduce themselves to the judges and audience. They then had another minute to describe any place in Taiwan important to them. Wu chose to talk about her memory of the college that both of her parents attended, the National Taiwan University of Taipei.

“I wanted to choose something that was personal and meaningful and would stand out and show personality,” Wu said.

The last segment of the pageant consisted of answering a question given to the semifinalists ahead of time.

“I tried to bring the best I had to the pageant night,” Wu said about the grand finale of the pageant on Aug. 14.

And she did, by claiming the Miss Taiwan World 2010 title.

“I was so surprised!” Paula Wu said after the winning announcement. “I would never have thought that this would ever happen. I see it as a blessing and opportunity from God.”

Now, as Miss Taiwan, Wu’s duties involve promoting Taiwanese culture and attending celebrations.

Originally, Wu planned to travel to Taiwan for its Independence Day on Oct. 10 to participate in a parade, meet the president and attend dinners and celebrations. However, after coming down with a fever, Wu canceled her plans and will reschedule the trip to a later date in the upcoming winter or spring.

Courtesy of WCBSUR conference

Paula Wu speaks at the West Coast Undergraduate Biological Sciences Research Conference in 2009 about her research on the neural function of the insular cortex.

During her time at Paly, Wu was involved in various school clubs.

As a junior in high school, Wu was president of the tennis club, vice president of Math Club and an active member of both Youth Community Service and the debate team. As a senior, Wu was president of the Paly Christian Club and continued her staff position on Verde Magazine.

Before discovering the field of research in college, Wu remembers exploring different academic subjects.

“In high school I was still trying to figure out what my interests were academically,” Wu said. “I really liked math and I was vice president of Math Club for a year, and I used to wear shirts that said ‘Pi’ and I’d celebrate ‘Pi Day’ with everyone. I also became interested in biology, but I wasn’t really sure about what I wanted to do until I found research.”

Wu describes research as a creative process because one can come up with questions and spend time solving the questions through different applications of methodology, which can then be applied to real life. After graduating from UCLA, Wu plans to return to the NIH and pursue a MD/Ph.D. dual degree program, also called the medical science training program.

Now, at the NIH, Wu studies how changes in the blood flow to the brain can change the magnetic resonance imaging signal. with With this knowledge, she is learning how to use MRI to study such conditions as strokes, sleep apnea and congenital central hypo-ventilation syndrome.

“There’s been so much to do,” Wu said. “That’s what I love about being here [NIH], there’s so much to do in a good way.”

As Miss Taiwan World 2010, Wu plans to use her title to help others and possibly incorporate her studies into her service.

“I’m really excited with my new findings, my research, the things I want to do with Miss Taiwan and the people I want to serve,” Wu said. “It’s just a really exciting place to be right now, being able to dream.”

For a glimpse into Paula Wu’s Miss Taiwan pageant night and her work click here.

Paly Voice brief

Brief: Paly alum wins Miss Taiwan World 2010

posted September 1, 2010

by Lucas Chan of The Paly Voice  

Courtesy of the Miss Taiwan Foundation

Paula Wu, Paly Class of 2007, and current UCLA senior, won the title of Miss Taiwan World 2010.

Palo Alto High School graduate and current University of California at Los Angeles senior Paula Wu won Miss Taiwan World 2010 in Los Angeles on August 14, according to a press release from the Miss Taiwan Foundation.

Wu beat more than 100 other competitors from all over the world, including participants from North America, Taiwan, Japan and Brazil. The competition, organized by theMiss Taiwan Foundation, promotes “Taiwanese culture to young Taiwanese Americans and to the people around the world,” according to the organization’s website.

Born in Palo Alto, Calif., Wu graduated from Paly in 2007 and went on to attend UCLA. While at Paly, she wrote for Verde, the school’s news magazine, and debated for three years on the varsity speech and debate team.

Wu is not just a beauty queen. According to the Miss Taiwan Foundation, the trilingual senior, fluent in Mandarin, English and Spanish, is also the editor-in-chief of the UCLA Undergraduate Science Journal and a Howard Hughes Undegraduate Research Fellow. Additionally, she is completing her second summer working for the National Institutes of Health as a research assistant.

The Miss Taiwan Foundation’s press release also noted that, on top of her new duties as the new Miss Taiwan World, which include representing the organization as an ambassador by forwarding Taiwanese values, Wu plans on pursuing a dual-M.D./Ph.D. degree with the intention of becoming a physician-scientist.

More information to come.
Editor’s Note: Wu is currently planning to pursue a dual-M.D./Ph.D. degree, but is not yet enrolled in such a program. The current version of this story reflects this change.

The text of this article is licensed under a standard copyright license. All rights reserved.

Northern California World Journal article

Below is an article from the Northern California World Journal on the Miss Taiwan pageant. 

吳珮慈榮獲世界台灣小姐后冠本報訊

http://www.worldjournal.com/view/full_news/9238516/article-吳珮慈榮獲世界台灣小姐后冠

由台灣小姐基金會主辦，已有11年歷史的台灣小姐選拔系列於上周末在南加州舉行2010年總決賽。來自灣區巴洛阿圖的吳珮慈（Paula Wu）榮獲世界台灣小姐（Miss Taiwan World）稱號。來自佛利蒙的蔡祥芝（Cherielynn Tsay）榮獲加州妙齡台灣小姐（Miss Teen Taiwan California）頭銜。
主辦單位表示，今年有超過100位佳麗報名。57名入圍者當中，除了加州更有來自台灣、日本、巴西等地的參賽者，參賽者年齡最小5歲，最大29歲，職業從學生、模特兒、節目主持人甚至是飛行員教練都有。吳珮慈以第一名的成績贏得世界台灣小姐后冠，並成為第一位來自北加州的選手獲得這項稱號。吳珮慈現年20歲，成長於巴洛阿圖，現就讀於加州大學洛杉磯分校 (UCLA)四年級，主修腦神經科學。她曾經贏得了眾多的學術榮譽和領導才能成就獎。同時也是三個國家級榮譽協會的成員。她精通中文，英文和西班牙文，並曾經前往巴拿馬和墨西哥為社區及農村提供醫療服務。蔡祥芝住在佛利蒙，今年15歲，在Mission San Jose High School讀10年級。她喜歡交友，逛街和幫助別人，經常從事社區服務，也是美國防癌協會的義工小隊長。她最熱愛的則是舞蹈與參加舞蹈比賽，曾經得到美國舞蹈名人賽第七名。

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Meeting with the Taiwan General Consul in Los Angeles

Yesterday, the Miss Taiwan Foundation and members of the recent court visited the Taiwan General Consul in Los Angeles to thank him for his leadership and representation of the Taiwanese community in the U.S. west coast. I was so honored and excited to meet with him. Below is an article from the Chinese Daily News covering the event.

台灣小姐拜會台北經文處

2010年世界台灣小姐，世界台灣妙齡小姐，世界台灣小妙齡小姐與世界台灣小小姐(統稱台灣小姐們)方於8月14日的總決賽晚會中順利選出，為了答謝台北經濟文化辦事處多方指導與協助，並為了幫助台灣小姐們認識台灣的政府，就於8月16日星期一上午十時十五分拜會台北經濟文化辦事處龔中誠處長並致贈感謝狀。龔處長以獎狀鼓勵剛才退休的2009年台灣小姐們，也恭喜新當選的台灣小姐們，並耐心的與她們一一單獨拍照。2010年當選的團隊總共有世界台灣小姐18名，世界台灣妙齡小姐27名，世界台灣小妙齡小姐4名與世界台灣小小姐7名，共計56名，當天由十四位代表出席。會後這一群台灣小姐們也拜訪了台北經濟文化辦事處觀光組。

Pageant night coverage by the LA World Journal

http://la.worldjournal.com/view/full_la/9152698/article-世界台灣小姐-吳珮慈摘后冠?instance=la_story1

世界台灣小姐 吳珮慈摘后冠

記者陳光立艾爾蒙地報導

August 15, 2010 06:00 AM | 1567 觀看次數

台灣小姐基金會舉辦「2010年世界台灣小姐」、「世界台灣妙齡小姐」、「世界台灣小妙齡小姐」、「世界台灣小小姐」選拔活動，8月14日勝出名單揭曉，吳珮慈獲選世界台灣小姐皇后，莊評茹為國際台灣小姐皇后、楊珍妮（Jenelle Dagres）當選國際台灣人小姐皇后。
 
台灣小姐基金會董事長劉日興表示，今年有超過百位佳麗報名，根據參選者的自我介紹、介紹台灣，以及機智問答、舞台表演等項目評分，對象按年齡分組。經過激烈角逐後，主辦單位評審搭配現場觀眾投票，最終從各分組遴選多位獲獎佳麗。首先在世界台灣小小姐選拔部分，侯方亭摘下最上鏡頭、加州台灣小小姐皇后頭銜， 另石敏嫻、陳小楊、宋碧琪、梁博喻、黃冠晴、黃若慈等，亦陸續拿下各個獎項。在世界台灣小妙齡小姐部分，麥雅妮、陳詠琳分別贏得最上鏡頭、最佳人緣獎，獲得世界台灣小妙齡小姐皇后的是梁博喻。同場獲獎的，還有宋詩琪、高譽瑄等。第二階段的角逐，是世界台灣妙齡小姐皇后的選拔。在這個階段裡，共有27位佳麗角逐，每位參選者使出渾身解數，以最佳的姿態、台風與笑容爭取選票。經過幾輪較勁，摘下世界台灣妙齡小姐皇后的是鄭美賢，世界台灣人妙齡小姐皇后的獎項由張舒菱贏得，國際台灣妙齡小姐皇后的得主是姚驊、金煒萱。其他參選的美女也各取得不同的頭銜與稱號。最後階段競爭進入深夜，幾位佳麗拿出看家本領爭取評審青睞，19位分組參賽者的家屬與友人也大聲喝采打氣。最終，舉起權杖、戴上后冠的世界台灣小姐皇后是吳珮慈，其次為國際台灣小姐皇后莊評茹、國際台灣人小姐皇后楊珍妮（Jenelle Dagres），活動圓滿落幕。
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