Melissa Quesada, a lawyer from New York, won the 20th annual Miss Latina US pageant.
Miss Latina US
in Bikini
Melissa will represent the USA at the 2006 Miss Latin America world competition.
After seeing her stunning bikini shot and the shot from the bikini competition, it is easy to see why this dazzing Hispanic beauty was chosen as Miss Latina US.
A current resident of New Rochelle, New York, Melissa Quesada was born in the Bronx 26 years ago of Puerto Rican parents. The Latina beauty is a graduate of Hofstra School of Law and is currently employed at a New York law firm, proving intelligence can be combined with beauty.
Bikini Contest
The New York delegate beat out 17 other delegates from 13 states: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Utah. Four delegates represented Colombian, Guatemalan, Mexican and Panamanian women who live in the US and not the states where they reside.
Karina De la Rosa, a Dominican psychology student from Rhode Island was First Runner-Up, followed by pre-Med student Keren Kinglow, Miss Panama U.S. Latina. Completing the top 7 were Jessica Garcia of Utah, Argentina Ruiz of Arizona, Laritza Garcia of Maryland, and Angeles Gonzalez, Miss Mexico US Latina.
Miss Latina US
Quesada will represent the US at the 2006 Miss Latin America Pageant, competing with delegates from North, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Europe.
The Pageant also featured Reggaeton performers, including the Reggaeton group La Familia.
This year pageant was held at the Barceló Maya Beach Resort, site of the 2003 National and International Pageants in Riviera Maya-Cancun, Mexico.
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