# @nextshark on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C6uQOQTNfZR
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- **Posted:** 2024-05-08T21:33:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NextShark (@nextshark) — https://gondola.cc/nextshark

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“She was the first to be in a bathing suit to win a contest. That was a no-no in 1948,” said Cynthia Yee, Miss Chinatown San Francisco in 1967. “She just made important strides and steps for Chinese American women. It’s been a long time. She deserves a crystal crown, don’t you think?”⁠
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Penny Wong, who made history 76 years ago as the first Miss Chinatown, was honored with a crystal crown by senior dancers to replace her original paper one. ⁠
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