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“if there is going to be a world war, it will never reach America! At 21 years old, my frst job in
Antequera because it is so so far”... As the village church America was at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where
bells rang every 6 pm, we all dropped what we are all I embarked on what turned out to be such
doing, kneel down in front of the family altar, and I an amazing successful career as an event
lead the family in a daily rosary prayer in Latin. You planner. I went on to become the Senior
can miss a whole day’s meals, but this.... must never be Catering Sales Manager of the Westin
missed! My grandfather gathers up all the chickens just Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, then on to the
before sundown daily, when one chicken is missing, historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel, a total
he sends me out to search, catch and bring the chicken of 24 glorious years in the hotel industry.
home. I actually became good doing this since I was 6 In 2003, I was given a “gif” - Te Miss
years old ! Asia USA ...and in 2010, armed with
A simple and brief insight into my beautiful 5 lawyers and a fearless determination
childhood.... never to give-up, I won a 5 year historic
At 16 years old; I landed in a country called trademark lawsuit against the Miss

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