Citizens Hope: Immigrant Community and Beauty Pageant

citizens hope: The beauty pageant this year includes five women who immigrated to the U.S. at a young age and now as citizens hope to represent the nation on a global stage, according to CTV. The women from Florida, North Dakota, Hawaii, Connecticut and New Jersey told The Associated Press this week they have faced challenges and opportunities as immigrants. A new Miss USA will be crowned Sunday during the two-hour event taking place in Las Vegas for the second year in a row. As Miss USA, I would love to be able to be that inspiration for our immigrant community, said Linnette De Los Santos, who emigrated with her family from the Dominican Republic when she was 5. The contestants' remarks stand in stark contrast to the scandal that enveloped the pageant in 2015, when then-part owner and now U.S. President Donald Trump offended Hispanics when he made anti-immigrant remarks in announcing his bid for the White House. If I would have stopped following my dreams and working hard towards what I wanted, I wouldn't be sitting here as Miss Florida USA or in law school ready to become an immigration attorney. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.