On August 4, Miss California Crystal Lee was honored at a Homecoming Banquet at Fiorillo’s Restaurant in Santa Clara. On hand were two former Miss California winners – Jennifer Glover-Croghan and Danielle Coney Short; two former Miss Santa Clara winners – Diana Torres Koss and Melissa Bowling as well as several Miss California Princesses. The event featured a video highlighting the past year for Crystal. Crystal also received a proclamation by Santa Clara City Council Member and former Mayor, Patricia Mahan.
2013 has been a busy and successful year for Crystal. She was named Miss Silicon Valley in a January pageant hosted by the Miss Santa Clara Auxiliary, Miss California in June and has been promoting her platform of mentoring young women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). On September 2, Crystal leaves for Atlantic City to compete in the Miss America pageant. Pictured here are Crystal Lee (center) and her parents Wendy and Wellman. (Not pictured is Crystal’s sister, Jasmine).
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