63rd Annual Miss Seafair Veronica Asence
Veronica Asence graduated from Seattle University in 2010 with degrees in Humanities and French. Currently, she is attending Cascadia Community College to complete prerequisites for entrance into a physical therapy doctoral program.
Asence, who grew up in Bothell, began ballet dancing at the age of five. She attended the Pacific Northwest Ballet from 1996 to 2003, where she performed in the acclaimed Nutcracker for several years. She is a Certified Dance Teacher through the American Ballet Theatre. In order to better understand the language to apply to her ballet terminology she studied abroad in France at the University of Paris for a semester.
Volunteerism is important to her - she currently serves as a kennel attendant at a local PAWS shelter and in the past at Denise Louie Education Center and Urban Impact.
Veronica enjoys baking, traveling, writing and practicing yoga.
Miss Seafair Veronica Asence will make more than 100 appearances over the course of the coming year.
Miss Seafair Court
Miss Seafair - Veronica Asence, Bothell Community
1st Runner Up - Yuna Nishimoto, Japanese Scholarship Organization of Washington
2nd Runner Up - Beth Bollinger, Queen Anne Community
The Seafair Scholarship Program for Women is one of Seattle's most time-honored traditions. It is designed to give young women the opportunity to celebrate the rich diversity of the Puget Sound region and enrich their lives through education, philanthropy and community involvement.
To become Miss Seafair, young women are judged on academics, public speaking, interview skills and creative expression. Seafair will award a record $20,000 in scholarships, recognizing outstanding young women in our community in 2010.
Participants visit nearly 20 community events and festivals throughout the summer as well as hospitals and retirement facilities bringing Seafair to those who can't experience it on their own.
Seafair Queen & Miss Seafair History
1950: Barbara Curtis
1951: Shirley Flowers
1952: Iris Adams
1953: Shirley Givins
1954: Carol Chirstensen
1955: Beverly Kaye Smith
1956: Dixie Jo Thompson
1957: Sandra Teslow
1958: Judy Paulson
1959: Diane Gray
1960: Mary Jo (Midge) Erickson
1961: Linda Juel
1962: Gail Reid
1963: Arlene Hinderlie
1964: Geraldine LePenske
1965: Pamela Bryant
1966: Erika Hokanson
1967: Linda Andrews
1968: Karen Brown
1969: Cyntha Turbak
1970: Rebecca (Becky) Pozzi
1971: (Callie) Lynn Garcia
*Changed to Miss Seafair in 1972
1972: Kathy Beck
1973: Jacalyn Dean
1974: Galen Marie Motin
1975: Karla Louise Graue
1976: Susan Ishimitsu
1977: Cynthia Janet Edwards
1978: Marisol Borromeo
1979: Keri Truscan
1980: Brigitte Grossrieder-Tennis
1981: Janice Bowman
1982: Deirdre Yen
1983: Susan St. John
1984: Sharon Dean
1985: Melissa Sue Spencer
1986: Julie Warrick
1987: Jennifer Jett
1988: Amy Smith
1989: Jill Nishi
1990: Alexandra Quade
1991: Sherene Chan
1992: Alison Grande
1993: Kamrin Nelson
1994: Sapna Jain
1995: Sungeeta Jain
1996: Anjulie Ganti
1997: Anne Slaugh
1998: Taryn Uyeda
1999: Breann Parriott
2000: Caroline Phan
2001: April Wilson
2002: Tina Marie Mares
2003: Holly De Lisle
2004: Jackie Mendez
2005: Melissa Parks
2006: Erin Waid
2007: Emily Suen
2008: Kristen Tateishi
2009: Jacqueline Saarenas
2010: Kisara Nishimoto
2011: Veronica Quintero
Applications for the Scholarship Program for Women will be posted in February.
For more information on the Scholarship Program for Women, please contact:
Phone: (206) 728-0123
E-mail: info@seafair.com