Tunic worn by Angela Perez Baraquio Grey in Miss America 2001 pageant
date: label: date made
content: around 2000
notes: label: Description
content: Tunic, part of an outfit worn by Angela Perez Baraquio Grey in the "Top 5" interview segment of the Miss America 2001 pageant and telecast. The first Asian American titleholder in the history of the Miss America competition, Baraquio Grey bought and chose to wear this Chinese-style tunic and pants ensemble to reflect her heritage and identity as a woman of mixed Asian ancestry. The sleeveless tunic is made of fabric embroidered in a red flower and dragon motif pattern, with a black satin collar and front closure with fabric buttons and loops. Slits are cut at the sides along each leg.
label: Description
content: When making her donation Baraquio Grey explained "This outfit was chosen by me to wear right before the crowning moment to make a subtle statement, and to show how proud I was to be there as a Filipina woman representing Hawaii and my Asian and multicultural background. My parents were from the Philippines, and we were told that we have Chinese and Spanish blood. I was born and raised in Hawaii, so I wanted to wear outfits at Miss America that would showcase who I am at the heart of me...I chose to wear this specific style to pay homage to my ancestors and where I come from. I chose red because it's my 'power color' like my evening gown. The design on the outfit also had gold dragons. I was born in the year of the Dragon in the Chinese Zodiac. Being able to stand on the Miss America stage and make history was an exhilarating feeling…My choice of competition wardrobe was intentionally meant to represent all the facets of me."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Mexico, United States
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Hawaii, Hawaii
topic: label: associated subject
content: Beauty Contests & Pageants
label: wearer's community
content: Asian Pacific Americans
label: wearer's community
content: Filipino Americans
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2021.0190.01
label: accession number
content: 2021.0190
label: catalog number
content: 2021.0190.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: tunic
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: acetate, polyester, rayon (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 50 in x 15 in; 127 cm x 38.1 cm