SAN FRANCISCO -- A native San Franciscan who became the first Miss Chinatown 76 years ago recently received a sparkling new crown. Penny Wong is royalty in Chinese American history. The 99-year ...

MILLBRAE, Calif. (KGO) -- Penny Wong, the very first Miss Chinatown, is about to mark a major milestone: her 100th birthday. Wong, who was crowned Miss Chinatown in 1948, is not only a trailblazer ...

one of whom is Miss Chinatown 1948. “I was so surprised when they called my name,” Wong tells the South China Morning Post from her care home in San Francisco, helped by her daughter ...