Fil-Am Former Miss Texas Running for Statehouse

Miss Texas Averie Bishop (Source: Youtube)

Staunch opponent of ultraconservative Texas policies Averie Bishop, the first Asian American and Filipina to earn the Miss Texas title, is running to unseat a longtime Republican in the Texas statehouse (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Fil-Am Miss Texas Pushes Back Against Right-Wing GOP Officials

Miss Texas Averie Bishop (Source: Washington Post)

Filipino American Miss Texas Averie Bishop is pushing back against the far-right policies of the state’s white male Republican officials (See Washington Post for story)

Fil-Am Miss Texas Is 2nd Runner-Up in Miss America Pageant

Averie Bishop

Filipino American Averie Bishop, the first Asian American to win the Miss Texas title, placed second runner-up at Miss America 2023 on Dec. 15 at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut (See INQUIRER.net for story).