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Emily Peck, 14, wins
$50,000 model contract
on first gigCIA Models' owner Kim Medeiros entered only one girl, 14-year-old Emily Peck, in the WorldAsia Xentopia model search last weekend. The winner was to get a $50,000 contract with New York Model Management. Kim said she entered Emily, who stands 5-feet-10, so she would get some experience and to see how she would react to that kind of pressure and competition. Out of about 100 applicants, the group was trimmed to 30 and Emily made the cut. "When I arrived Sunday to watch the show I went backstage, gave her a hug and told her to do her best," Kim said. "She ended up winning!" It was the first time Emily had been on a runway. Talk about beginner's luck. Emily has a twin brother, Forest. They attend Waldorf School. Nina is into volleyball, dances hula, plays the uke and, her mom Terri says, "is an incredible artist." She will paddle for Hui Nalu ...
Manoa Valley Theater honors Dave Donnelly at its annual fund-raiser next Saturday at the Hilton Coral Ballroom. Dave, the Star-Bulletin columnist, died Jan. 24. Don Robbs is program emcee. Taking part are Jimmy Borges, Katie Doyle, Sheri Chock Wong, Joey Caldarone, Guy Merola, Keoki Kerr, Don Conover and Keith Hiraoka ...
Ariyoshi to receive Kekumano Award
Former Gov. George Ariyoshi and the Hilton Coral Ballroom crowd will have fine entertainment tomorrow night when the ex-guv and now president of Prince Resorts Hawaii will be awarded Maryknoll School's annual Monsignor Charles A. Kekumano Award. Nina Kealiiwahamana Ropozo, Maryknoll '54 and a past Kekumano Award winner, will sing. Joining her will be Mahi Beamer, Iwalani Kahalewai, Gary Aiko and hula dancer Beverly Noa ...Alice Clay tossed a birthday party for Lila Chrystal and Shirley Higashi at Oahu Country Club Sunday night. Enjoying Puamana's music and having fun were Shirley's hubby Warren and their daughter Kelly, Richard Melcher, Shozo Yoshizawa, Haru Uchiyama, Cathy Cox, Alice's son Edward Damron, her brother Richard Tkachenko and her mom Betty Tkachenko ...
A highlight of last Saturday's Big Brothers Big sisters "A Taste of Tuscony" benefit at the Hilton was award-winning guest chef Todd English reuniting with his former Big Brother Bruce Cross, who flew in from Arizona. The benefit raised $100,000. English and Sam Choy laid out a dozen courses for grazing guests ...
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Ben Wood, who sold the Star-Bulletin in the streets of downtown Honolulu during World War II, writes of people, places and things every Wednesday and Saturday. E-mail him at bwood@starbulletin.com