Nancy Pelayo, a 26-year-old Spanish and Mexican beauty, was crowned as the first Miss California Latina on July 12, 2008 in Huntington Beach, California. She is a graduate of California State University, Northridge with a BA in Psychology and Business Marketing and serves as a senior analyst for the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, a fundraising coordinator for the American Cancer Society and the March of Dimes, and co-owner of LA Glow, LLC., an innovative cosmetic skincare company that provides organic and anti-aging sunless tanning services. Her background also includes accolades for Proactive Leadership from Cornell University and for Dispute Resolution & Mediation from Pepperdine University’s School of Law.

As a true advocate for Latinas, Nancy uses all of her professional positions as platforms to serve as a voice for young Latina women. Throughout her reign, the titleholder plans to work with non-profit organizations and government agencies that target young, low-income, at-risk Latinas in Los Angeles County and throughout California. She also plans to work with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, a cause she already gives back to for contributing to her own college education. Nancy will also be a spokesperson for the official causes of Miss California Latina.

In her spare time, Nancy enjoys drawing, writing poetry, reading, looking for new trends in the cosmetic industry, discussing politics and philosophy, and spending time with her friends and family.

For more information on the Miss California Latina organization or to book appearances with the titleholders, please visit please visit www.misscalifornialatina.com or contact Miss Jennifer Lora- Rodriguez at misscalifornialatina@yahoo.com.










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