Cerina da Graça
Encyclopedia
Cerina Filomena da Graça is an American
actress of Macau
Portuguese
and Han Chinese
descent. So, she can be considered Macanese
. Da Graça was a contestant for Miss Hong Kong 2002, achieving third-runner up.
Da Graça was widely seen as the favourite to win the Miss Hong Kong 2002 crown. Da Graça had won the Miss Photogenic prize at the Semi-Finals which was usually a good indicator on the final winner. Asked if she was disappointed about not winning any of the major prizes, Da Graça responded: "No, this was a very good life experience for me."
Currently, Da Graça is pursuing a career in acting in the USA, where she grew up. She earned a B.S. and J.D. from the University of Arizona
where she belonged to the Alpha Chi Omega
sorority. She is also a member of Mensa
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress of Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
and Han Chinese
Han Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
descent. So, she can be considered Macanese
Macanese people
The Macanese-born Portuguese people or simply the Macanese people refer to an ethnic group which originated in Macau since the 16th century, consisting mostly of people with some Portuguese ancestry.-Culture:...
. Da Graça was a contestant for Miss Hong Kong 2002, achieving third-runner up.
Da Graça was widely seen as the favourite to win the Miss Hong Kong 2002 crown. Da Graça had won the Miss Photogenic prize at the Semi-Finals which was usually a good indicator on the final winner. Asked if she was disappointed about not winning any of the major prizes, Da Graça responded: "No, this was a very good life experience for me."
Currently, Da Graça is pursuing a career in acting in the USA, where she grew up. She earned a B.S. and J.D. from the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
where she belonged to the Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Chi Omega is a women's fraternity founded on October 15, 1885. Currently, there are 135 chapters of Alpha Chi Omega at colleges and universities across the United States and more than 200,000 lifetime members...
sorority. She is also a member of Mensa
Mensa International
Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test...
.