Soben Huon

Pageant titleholder bio
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title=Miss Utah USA 2006
nationalcompetition=Miss USA 2006
location= Long Beach, California U.S.
birthname= Soben R. Huon
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eye color= Dark Brown
hair color= Black
nationality= American
ethnicity= Khmer
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Soben R. Huon is a beauty queen from Provo, Utah who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.

Huon won the Miss Utah USA 2006 title in late 2005 in her first attempt. She represented Utah in the Miss USA 2006 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland in April 2006, but failed to place. She was also the first minority to win the Miss Utah title. The pageant was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky. Huon was one of twenty six Miss USA Delegates who appeared on a Miss USA special of Deal or No Deal in April 2006, prior to the broadcast of the pageant.

Huon graduated from Millikan High School in Long Beach, California as an honor graduate in 2001. She has since attended Brigham Young University where she will complete a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and International Relations in 2006. She hopes to be accepted to Stanford Law in 2007 to study for a Juris Doctor Degree in International Law. Apart from her studies, she is currently working at Nordstrom in the Accessories and Handbags Department.

Huon is principal dancer for the Cambodian Classical Ballet, plays the violin and is a self-taught piano player. She is Cambodian and speaks fluent Khmer, the official language of Cambodia. She is also learning Spanish and French.

From 2004-2006 Huon volunteered for such charities as United Way, Red Cross, MAC AIDS Fundraiser, and Sub-for-Santa, building up over 1500 hours community service. She plans to spend a month in Cambodia and Thailand speaking against and raising awareness on human trafficking.

References

* [http://newsnet.byu.edu.ezproxy.auckland.ac.nz/story.cfm/57627 BYU student wins crown] , BYU NewsNet, 28 November 2005 (accessed 1 May 2006)
* [http://newsnet.byu.edu.ezproxy.auckland.ac.nz/story.cfm/59082 Miss Utah Competing for Miss USA] , BYU NewsNet, 28 March 2006 (accessed 1 May 2006)
* [http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2006-04-20-voa2.cfm Miss Soben Huon Competes For Miss USA Title] , Voice of America, 20 April 2006 (accessed 1 May 2006)
* [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635202422,00.html Miss Utah USA vies in Baltimore] , Deseret News, 27 April 2006 (accessed 1 May 2006)

External links

* [http://www.sobenhuon.com Soben Huon Fan Site]
* [http://www.missutahusa.com/miss.html Miss Utah USA website]
* [http://www.missusa.com/delegates/2006/files/UT.html Miss USA Official Profile]