Tracey Chang Xinyue is a beauty queen

Beauty Queen

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 from New York City

New York City

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 who competed in the Miss USA

Miss USA

The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...

 pageant in 2009.

Chang attended DePauw University

DePauw University

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 in Greencastle, Indiana

Greencastle, Indiana

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 on a full academic Posse Foundation

Posse Foundation

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 scholarship and graduated in 2006 with a major in Economics

Economics

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. She graduated with an MBA from Columbia University

Columbia University

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 Graduate School of Business

Columbia Business School

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 in 2011.

Chang won the Miss New York USA title in the annual pageant held November 30, 2008 in Albany, New York

Albany, New York

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. She became the first woman of Chinese descent

Chinese American

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 to ever hold the title of Miss New York USA. Chang represented New York

New York

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 in the Miss USA 2009

Miss USA 2009

Miss USA 2009, the 58th Miss USA pageant was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 19, 2009...

 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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 on April 19, 2009. She was one of two Miss USA 2009 contestants born outside the United States

Immigration to the United States

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; the other was Laura Chukanov

Laura Chukanov

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 of Utah

Miss Utah USA

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On February 25, 2011, Chang announced her engagement to boyfriend Elmer Lin in New York City.

Currently, she works as a correspondent for CNBC

CNBC

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 Asia, based out of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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