But for a lot of women in the Miss USA pageant, it's their last chance at breaking into the industry, so they take it much more seriously. Of the adult pageant experience versus the teen, Hu says: "When competing as teens, everybody's just really happy to be there. With automatic entry into the Miss USA pageant (a benefit of holding the Miss Teen title), Hu ran as Miss Hawaii in 1993. She notes of the spots' popularity, "As I walk down the streets in Milan, the Italians stop, point and yell 'Hey, Pheel-a-DEL-phia!'". In Milan, Italy, however, she is best known for her role in a series of storyline commercials for Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Shortly after arriving on the mainland, Hu obtained several commercial roles for such well-known products as Vidal Sassoon and Mary Kay Cosmetics. Soon thereafter, Hu left her native Hawaii for Los Angeles.
My impulse was to pick it up and eat it but somebody stopped me." The title, she adds, "also gave me enough money to move to Los Angeles after school to pursue an acting career." And not to mention the title also led to numerous modeling assignments, including a four-month stint in Japan. "But it was a great experience because it gave me a chance to see more of the US. "Ironically, after winning the Miss Teen crown in Miami Beach, I wasn't allowed to model for a year because I was representing the pageant," she relates. She was a bit disappointed when she learned her title contract put the brakes on any outside modeling for the full year of her reign. Above and beyond her expectations, Hu not only won the local pageant, but was crowned Miss Teen USA in 1985. When it was suggested that a beauty pageant title would increase her promotability, Hu agreed to enter the local Miss Teen USA pageant. Hu embarked on a career in modeling after sharing the experiences of friends who had traveled to Japan on modeling assignments. She graduated from The Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father, Herbert, was a salesman and her mother, Juanita, worked many odd jobs to help support the family. She was born on Februin Honolulu, Hawaii. Kelly Hu is a fourth-generation American with Chinese-Hawaiian and English ancestry.
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