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Filipina-American finishes 4th runner-up in Miss Teen USA 2021

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Jared Bray | TFC News Salt Lake City, Utah

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Ayzjiahna Wood in a costume designed by Kennedy Jhon Gasper from the Philippines. Photo courtesy of Felipe Espinal" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/11/29/20211129-ayzjiahna-wood.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Ayzjiahna Wood in a costume designed by Kennedy Jhon Gasper from the Philippines. <em>Photo courtesy of Felipe Espinal</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>(UPDATED)</strong> Filipina-American Ayzjiahna Wood finished fourth runner-up in Miss Teen USA 2021, and also won the Best State Costume award.</p><p>She was crowned Miss Utah Teen USA at Eccles Theater in downtown Salt Lake City earlier this fall.</p><p>&quot;It was important because it showed that I could accomplish something that I had looked up to ever since I was a little girl, and I did it in a way that allowed me to be truly myself,&quot; she said.</p><p>Wood, whose mother is from Cabanatuan City, is the first Filipina to represent the Beehive State at the pageant which was won by Florida&#x27;s Breanna Myles.</p><p>The 16-year-old from Clearfield, Utah said she couldn&#x27;t be happier to be representing both the Filipino and African-American community.</p><p>&quot;I think it’s cool that we’re still seeing these firsts in our generations because we just keep breaking these barriers,&quot; she said.</p><p>Wood plans to raise awareness about her social impact initiative called Body Embrace, where she teaches people to embrace their individuality. She will also pursue her education in health care.</p><p>&quot;I’m going to go home and continue working on my CNA, which is a certified nursing assistant, so that I can become a dermatologist and hopefully get an internship at a dermatology clinic,&quot; she said.</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1844557" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Filipina-American Ayzjiahna Wood finished fourth runner-up in Miss Teen USA 2021, and also won the Best State Costume award. 

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Filipina-American finishes 4th runner-up in Miss Teen USA 2021

Jared Bray | TFC News Salt Lake City,

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Published Nov 29, 2021 08:56 AM PHT

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Updated Nov 29, 2021 01:23 PM PHT

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