Andrea Jumapao

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Andrea Jumapao (born November 30, 1958, Orange County, California) held the title of Miss Oregon, and was the first Asian American to compete on a national level in the 1976 Miss USA-World Pageant held in Boston, MA.

Jumapao was a juniors print model and television commercial actress in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area in the 1970s and early 1980s. At a time when racial discrimination was the industry norm, Jumapao was one of the first minorities to "break the racial barrier", appearing in regional and national advertisements.