The Filipino-Dutch-American young model Candace Kendall won the title as Miss New York 2014. Candace Kendall crowned on Sunday night January 19, 2014 (US Time) at the Performing Arts Center in Purchase, New York.

Candace Kendall who is well-experienced in the field of modeling who is a former title holder of the Miss Teen New York in 2006 will represent the New York City in the Donald Trump’s Miss USA pageant this summer and if she wins the beauty contest she will move up to the highest level of the pageant representing the United States at the Miss Universe 2014 beauty pageant.

The 25-year-old Filipino-Dutch-American model Candace Kendall has earned her finance and accounting degree at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York.

After earning her baccalaureate degree in 2011 she worked then as a full time professional model.

During the previous interview with the ABS-CBN News, Candace Kendall who is proud of being a Filipino-Dutch told the reporters saying…

“My father is Dutch and Filipino, my last name Kuykendall is Dutch, but my grandparents were from the Philippines, and I heard a little bit of Tagalog from them but I don’t now how to speak it myself,” Kendall said.

Candace Kendall believes that her unique mixed ethnicity is a big advantage as a beauty queen and fashion model.

“I’m fortunate to have a Filipino background. It really helped me in Singapore… It kinda gives a look where a lot more people can relate to it. It helps me in being in Asia to model there,” she said.

Candace Kendall also said that if she will be having a chance she will visit the Philippines and possibly engage modeling in the country in the near feature.

“I would definitely consider that. I just wanna pursue my dream first of becoming Miss USA. In the future i think that would be a great opportunity,” she added.