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The Tiger Claw Foundation is supporting the 13th Denver National Chinese Martial Arts Championship on September 21, 2024, at the CU Denver Student Wellness Center, Denver, CO. This is a 2024 National Shaolin Kung Fu Games. For more information, visit www.5280championship.com or email at info@5280championship.com

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2024 Shaolin Kung Fu Games & Team Trials
The Tiger Claw Foundation is supporting the 2024 Shaolin Kung Fu Games on October 25-27, 2024, at the Park 8 Event Center, 8800 W. Sam Houston Pkwy, #107 Houston, TX. This is a 2024 National Shaolin Kung Fu Games. For more information, visit usashaolinopen.com or (918) 261-8391, shaolin11909@yahoo.com.

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Stay tuned - more of my coverage of the 1st World Shaolin Kung Fu Games will drop there next week.

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Marcela's moment: Delgado to represent Tamaulipas at Miss Universe Mexico
By David Gomez Jr.,
Laredo Morning Times
Aug 26, 2024


Courtesy/Liza Merino


Miss Universe Mexico is set to take place soon, with 33 contestants from across Mexico competing for the chance to win Miss Universe later this year in November.

Miss Tamaulipas, who happens to work in Laredo, shared her experience and expectations as she moves forward in the competition and aims to qualify for the world stage.

Taking place this week in Cancun, Mexico, Marcela Delgado is set to represent the state of Tamaulipas at Miss Universe Mexico. The winner of the competition will compete on the international stage of Miss Universe in Mexico City.

Delgado was handed the official sash by beauty pageant entrepreneur Osmel Sousa, who has coached seven Miss Universe winners for Venezuela. She calls this a "big deal."

“This feels like an official thing, a big deal, because I’ve already won state with Miss Tamaulipas, and then the representative of Mexico will go representing Mexico at the Miss Universe competition, which is to be held in November in Mexico City,” Delgado said. “Mexico is hosting Miss Universe this year.”

Miss Universe Mexico will air on TV Azteca, with the finals airing Sept. 7 on Telemundo.


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Delgado said that since there are 33 contestants but only 32 Mexican states, the extra contestant is representing Mexico’s reach outside of its borders. They may live in the United States, Spain or even Egypt, as long as they are a Mexican citizen.

Delgado had few lighthearted words to say about the travel arrangements for the winner.

“Whoever wins, including me, won’t have to travel so much because it’s Mexico,” Delgado joked.

As far as her chances go, Delgado wants to live in the experience but looks forward to the competition.

“Honestly, I think I’m prepared, but I’m going to enjoy the experience,” Delgado said. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I feel like I'm going to give it my all.”

It has been nearly two months since she was told she would be representing Tamaulipas, but she feels she is going strong into the pageant as she has been preparing for the moment. She’s competed in Miss Laredo; Miss Teen Universe 2019, where she placed third runner-up; a variety of pageants in her hometown; and her state’s pageant, Miss Tamaulipas. She felt like the growth she gained from it could not be taken away, and she feels it has prepared her for what is next.

“I feel like I’ve actually been preparing for this moment even though I just got announced now,” Delgado said. “I feel like every journey and every step along the way has prepared me, without knowing, for this moment that is about to come.

“I’m excited, I feel prepared. I’m going to give it my all, and I’m just going to enjoy it and we’ll see what it is. I think what’s meant for you will never pass you by. I’ve been waiting a lot for this moment, and now that it’s here, it still hasn’t hit me. Eating healthy and workout habits — it’s a discipline you need to take.”


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Delgado said there’s a misconception about pageantry and that it is not all about looking glamorous on the stage. She said pageantry has changed a lot throughout the years.

“It’s not only about looking pretty, but of course it is because it’s still a beauty pageant, right?” Delgado said. “But it’s not only about looking pretty on the outside but also how you are on the inside.”

She calls it hard work to discipline one’s own mind and body, but if the word "privilege" comes into the conversation about her path in life, her discipline makes up for it because she is in charge of her own journey.

“I’m the only one who knows what my journey is about, no matter how much it has cost me, and I don’t mean money-wise, but I mean in other aspects that are way more important than that,” Delgado said. “With the pressure, I feel when you enjoy it and see things from a positive aspect and see the silver lining of it, then I feel that’s when you enjoy moments more, and I am just going to do me.”

The oldest of two at 23, with a younger brother, and a first-generation college graduate, she founded A21 Modeling Studio. According to Delgado, her studio is meant to provide her students the confidence they need in life, whether that be in the way they present themselves, the way they dress or the way they carry themselves. In other words — the attitude toward it.

“Teaching is something I thoroughly enjoy, and I do it by heart,” Delgado said. “I love doing what I do, and I love seeing the growth within my students. I’m not only showing them how to model on stage but how to walk through life, having that confidence and believing in themselves. I feel that is what truly stays with a person — in the soul. And that is what will truly make you shine more than on a stage, and that way, the opportunities come to you.”

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Marcela Delgado speaks at the Business Expo on Aug. 17, 2024, at the Sames Auto Arena.
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She also believes in something more when it comes to working hard at anything. It is another lesson she hopes to instill in her students which she has learned herself.

“I feel like no matter how many doors may close along the way, there is always a door that will open up for you, but you’ve got to dream big and work hard, and a ‘no’ is not a permanent no,” Delgado said. “Life is full of opportunities for everybody, but you just have to be determined, true to yourself and stay loyal to what you want to achieve. In a way, it will come to you as long as you keep working hard for it.”

Delgado did not think she would be involved in the pageantry world when she first began modeling at the age of 14, but the more events she participated in, the more other models told her to try out pageantry. Though it was recommended to her, she did not do any pageants until she went back home.

It turns out that on Delgado’s mother’s side of the family, the women were involved in all kinds of pageants in Nuevo Laredo, and by the time she was about to turn 17, she competed in her first pageant.

“My aunt got me into my first beauty pageant,” Delgado said. “All of my aunts from my mom’s side of the family had always done beauty pageants like reina this, reina that, La Feria, que esto y lo otro. And they said, ‘Hey, we got you enrolled. You’re going to do this. It’s a great experience. Do it. Have fun,’ and I was like, ‘OK.’”

Little did she know she was going to fall in love with it, but not because of the pageantry — the makeup, gowns and flashing lights — but because of how much she felt she was growing from it.

“I feel like beauty pageants do prepare you into a better version of yourself and, in a way, a more mature way of seeing life,” Delgado said. “I also feel that once you hold a beauty pageant title, the more you meet new people all the time. You become the best version of yourself but also try to inspire others, which is the most important. When people tell you you’ve inspired them, I feel like that is such a beautiful sentiment that makes you want to do it more.”

Then, there was a full stop on pageantry around early 2023. She focused on her studies and is a recent Texas A&M International University graduate.

“There was a time when I had so much going on in my life and so much to do that there are times when you don’t focus on the moment,” Delgado said. “So, I thought, ‘I want to give a moment to my school, enjoy my graduation, travel, and so I did that and got a job, and I wanted to focus on my job now.

“That’s when this opportunity came into my life. I was like, ‘wow.’ Without me knowing, I’ve been preparing for it. So, now that it came up to me, I thought, ‘I’m going to enjoy this and give it my all,’ and I feel like it has been blessing after blessing ever since.”

As far as Osmel Sousa reaching out to Delgado, her chances in the finals seem to look better.

“So, the opportunity of having him, an iconic figure within the Mexico pageant world, I think is very important, and the fact that he chose me, knowing that he has so much behind him, you know, I think is very crazy,” Delgado said. “I can’t believe that this opportunity came into my life because of him, too.

“I’m glad the Miss Universe Mexico organization is interested in me. They reached out to me and said they were interested in my profile, who I was, and what I’ve done, and I think that’s great because, to me, that means I am on the right path. I feel like everything gets to your life when it needs to be. I feel like God is preparing you for bigger things as long as you keep working hard toward that dream.”

In early August, Delgado went to Mexico City to meet the competition. Delgado said she got along with many of the other contestants and explored the city when they could. She even ate her first chapulín, or a grasshopper.

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Marcela Delgado (right) interviews Dr. Claudia Mercado at her groundbreaking event of Border Clinic on Aug. 6, 2024.
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Delgado is also the host of "Hola!," a show from KGNS+ where she showcases lifestyle and all things within the Laredo community, from restaurants and events to new, upcoming businesses.

“With the 'Hola!' show, I feel like it is an amazing opportunity to show who I am and display my personality,” Delgado said. “Right now we’re promoting things local, lifestyle and entertainment. That is my job. I am a producer, and then I go out there and take video, edit and build content.”

Run by the sales team at KGNS, "Hola!" offers Delgado a place to utilize her marketing and communication degree.

“It fits into my marketing aspect and also to my personality in the communications side of it,” Delgado said.

As far as the stage goes, she knows she will give it her all as she glides across the stage and hopes to make a believer out of many people, including her supporters to whom she attributes her strength.

“It will not only be me, but it will be everyone else behind me on that stage,” Delgado said. “So, I know I’m going to feel the support that night and I’m just excited that everyone in the community supported me and is proud to have their representative in the Miss Universe Mexico Pageant from both Nuevo Laredo and Laredo.”

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David Gomez Jr. is a reporter for the Laredo Morning Times.

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