Miss Texas 2009 is a Filipino National

Aileen Jan Valdehuesa Yap, born October 7, 1988 in Austin, Texas in the United State was recently selected by the National Pageant Director Britt Harrison and other pageant directors from other states of MISS USA INTERNATIONAL as Miss Texas USA 2009.

She is the daughter of Cagayanons Dr. Romeo Sy Yap, a psychiatrist, and Virgincita Baustista Valdehueza Yap, a nurse and the Director and Owner of Virginia's Lakeview Personal Care Home in Texas.

Aileen definitely has the beauty, brains and brawn to represent Texas and run away with the title Miss USA International when she competes in Houston, Texas come July 2009.

She graduated as the Most Outstanding Student at the Sacred Heart School in Conroe, Texas and went on to graduate Summa cum Laude at Willis High School.

Presently, Aileen is a second year college student majoring in Biology with the intention of proceeding to medical school. She wants to be a pediatrician some day.