Raised in a San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Filipino immigrants with professional careers, Emmy Kasten created her own successful and wide-ranging career including, among others, acting and broadcasting, sales and marketing, event production, philanthropy, and writing and editing that began in Los Angeles but eventually took her to major cities in several countries. Emmy's parents moved to Las Vegas in about 2007, and Emmy and her husband followed with their children in 2016. While her time here has been relatively short, she is a past honoree and current board member of the Miss Asian North America Organization (MANAO) and the Las Vegas Fashion Council.