Actress and Second City student Leigh Vandiver has made a unique Chicago stage debut. Last Saturday night the U. of Georgia theater grad brought a little Southern charm to an Eastern-flavored evening when she acted as emcee for the Miss Chicago Chinatown Pageant. How many comedic actresses have that on their resume? Cameron Diaz? No. Sarah Jessica Parker? Didn't think so. Kate Hudson? Sit down.

Who walked away victorious and will strut her stuff in a traditional Cheongsam dress in the next level of competition in San Francisco? Was it the petite Asian beauty, the petite Asian beauty, or the petite Asian beauty? Visit the pageant website to find out.

Another recent host of the event was Ron Mok, a key player in Stir Friday Night, Chicago’s premiere Asian American sketch comedy troupe, which also features Second City General Manager Ranjit Souri, who we caught last week in the Cupid Player's musical sketch revue Cupid's Got a Heart On.