Helping!

Raquel got an amazing welcoming while going to help out with a canned food drive!

Mayor

Since being crowned Raquel has spent time getting to know the mayor of Barstow!

Interview!

Raquel had one of her first interviews after discovering she was Miss California USA with FOX!

First Photoshoot!

Raquel went on to her very first photo shoot as Miss California USA 2008!

Press Conference

A small press conference was held to give Raquel the crown she deserved!

In the Beginning

Miss California USA 2007

Raquel's journey started off at the Miss California USA 2007 pageant where she advanced to the top five little did she know what journey she had ahead of her a year from then!