WHEN WOMEN PRAY 2025

Saturday, October 11
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
51 Marketplace
Irvine, CA 92602

“My Hope is in Him”

Thank you so much for joining us as we celebrated the 15th anniversary of our Annual Prayer Breakfast and the Jubilee Year of Hope! We pray it was a faith-filled day of hope, renewal and inspiration for all of you.

We also want to thank our keynote speaker, former Miss Hawaii/Miss America, educator, and author Angela Perez Baraquio for her engaging and inspiring story of her life and how God was her hope and support through the trials and difficulties she encountered.

We also want to express our heartfelt gratitude to our generous sponsors who helped make it possible to offer our event free of charge and to our 100+ dedicated volunteers for their time and effort. We could not have done this without you!

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WWP 2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

ANGELA PEREZ BARAQUIO 

Angela Perez Baraquio, Miss Hawai’i 2000 and Miss America 2001, is the first teacher, first Asian American, and only Filipina Miss America in the program’s over 100-year history. Angela championed her platform of Character Education and used her scholarship awards to earn a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration, which set her up for her current role as principal of a K-8 Catholic School in Southern California.

She is a published author, who released a faith-based inspirational memoir on Amazon called,“Amazing Win, Amazing Loss, Miss America Living Happily, EVEN After” in 2014.

Angela is also a wife of over 20 years. She married her high school sweetheart, Tinifuloa Grey, who proposed to her onstage at Miss Hawai’i during her year as Miss America, and together they have 5 beautiful children. A former teacher and Athletic Director, Angela also adds former Presidential appointee, professional speaker, and K-8 Catholic school Principal to her experiences.