Dawna is a former Miss Los Angeles Chinatown, Ms. US World, Ms. World, Ms. Universe, Miss San Francisco Universe, Miss Orange County Universe, Miss California Hemisphere and Mrs. California United States, among many other titles. She was the Queen of the 2021 Kaiju Film Festival, the 2019 Hollywood Silver Screen Film Festival Queen, and the 2018 WIND International Film Festival Queen. She has a B.S. Degree in Business Management and MBA from Pepperdine University. Dawna is the VP of Aki Aleong’s Mustard Seed Media Group. Her uncle is legendary director of photography Tak Fujimoto (“Silence of the Lambs”, Sixth Sense”) and her cousins George Daugherty and David Wong won a Primetime Emmy Award for “Peter and the Wolf on Broadway”.
Awards
- 37 Best Actress Awards for Craig Railsback’s “Down and Out in Vampire Hills”;
- 36 Best Actress Awards for Craig Railsback’s “Dark Classics: Monologue from Lady Macbeth”;
- 25 Best Actress Awards for Sandy Slaven’s “The Rose Wagon”;
- 6 Best Actress Awards for Walter Hochbrueckner’s “The Paradise Motel”;
- 40 Best Music Video Awards for Nathan Castiel’s “Black City Nights”;
- “Actress/Model/Action Star of the Year” at the 2022 Official USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame Awards
- Best Actress for role of Barbie in Dustin Ferguson’s “Nemesis 5” at the 2018 LANFA Film Festival;
- Best Actress for Jared Masters’ “Teacher’s Day” at the 2014 Shockfest Film Festival;
- Best Supporting Actress for Gregory Blair’s “Garden Party Massacre” at the Lucky Strike Film Festival 2019;
- 8 Best Ensemble Awards for Gregory Blair’s “Garden Party Massacre”;
- Best Television Host for “Eye on Entertainment” at the 2017 WIND International Film Festival;
- Outstanding Television Host for “Eye on Entertainment” at the 2013 EOTM Awards;
- “Actress of the Year” at the 2018 Official USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame Awards.
Education/Training
- Professional Acting at South Coast Repertory Theatre with Matthew Arkin
- Shakespearean Acting with Karole Foreman
- Member of Sal Romeo’s Friends and Artists Theatre Company
- Acting Workshops with Guy Stockwell, Tim Russ, Richard Hatch, and at Tepper-Gallegos
- A. in Theatre Arts from Fullerton College
- S. in Business Management and MBA from Pepperdine University
- Trained in Tang Soo Do martial arts
- Training in Martial Arts weaponry with her Sabumnim Master Rick St. Clair
- Trained in Ballet and Pole Dancing
Titles
- Queen of the 2021 Kaiju International Film Festival
- Queen of the 2019 Hollywood Silver Screen Festival
- Queen of the 2018 WIND International Film Festival
- Golden Global 2017
- Galactic 2016
- World 2008
- Universe 2009
- California United States 2000
- American Achievement 2001
- Former Miss Los Angeles Chinatown
- Former Miss Orange County Universe
- Former Miss San Francisco Universe
- Miss California Hemisphere
