Jonavi Raisa Quiray School and taught about the importance of saving money and also shared stories and tips on how to care for the environment. Quiray made history when she was crowned as the first ever Miss ASEAN TV Charm winner, besting 16 candidates from other Southeast Asian nations held from March 17–22, 2008 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She also won the "Best in Ao Dai Costume" competition, a traditional Vietnamese long dress for women. Quiray participated in the national beauty pageant Mutya ng Pilipinas and received the grand title Mutya ng Pilipinas International 2008 which was held on December 7,
Women in the Marshall Islands is matrilineal. This means that women are own "a great deal of power" because they predominate in making decisions "behind-the-scenes" even though men are seen as the "public performers". In the past, Marshall islander women who belong to the upper class are commonly distinguished by wearing "intricate tattoos", and were spoken to using "restricted speech genres" and "speaking styles". At present, modern-day women in the Marshall Islands may wear "American-style dress modified it to local norms" where the emerging elite may wear "costly dress and personal adornment". There are social welfare programs for women, particularly in urban areas, that had