How Charice got chosen to sing at the Obama's pre-inaugural ball

There are so many talents in America, but how did Charice - who is from a third world country - got selected to perform at the recent President Obama's pre-inaugural ball? Automatically, people think it was Oprah and David Foster. But according to Asian Journal:

Businesswoman and philanthropist Loida Lewis was instrumental in the decision to invite Charice to perform. Ms. Lewis and Millie Gurfinkel have both attended various fundraisers for the Democratic Party, and they discussed about the wonder girl that is Charice. Loida then conferred with the gala co-chairs Gloria Caoile and Francey Lim Youngberg for the inclusion of Charice in the program.

"Charice is now an international symbol of not getting adversity get you down. She is the symbol of what Barack Obama says, ‘Yes, I can!’ She rightfully deserves to be here in the biggest gathering of Asian American leaders," Lewis told the Asian Journal.

As usual, Charice performed her best and received another standing ovation from the people in attendance at the ball.