SLIDE SHOW: Jessica Sanchez's homecoming rouses sleepy city of Chula Vista

Chula Vista in California has long been seen as a suburban backwater of its more famous neighbor, San Diego. Then the Jessica Sanchez phenomenon happened. Chula Vista's hometown girl came home Saturday (Sunday in the PHL) to the kind of motorcade and welcome once associated with astronauts and sports champions. That's how big American Idol has become around the world, especially to the proud places  its finalists call home. Chula Vista will be treated to a Jessica Sanchez homecoming production for the show, and pretty soon the world will know where it is. One wonders what will ensue if Jessica Sanchez, the 16-year-old Filipino-Mexican-American with the exquisite voice, actually wins the competition. - HS, GMA News -- Photos by YouScooper Brittany Keener