 This in turn spawned a new generation of tennis stars from Newport Beach, Taylor Dent, Carsten Ball and Antony Emerson.In 1953, the third international jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America held its event where Newport Center and Fashion Island now sit.It was the first jamboree held west of the Mississippi River and had 50,000 scouts from all 48 states, Alaska, Hawaii and 16 foreign countries.