MISS BOHOL SANDUGO 2000
Sandugo Festival 2000 would always be fondly remembered for two big reasons.
The first would be the Mardi Gras- inspired celebration that saw Bohol’s top music bands performing at every corner along CPG Avenue, Tagbilaran’s main thoroughfare for the jampacked spectators and visitors.
Sandugo Festival 2000 would always be fondly remembered for two big reasons.
The first would be the Mardi Gras- inspired celebration that saw Bohol’s top music bands performing at every corner along CPG Avenue, Tagbilaran’s main thoroughfare for the jampacked spectators and visitors.
The second reason would be the selection of an adorably charming high school senior as Miss Bohol Sandugo for that year.
Let’s relive the memory of the 12th edition of Bohol’s most prestigious beauty competition
Let’s relive the memory of the 12th edition of Bohol’s most prestigious beauty competition
ROTARY CLUB OF TAGBILARAN
For the second straight year, the Rotary Club of Tagbilaran spearheaded the selection of Miss Bohol Sandugo. Bohol cultural impresario Marianito Luspo, the man behind HNU’s Diwanag Dance & Theater Ensemble conceptualized & directed the show. Iconic dance instructor Nanay Nila Calimbayan Itac choreographed the dance numbers & production highlights as well as train the girls on stage projection & building confidence
PANGLAO ISLAND NATURE RESORT (P.I.N.R.) FUN SHOOT
Two weeks prior to the pageant night, the girls visited the corporate sponsors and had a fun shoot at the Panglao Island Nature Resort
STAR- STUDDED SHOW
It was a glittering pageant night with Bohol’s political heavyweights led by Gov. Rene L. Relampagos andTagbilaran City Mayor Jose V. Torralba and senatorial hopefuls Manny Villar & Obet Pagdanganan in attendance.
BOARD OF JUDGES
Members of the board of judges included multi- awarded director & pageant mentor Jeffrey Jeturian, talented Boholano cinema production designer Leo Abaya, TV / movie actress Angel Aquino & promising model Verns Boniel Buckley who would later win the 2002 Ford Supermodel of the World- Philippines and place in the Top Ten at the international finals
CULTURAL INSPIRED SHOW
Jeffrey Jeturian |
Ms Angel Aquino |
Mr Leo Antonio Abaya |
Ms. Verns Boniel Buckley |
The 2000 Miss Bohol Sandugo Pageant opened with a festive dance number featuring the girls garbed in similarly- designed two- piece dress ensembles with matching headdresses.
THE BIKINI MAKES ITS FIRST APPEARANCE
But the most earth- shaking and perhaps, the ground- breaking moment for the pageant was the debut of the bikini that year during the swimsuit segment of the pageant.
Not exactly, the skimpiest but nevertheless, quite daring already considering that Boholanas in general are very conservative.
The one- piece swimsuit in fact made its first appearance in Miss Bohol Pageant history in 1988 with Elizabeth Anana of Guindulman becoming the very first winner of the Best in Swimsuit special award prior to being crowned as the queen for that year
Here's the link to the 1988 Mutya sa Bohol Story
The swimsuit however made its debut in Bohol pageantry during the 1987 Miss Tagbilaran Pageant where the winner Fiel Angeli Araoarao and her runners up were crowned and sashed in their swimsuits. Rosario Inting, the eventual 1st RU is the very first Best in Swimsuit awardee in Miss Tagbilaran history
Here's the link to the 1987 Miss Tagbilaran Story
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The pageant also highlighted the Sandugo Festival including a Blood Compact reenactment tableaux.
After the girls competed in the swimsuit, evening gown and personal interviews, the the five girls who got the highest cumulative scores advanced to the semifinal round where they answered questions asked by the judges
The final question as asked by judge Jeffrey Jeturian:
COMPLETE FINAL RESULTS
Q & A MOMENT: Miss Loon Haidee Gastones is Miss Friendship |
FINAL FIVE
FINAL FIVE: (L-R) Calape, Buenavista, Bilar, Tubigon & Tagbilaran City |
After Miss Calape, Miss Tagbilaran City & Miss Tubigon were declared as the the top three finalists, it was back to zero for the girls and they had to hurdle one final common question
The final question as asked by judge Jeffrey Jeturian:
"If a genie would appear in front of you right now and would grant you three wishes, what would those wishes be and why?"
THE TOP THREE: Calape, Tubigon & Tagbilaran City
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AND THEN THERE WERE TWO: Miss Calape & Miss Tagbilaran City |
FAREWELL WALK
Prior to the farewell walk of outgoing Miss Bohol Sandugo Jenifer Apayor Ejoc of Catigbian, 1999 Miss Bohol Winnie Moreno Lim and 1990 Miss Bohol Tiffany Matuod Yap were spotlighted as well
THE CROWNING OF A NEW QUEEN
Finally, the moment had come to announce the results in what is probably one of the most competitive Top Three in Miss Bohol Sandugo history
Declared 2nd Runner Up was Miss Tubigon Marecor Recio and then Miss Tagbilaran City Mutya Zamora was called as the 1st Runner Up
Miss Calape Mellanie Angelina Wallace was a 16 year old high senior when she was crowned Miss Bohol Sandugo 2000.
She currently holds the record as the youngest ever to win the crown
Finally, the moment had come to announce the results in what is probably one of the most competitive Top Three in Miss Bohol Sandugo history
Declared 2nd Runner Up was Miss Tubigon Marecor Recio and then Miss Tagbilaran City Mutya Zamora was called as the 1st Runner Up
Miss Calape Mellanie Angelina Wallace was a 16 year old high senior when she was crowned Miss Bohol Sandugo 2000.
She currently holds the record as the youngest ever to win the crown
with outgoing Miss Bohol Jenifer Sarmiento, Manny Villar & Bohol Gov. Rene Relampagos |
2nd RU Tubigon, Ms Bohol Sandugo Calape, 1st RU Tagbilaran City |
Miss Bohol 2000 Mellanie Angelina Wallace Calape
1st Runner Up Mutya Amor Zamora Tagbilaran City
2nd Runner Up Marecor Recio Tubigon
Finalist Melchora Quilas Bilar
Finalist Diane Leopando Buenavista
SPECIAL AWARDS
Miss Photogenic Mellanie Wallace Calape
Miss Diet Coke Mellanie Wallace Calape
Miss Friendship Haidee Gastones Loon
Miss BCCTV Marecor Recio Tubigon
Miss Lite Shipping Marecor Recio Tubigon
Best in Evening Gown Mutya Zamora Tagbilaran City
Best in Swimsuit Mutya Zamora Tagbilaran City
Best in Interview Mellanie Wallace Calape
ALL ABOUT THE QUEEN
Mellanie Angelina Wallace is presently based in New York, USA where she works as a nurse.
Mellanie Wallace today |
She goes home regularly to visit her Bohol- based family and friends.
Mellanie's mom is the famous yet down- to- earth Vicky Wallace, the entrepreneur behind the very successful Bohol Bee Farm in Dauis, Panglao with outlets The Buzz in Island City Mall and The Buzz in Galleria Luisa along Tagbilaran City.
She has a brother Abdul who helps oversee the operations of the family business
Coincidentally, another Buzz Cafe & Restaurant will open tonight right smack in the middle of Alona Beach, Panglao Island
Mellanie surely is the lucky charm
Click on the link: Miss Bohol Queens: Through the Decades
Mellanie surely is the lucky charm
Click on the link: Miss Bohol Queens: Through the Decades
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