With the 55th edition of Bb. Pilipinas taking place on March 18, Your Roving Eye will take you to a stroll down memory lane.
We give the spotlight again to a lovely lady who created pageant history when she became the first Boholana to make a mark in the country's most prestigious beauty pageant with her runner up placement and as a special award recipient.
Perla Fernando Salig- Teves
1979 was the year that a Boholana finally made it to the winners’ circle. The beautiful Perla Fernando Salig of Loboc was named 1st Runner Up and was selected also as one of the five Lux Ladies, a corporate sponsor award which is traditionally given to frontrunners.
In fact, three of the Lux Ladies eventually made it to the winners' circle.
LUX LADIES: Dang Cecilio, Cathy Vel;oso, Perla is # 33 , Tina Orleans & Vicky Garcia
Perla competed in Bb. Pilipinas after she was crowned as Queen of Circulo Boholano de Cebu, the biggest and oldest Cebu- based association of Boholanos.
Almost immediately upon arrival in Manila, she caught the eye of the organizers and the press for her natural beauty, charming personality and unaffected manners.
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The Boholana’s achievement was truly remarkable because it was rare for girls from the provinces to get noticed in the national competition. She made it on her own with no connections whatsoever.
Bb Pilipinas 1979 Queens: L-R: Melanie, Ava, Criselda & Theresa
It was a very competitive batch that produced Criselda Dang Cecilio, Bb Pilipinas- Universe, Mimilanie Laurel Marquez who eventually won the 1979 Miss International title, Princess Ava Quibranza and of course the very controversial Ma. Theresa "Si Ako, Si Ikaw" Carlson, Bb. Young International who passed away in the early 2000s under very mysterious circumstances. Cathy Veloso, a popular model who later on became an RPN 9 Newswatch news anchor was 2nd Runner Up.
PAST & PRESENT: Perla Fernando Salig- Teves
Two years after leaving her mark in the country's most prestigious beauty pageant, Perla said goodbye to being single and exchanged lifetime vows Mr. Danny Teves on March 20, 1981. 
Perla's Christmas 2014 Family Photo
The marital union produced four handsome sons namely; Mark Daniel, 36 yrs old single, Edward Nell ,34 married to Rona Lorica from Manila, Michael Benedict , 30 married to Wina Denson from Mandaue and the youngest Kevin James, 25 , single. Five yearr old grandson Enzo Raphael Lorica Teves is also in the photo.
On May 28, 2015, her husband Danny Teves passed away but trust Perla to cope with her loss. Her four sons, in laws and extended family have always been there for her.
Perla Salig- Teves will always be remembered as the first Boholana to pave the way for Boholanas to be recognized in the Bb. Pilipinas stage.
Cheers and long may you reign !
Third Christmas without Tito Danny Teves
Christmas 2017
Watch the 55th edition of the Bb Pilipinas Grand Coronation Night happening on Sunday, March 18, SMART Araneta Coliseum, 8 pm with delayed telecast over ABS CBN 2 on the same day.
Hello I was doing a background check on Wina Denson, you state that she is married to Michael Benedict. Can you confirm this. She claims to be single.
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