The
almost two- month quest for Miss Bohol 2018 concluded a little past midnight
with the crowning of Tagbilaran City’s bet, Raclaire Stephan Dinsay Cesar Trigo
as the new titleholder. The 18 year old BS Psychology major student was also
named Miss Talent. She emerged as the top favorite after winning both the Best
in Swimsuit & Best in Evening Gown special awards.
Class & elegance during the gown competition
During
the final round, all five finalists were asked one same question “Do you believe that Bohol has built back
better after the 7.2 quake that hit the province in 2013?”
Raclaire’s musicality & showmanship won for her the Miss Talent award
Ms.
Trigo started with a tentative answer after being disrupted by some unruly
audience members but she quickly recovered and answered on the affirmative. She
reinforced her answer by stressing on our warm, friendly hospitable ways that
would surely make visitors feel welcome and make them come back and bring with
them more tourists and visitors.
L-R: 3rd RU Bilar, 1st RU Maribojoc, Miss Bohol 2018 Tagbilaran City, 2nd RU Dauis, 4th RU Ubay
Photo Credits: Miss Bohol Sandugo FB Page
FINAL
FIVE Rounding out
the final five were 1st RU Miss Maribojoc Trixie Escabarte a registered nurse
& former int’l flight attendant, 2nd RU Miss Dauis Hannah Cemine, a
licensed midwife, 3rd RU Miss Bilar Jesseth Nez Pasagad, a petroleum engineer
and 4th RU Miss Ubay Anasela Gaviola, a BS Architecture graduate.
SPECIAL
AWARD WINNERS Other
special award winners were Miss Maribojoc who was named Best in Production
Number and Darling of the Crowd, Miss Dauis was voted by fellow candidates as
Miss Congeniality, Miss Sagbayan was named Miss Photogenic, Miss Loboc was
voted SMART Texters’ Choice and Miss Bilar was Best in Interview and Darling of
the Press.
All
21 candidates competed in the swimsuit, evening gown & onstage interviews.
Their scores combined with their talent night scores determined the final five.
PANEL OF
JUDGES The panel of
judges included Reina Hispanoamericana 2017 Teresita Ssen Marquez, Bb.
Pilipinas International 2018 Ma Ahtisa Manalo, Miss Earth Philippines 2017
Celeste Cortesi, Manhunt Philippines 2015 Don Mcgyver Cochico, footwear
designer Jojo Bragais, Atty Regal Oliva, Atty Nad Bronce and pageant bogger
Norman Tinio.
Governor
Edgar Chatto & First Lady Pureza Chatto, City Mayor Baba Yap & First
Lady Jane Yap along with Pauline Amelincx, Miss Bohol 2017, crowned this year’s
Miss Bohol
IMPRESSIVE
BATCH Your Roving
Eye is impressed with this year’s batch of candidates. There were two Magna Cum
laude bachelor’s degree holders, a licensed teacher, an architecture graduate,
a petroleum engineer, a licensed midwife, a licensed nurse & international
flight attendant and among the undergrads were editors in chief of their school
publications, honor students, SSG officers. The girls definitely have raised
the bar for the succeeding batches of girls for Miss Bohol.
Although
the glamorous highlight to the Sandugo Festival was a spectacular fusion of
technology and artistry, it was marred by the collective booing of some
disgruntled members of the audience who were displeased with the results. A
twist was added to the program proceedings. Instead of announcing the names of
the five finalists, the hosts announced first the names of the also- rans until
only the last five remain on stage. The twist was met with mixed reactions.
While adding more suspense to the pageant, it was also a disconcerting moment
especially for the favorites who didn’t make it. They had to put on a brave front while doing
their final walk on centerstage.
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