After an almost disastrous &
very controversial pageant the year before, the handling of the Miss Bohol
Sandugo Pageant went back to the Rotaract Club of Tagbilaran
The candidates for the 1997 edition
of Miss Bohol Sandugo were collectively known as the Magnificent Seven. That’s
right, only seven of the several hopefuls survived the tough screening process
adopted by the pageant organizers.
A jampacked crowd witnessed the
conclusion of the annual search for Bohol’s loveliest at the DWCT Gymnasium,
July 15, 1997
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| Miss Bohol 1997 & her court |
FRONTRUNNERS & CROWD
FAVORITES
Miss Tagbilaran City, Socorro D
Marie “Talie” Tallo Inting was pegged by most pageant experts and beauty
watchers to win the crown after her stunning victory in the Mutya sa Tagbilaran
1997 Pageant where she topped the Swimsuit, Interview and Evening Gown
Competitions.
She even got a 19.8 out of a
perfect 20 in a memorable interview where she displayed her charm, candor and
confidence
The other favorites were Miss
Maribojoc Joanna Bacareza and Miss Calape Ria Nina Cubillo. The tall and
willowy Miss Garcia- Hernandez Arbie Entero was also mentioned as a possible
spoiler for the crown.
Ketchie Templa of Baclayon was also pegged by pageant experts as one of the girls who would make the final three.
INNOVATIVE PAGEANT.
IMPORTED EMCEE. IMPORTANT GUESTS
Bohol’s premier showband, Five Star
Band, provided the live music accompaniment for the swimsuit and evening gown
competitions
The combination of live music entertainment
& the parade of gorgeous girls proved to be a big hit among those who
watched the pageant that was emceed by Steven Casanova of Cebu’s 92.3 Killer
Bee
1998 Senatorial hopefuls Raul Roco
and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo were in the audience
TOP THREE
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| Miss Baclayon & Miss Tagbilaran |
After all the girls had competed in
the three areas of judging, namely; Swimsuits, Evening Gowns & Personal
Interviews, the pageant emcee revealed the names of the three highest scorers
who would be advancing to the final round
As expected, Miss Tagbilaran City
Talie Inting and Miss Garcia- Hernandez Arbie Entero advanced to the final
round. Miss Baclayon Celeste “Ketchie”
Templa was an expected finalist.
The stunningly beautiful Joanna
Bacareza of Maribojoc and crowd favorite Ria Nina Cubillo didn’t survive the
first cut. It would take another two years on her second try before Ms. Cubillo
would finally win the crown
ONE FINAL QUESTION
One final question was asked of the
three finalists.
After the deliberations, the Board
of Judges gave their final verdict
COMPLETE FINAL RESULTS
1997 Miss Bohol Sandugo Talie Inting Miss Tagbilaran City
1st Runner Up Ketchie
Templa Miss Baclayon
2nd Runner Up Arbie
Entero Miss Garcia-
Hernandez
SPECIAL AWARDS:
Best in Gown Joanna Bacareza Miss Maribojoc
Best in Swimsuit Talie
Inting Miss
Tagbilaran City
Miss Photogenic Ria Nina
Cubillo Miss Calape
Miss Friendship Talie Inting Miss Tagbilaran City
CORPORATE AWARDS:
Miss AVON Talie Inting Miss Tagbilaran City
Johnson’s Fresh Face Ria Nina Cubillo Miss Calape
Negros Navigation Angel Ketchie Templa Miss Baclayon
PRODUCTION TEAM
Pageant Organizer : The Rotaract Club of Tagbilaran
Pageant Director : Rotaractor Jon
Pascual
Choreographer : Rotaractor Ms Mary Ann
Udtohan
Technical Director : Rotaractor Teddy Ramasola
Socorro D Marie Tallo Inting is now
a Manila- based lawyer
She has the distinction of winning
every pageant that she enters
1995 Miss DWCT where she
represented the High School Dept
1997 Mutya sa Tagbilaran
1997 Miss Bohol Sandugo
A member of the DWCT Women’s
Basketball Varsity
