What Do Marian, Eda & Geraldine Have in Common?

What do Marian Grace Malubay, Eda Cimafranca & Geraldine Topsnik have in common?

 

 MISS SILKA BOHOL BEAUTIES: Marian, Eda  & Geraldine


 

All three have joined the Miss Silka Bohol Quest, one of 30 qualifying pageants at the provincial & regional levels.  Its expansive scope that covers Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao has given Filipinas everywhere the opportunity to become Silka image models.

 Geraldine's images were seen all over the country after she
was named 1st RU in the national finals in 2015

Take first big step to realize your dream and grab this once- in- a- lifetime opportunity to be Bohol’s official representative in the nationwide search for Miss Silka Philippines 2017 now! 

Miss Silka Bohol 2017 has now formally opened its application process for Bohol’s aspiring beauty queens with screening of candidates scheduled on September 1, 2 & 3. The three- day screening will determine the top 15 official candidates for Miss Silka Bohol 2017

DATE	VENUE	TIME
Fri, Sept 1	ICM Conference Room	5 pm- 7 pm
Sat, Sept 2	ICM Activity Center	3 pm- 6 pm
Sun, Sept 3	BQ Mall Atrium	3 pm- 6 pm

An enriching and rewarding experience awaits the girls during their Miss Silka Bohol 2017 journey because they will be immersed  in speech & public speaking training sessions, basic hair & make up techniques as well as personality development in between glamorous photo & video shoots, sponsor visits & social responsibility awareness modules. 

Club Atmospheres’ New Look & Feel Draws In the Partygoers

Your Roving Eye and friends dropped by at Bohol's Premier Nightlife Destination, the all- new Club Atmospheres of MetroCentre Hotel right after the Miss Bohol 2017 Pageant  and what fun we had.  

Everyone just loved the new look and feel of Club Atmospheres. The industrial look, the plush and comfy seats, the pulsating beat, the hypnotic lights and the eclectic mix of partygoers make up for one fun fun experience.  That night we bumped into beauty queens, balikbayans, models, artists, yuppies and young entrepreneurs.   

From balikbayans Jojo & Patti Borja and entrepreneurs
like Aya Montero to Boholana beauty queens 

 Miss Bohol 2015 Eda Cimafranca & 2017 MPE Bohol Cat Tabaniag

 with Cat Tabaniag, Ruby Mijos, Nathalla Bullecer & Mara Ruiz

Thanks to Vhince Benedict Ligones Chiu for capturing the moments. 

Mutya sa Tagbilaran Celebrates Its Pearl Anniversary

MUTYA CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF BEAUTY & FRIENDSHIP Mutya sa Tagbilaran marks a milestone when it celebrates its Pearl Anniversary this year, The annual  search for the city’s fairest is one of the most anticipated highlights of Tagbilaran’s fiesta celebration not only for the sleek and stylized staging of the pageant where all 15 of the city’s barangays are represented by a bumper crop of beauties but also for the celebrities and newsmakers who fly in from Manila as members of the judging panel.

 2015 Mutya winners: L-R: 1^st RU Dampas, Winner Pob 1, 2^nd RU Pob II
Photo Credits: Ghen Lumayag Photography

STERLING SET OF WINNERS THROUGH THE YEARS. Mutya sa Tagbilaran has produced quite a number of accomplished ladies who parlayed their pageant victories & participation into successful and thriving careers, businesses and professions. Pageant diehards remember how everyone became excited when academically accomplished girls who were Class Valedictorians or Salutatorians, Dean’s Listers and campus leaders signed up as candidates.

Among the Mutya sa Tagbilaran alumnae are scores of nurses, physical therapists and medical doctors, a Supreme Court lawyer and a court judge, flight attendants who have been crisscrossing the domestic route & the international skies, teachers, professors, sales & marketing executives and even a law enforcer.

Six of these ladies eventually became Miss Bohol titleholders Winnie Lim 1989, Bambi Evardone 1994, Talie Inting 1997, Josely Ferniz 1998, Daisy Jean Quilicot 2009 and Eda Cimafranca , the reigning Miss Bohol 2015.

Sadly this year, we would never have that opportunity to know the girls a little better since access to detailed info about them has been quite difficult. It’s been three weeks since the Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016 candidates were officially presented to the media and except for those in the know, the rest of us mortals would never have the chance to know who and what are behind those glamorous & perfectly coiffed faces.  I myself, as a pageant enthusiast and chronicler want to showcase the girls as accomplished ladies to prove to critics and detractors that the girls are not just beautiful faces. I also want to defend the pageant from being labeled as an annual sleazefest and meat parade.

L-R: Tiptip, Pob II, Dampas, Dao & Bool

We simply can’t size up someone with limited information such as vital statistics, birthday and names of parents. We need to have access to the girls’ educational background, co- curricular & extra- curricular activities, campus & community involvement, scholastic awards and leadership experience.

 L-R: Mansasa, Cogon, Pob III, Booy & Manga

You might ask why we do we need to present this information? Very simple actually. Because we don’t want to perpetuate the mistaken belief that only the ditzy & supercilious ones join beauty pageants.

 L-R:  San Isidro, Cabawan, Taloto, Pob 1 & Ubujan

This blog is hopeful that such request be made accessible to the media before the pageant reaches its grand finale less than two weeks from now

For the meantime, I will indulge requests for photos of the girls that zero in on their pulchritude and poise.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR MUTYA SA TAGBILARAN 2016:

Talent Night: April 15, Bohol Cultural Center, 8:00 pm

Pageant Night: April 24, Bohol Wisdom Gym, 8:00 pm

Who Should Be Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016? Voting is Now Open!

Most Tagbilaranons would know Saulog is just around the corner when the candidates for the annual search for the city’s fairest are presented to the media. Fifteen lovely & accomplished ladies representing all the city barangays will vie for the 2016 Mutya sa Tagbilaran crown on Sunday, April 24, 8 pm, Bohol Wisdom Gym.

Here are the candidates:

Tagbilaran City First Lady & Pageant Chair Jane Censoria C. Yap stressed that the pageant is aimed at selecting the lady who is deemed the complete package since the pageant is to select a titleholder who personifies Tagbilaran City’s beauty and she has the mission of presenting the city’s beauty, its people, ideals and visions to the rest of the world.

After the Q & A with the media, Your Roving Eye as well as the rest of accredited mediamen cast their votes to determine who would be the Darling of the Press. The results will be revealed on pageant night.

Mutya  sa Tagbilaran 2015

Eda Cimafranca

To bring more excitement with the pageant that is now on its 30^th year, Your Blogger is requesting our blog readers to select who they think should be Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016.

Just check out the upper right corner of this blog and check the box that corresponds with candidate’s name & assigned tag number.

My Most Meaningful Christmas

This Christmas, Your Roving Eye asked some of Bohol’s newsmakers for their thoughts on Christmas.

Here’s what they have to say:

 PD Dennis Agustin obliges Your Roving Eye & Bohol Paddlers PR guy 

Dominic “Dobap” Aparicio with a photo at Camp Dagohoy



 

“Every Christmas experience is always associated with wonderful memories especially during our younger days but there are two Christmas moments that would be best for me; First one is when I actually had my first- ever date with my first- ever girlfriend! The second one would have to be the time when I was in the United States and got reunited with my sisters who I haven’t seen for a long long time.” “ “

For me, Christmas should be about forgiving, accepting, moving on and maintaining one’s balance” My Christmas wish is for Boholanos to be vigilant and  to make sure that this beautiful island paradise of Bohol maintain its beauty and purity”   stay as pristine and as pure as it is” Sr. Supt. Dennis Agustin, Bohol Police Provincial Office Director , An Officer & a Gentleman

 Beauty Runs in the Blood: L-R: Ebone, mom Eva, Eda & Elaine 

 I always end up having a favorite Christmas memory every year. Every year, my family and I, along with my cousins, aunts and uncles, would gather at  my grandmother's house to celebrate the season together.  We would feast over a Christmas banquet and exchange gifts. During these nights of joy and thanksgiving, I understood the true essence of Christmas.

For what is Christmas without family? The season is about celebrating the joy that we have been granted because of our families.

 Eda Calimbayan Cimafranca, Miss Bohol 2015, Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2015, fAteneo de Manila University freshman student

Eda in Her Exquisitely Elegant Evening Gown Presentation

Contrary to popular belief, it’s not what the candidate wears that gets the star billing in the evening gown competition. It’s the poise, the grace & confidence in the way the candidate carries herself

Eda  Calimbayan Cimafranca: Elegance


 

Although the gown’s design can also make or break a girl’s chance of making a positive impression in this area of judging, judges always look for class and elegance in what is considered the most glamorous part of the competition. 

Complete List of Miss Bohol Winners

Eda is shown with Will DeVaughn 

Here are some of the photos that captured Miss Bohol 2015 Eda Calimbayan Cimafranca’s winning attitude and the aura of confidence when she stepped onstage in her evening gown.  

Sixteen year old Eda exuded so much elegance & elan in her evening gown presentation that even when her heels snagged her gown’s hemline which resulted in a slight trip could not get in the way to bagging the Best in Evening Gown special award. 

Photo Credits: Ric Obedencio