Miss Tagbilaran is Miss Bohol 2015

A bubbly & sweet 16 year old by the name of Mary Eda Calimbayan Cimafranca  bested a field of 23 candidates on her way to getting crowned Miss Bohol 2015.

 Gov. Edgar Chatto & First Lady Pureza Chatto crown the queen

The incoming Ateneo de Manila freshman student who represented the city of Tagbilaran in the most prestigious beauty competition of the province was a picture of cool as she sashayed her way to the crown. Never before had a candidate dominated the pageant as she collected 10 special titles & corporate awards, topped the swimsuits & evening gowns and engaged Your Blogger with refreshing candor during the onstage personality interviews.

For the city of Tagbilaran especially Mayor Baba Yap & First Lady Janes Yap & the team behind Eda, it was a sweet victory for the last time that Tagbilaran City got the crown was back in 2009.

Opening Number

RUNNERS UP

Named as runners up were Miss Talibon Mae Regil Amba Versoza 1^st RU, Miss Tubigon Clarlaine Radoc 2^nd RU, Miss Jagna Rebecca Virtudes Rocha 3^rd RU and Miss Guindulman Ma. Jaira Redulla 4^th RU 

Reunion of Miss Bohol winners

4th RU, 3rd RU, Miss Bohol, 1st RU, 2nd RU

 Tagbilaran City's First Couple & Bohol's First Couple pose with the winners

REST OF TOP TEN

Rounding out the Top Ten were Miss Panglao, Miss Cortes, Miss Baclayon, Miss Corella & Miss Dauis.

SPECIAL AWARD	WINNER
Miss Photogenic	Miss Dimiao
Miss Friendship	Miss Talibon
Miss JCI Bohol Chocolate Hills	Miss Talibon
Miss Talent	Miss Tagbilaran
Darling of the Press	Miss Tagbilaran
Darling of the Crowd	Miss Tagbilaran
Darling of the Social Media	Miss Alicia
Best in Production Number	Miss Jagna
Best in Swimwear	Miss Tagbilaran
Best in Evening Gown	Miss Tagbilaran

 Will DeVaughn & Rich Asuncion hosted the pageant

A booing incident marred the crowning rites. See  Related Story

Part 1: Miss Bohol 2015 Evening Gowns

Here’s the Evening Gown competition photos from Miss Bohol 2015

# 1 Miss Dimiao 

 #2 Miss Alicia

 # 3 Miss San Isidro

# 4 Miss Panglao 

 # 5 Miss Jagna

 # 6 Miss Tagbilaran City

 # 7 Miss Balilihan

 # 8 Miss Corella

Photo Credits: Ric Obedencio

In Defense of Eda

It started as a hush. A random murmur until it began to rise to a deafening crescendo. It was the most blatant booing to ever hit the Miss Bohol Pageant.

It was not Eda Cimafranca’s fault that she was chosen by the esteemed panel of judges to reign as Miss Bohol 2015. The booing was an offshoot of the awarding of corporate awards & special titles where Eda scooped 10 of the awards a stake.

       2015 Miss Bohol Updates & Coverage

Miss Bohol or any pageant for that matter is not a charitable institution. Special awards are given because a girl deserves it. Corporate awards are given by sponsors to girls who they think best represent the ideals or image of their companies.

Don’t get me started on the issue of a cooking show. If there were any shenanigans, Miss Balilihan should have at least made the Top Ten considering that the project chair is from the same town but no it never happened because Miss Bohol is a showcase of fair play & integrity

We have taken pride on how we Boholanos put a premium on our respect for our women. Our women have always been envied because of our collective reverence for them. 

Last Saturday's crowning finale showed our ugly side when what was supposed to be good- natured rivalry and competition turned into a display of rude, disrespectful and uncivilized  manners unbecoming of a Boholano. 

How can we make up for our booing to an innocent 16 year old whose fault is to give her best to a city that is hungry for its Miss Bohol crown which has eluded its representatives for the last six years? 

Every  pageant would always have victors and also- rans (another term for those don't make it).  I wonder if the bashers & bitter gourds would be singing a different tune had their bets made it. 

Let us be happy for the winners. Eda may not be the prettiest nor the smartest but the stars were all aligned in her favor that night. Simply put, she was destined to win the crown.

Here are the video highlights of the 1st Set of Awards during Miss Bohol 2015 courtesy of  Nestor Daarol's DYRD 1161 AM radio program "Silab sa Udtong Tutok" every 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

L-R: 4^th RU Guindulman, 3^rd RU Jagna, Miss Bohol 2015, 1^st RU Talibon 2^nd RU Tubigon


 

Eda reacts after her name is called 
photo: Edsel Roseus Villas

When Eda Cimafranca gets to board her float this Sunday, let’s give her the applause that she so deserves otherwise this blogger would say:

Shame on us Boholanos for disrespecting & mocking our symbol of the quintessential Boholana