QWINNIE BEAUTY & SPA is now open!

 RIBBON CUTTING: City Mayor Baba Yap & Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2017 Bianca Gaviola together
with Lim siblings Winnie, Willma & Wendy & cousin Suzette Lim Calamba
are all smiles after the ribbon cutting ceremony

Congratulations to Qwinnie Beauty & Spa, Bohol’s most luxurious & most ultra- modern & chic beauty & wellness haven, which had its blessing & grand opening yesterday. 

With its top-of-the- line beauty & pampering products, elegant & relaxing interiors & well- trained staff, beauty pampering that includes luxury manicure & pedicure service would never be the same again.

Check it out at the G/F of Mellow Apartelle in Dampas District this city. The opening highlights will be featured in next week’s issue 

Qwinnie Beauty & Spa Blessing & Grand Opening on Sat, February 16, 10.30 AM

 “There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others,” Winnie Lim

Drawing on a successful health care career in the United States to improve clients’ wellness, Winnie Lim embarks on a similar journey in Bohol.

Ms. Winnie Lim 

“Ever since I can remember, I’ve always been drawn to uncover beauty. Whether that’s watching a sunset, a tropical flower, or a bird in flight, I am captivated with Mother Nature. Since I grew up in Bohol, I had inspiration from my surroundings.

Growing up on this island paradise sparked my passion and taught me not only to capture beauty and find treatments and alternatives to help me look and feel my best but also to live in the moment.

And I want to bring this mindfulness to others with the opening of Qwinnie, the first chic, modern & elegant nail & beauty spa in Bohol.

QWINNIE BEAUTY & SPA A visit to Qwinnie Beauty & Spa is about reclaiming the present to find true and lasting beauty with its personalized pampering & treatment regimen. Its wide range of exfoliating scrubs, along with nourishing and natural ingredients, and restorative facials, will leave your skin healthy and glowing while pampering techniques help relax mind, body, and soul.

All beauty & pampering services include a skin analysis to ensure that the treatments meet the unique nature of their client’s skin. Their facial treatments use holistic ingredients inspired by the coastline of Bohol and includes island fruit and ocean-sourced minerals.

Truly living up to its name as each client is assured of a royal treatment

A V.I.P. treatment befitting royalty awaits Qwinnie’s clientele. One is ushered into a world of luxury and comfort the moment one steps into the nail & beauty spa with its plush interiors, soft lighting, tried & tested products & services, soothing aromatic oils, cool ambient music and professionally- trained staff that is guaranteed to make each visit something to look forward to.

Qwinnie Beauty & Spa located at the G/F Mellow Apartelle 2 Tourist Inn, Dampas District this city will have its blessing & grand opening this Saturday, February 16, 10.30 AM.

For inquiries and appointments, the contact numbers are Globe 0917 116 7646 & Smart 0949 580 4804

Avail of its 50% off soft opening promo on all services until Feb. 14.

Miss Tagbilaran & Miss Bohol Reunion Photo

When the Chocolate Hills Lady Jaycees took over the staging of the annual search for Mutya sa Tagbilaran in the summer of 1989, there was little fanfare and there were no expectations at all

The unexpected mega success of their first ever Mutya sa Tagbilaran boosted their confidence and made them overnight experts on pageantry

They were able to institutionalize the pageant from the recruitment of potential candidates to the staging of the pageant & coronation night

From 1989 until 1999, the dynamic Chocolate Hills Lady Jaycees oversaw the production of the pageant, considered one of the highlights of the fiesta celebration of Tagbilaran City

Roster of Winners:

YEAR        NAME                                 PLACEMENT IN MISS BOHOL

1989         Winnie Moreno Lim             1989 Miss Bohol Fiesta Islands
1990         Marivic Labado                   1990 Miss Bohol Fiesta Islands 1st RU
1991        Joanna Cheryl M. Evardone   1991 Miss Bohol Sandugo 2nd RU
1992        Suzy Tabuno                        1992 Miss Bohol Sandugo 1st RU
1993        Sophia Lorraine Alvarez        did not compete
1994        Vanessa Joyce M. Evardone   1994 Miss Bohol Sandugo
1995        no pageant                           no candidate for Miss Bohol
1996        Fragelle Tejano                    1996 Miss Bohol Sandugo 1st RU
1997        Soccorro D Marie T. Inting      1997 Miss Bohol Sandugo
1998       Jesyl B. Del Rosario               did not compete
1999       Marime M. Marapao               1999 Miss Bohol Sandugo 3rd RU

I have been involved with the production of these pageants from project assistant to pageant emcee.

I was the pageant’s emcee on the following years; 1993,1996,1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009 and 2010

I owe my start in emceeing and event coordination to these superheroines from the Chocolate Hills Lady Jaycees

GROUP PHOTO OF MISS TAGBILARAN WINNERS
 
Imagine the nostalgic moment when I got hold of this group photo of five former Miss Tagbilaran winners & a runner up. 

Three of them went on to become Miss Bohol Sandugo queens during their years of reign

One is a Supreme Court lawyer while another is a Connecticut- based doctor of medicine. There is a banker also. Two others are US- based nurses and another one is a businesswoman in Canada

This photo was taken in April 29, 1999 during the 10th year anniversary of Mutya sa Tagbilaran that was won by Marime Marapao

with Miss Tagbilaran Winners

From L- R: Your Blogger, Chewee Evardone 1991, Suzy Tabuno 1992 , Bambi Evardone 1994 , Fragelle Tejano 1996 , Talie Inting 19 97 & Josely Ferniz the 1997 1st RU who became Miss Bohol Sandugo in 1998

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Miss Makati Winners from Bohol

DID YOU KNOW that two Boholanas have been crowned as Miss Makati since it was launched in 1990? 

Miss Makati 1990 Winnie Moreno Lim

Winnie Moreno Lim, whose beauty titles include 1989 Mutya sa Tagbilaran, 1989 Miss Bohol Fiesta Islands and 1990 Perlas ng Visayas has the distinction of being the first Miss Makati

Miss Makati 2007 Mayumi Lugod

The second is Mayumi Lugod, UNTV newcaster/ part-time model/ beauty queen

TRIVIA:

Both ladies share one thing in common: They were both Miss DWCT/ HNU High School Personalities during their respective secondary years

More on these lovely ladies in an upcoming feature

THE MISS MAKATI SEARCH

The Miss Makati Pageant was launched in 1990 to discover talented ladies who would assist the City's cultural and tourism programs. 

Miss Makati's major role is to promote Makati as a destination to both domestic and foreign travelers. 

She also assists in organizing youth-oriented activities geared toward nation- building.

This annual project is held in cooperation with the Association of Barangay Captains of Makati. 

The ABC nominates candidates representing Makati's barangays.

The contest is open to single female residents of Makati from 16 to 25 years of age. 

They should be at least high school graduates, have a pleasing personality and good moral character and could be role models to other young Filipinas.

MISS MAKATI 2007 CORONATION Reelected Makati City Mayor now Philippine Vice President Jejomar C. Binay, his wife Dr. Elenita S. Binay, and granddaughter Jejomarie Alexie L. Binay joins newly crowned beauty queens Candidate # 4 Mayumi Lugod and Carolyn M. Fuerte who were adjudged Miss Makati 2007 and Miss Makati Tourism 2007 respectively during the coronation night at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel

Photo Credits:

Rudy Gacer Photography

Earl Frederick

Miss Bohol Winners: 80's and 90's Decades

1983 Miss Young BoholMiss Tagbilaran City Marcelina Marcel Orimaco Gatal

The 1983 pageant was fittingly named Miss Young Bohol because it was organized by KB Bohol Provincial Federation ( Kabataang Barangay, the precursor of Sangguniang Kabataan) under its Prov'l Chair Hon. Edgar Chatto.

It holds the record of having the most number of candidates who competed on the same stage on pageant night with a total of 37 girls from around Bohol. 

Her Court of Honor:

1st RU Miss Carmen Binangbang
2nd RU Miss Dimiao Josephine Joy Tago
3rd RU Miss Jagna Elizabeth Gales
4th RU Miss Loboc Tessie Labunog

For a detailed account of the 1983 pageant, just click this link:

                         The 1983 Miss Young Bohol Story

1986 Miss Bohol

Miss Tagbilaran City Gemma Manding

Year 1986 was a transition period for the Philippines for it was the year of the EDSA People Power Phenomenon and the time when the Yellow Fever captivated the whole country. 

Then Bohol OIC Governor Victor de las Serna approved the holding of a Miss Bohol pageant that would start from the barangay level to really pick the most beautiful Boholana for that year.

The statuesque and very sophisticated Gemma Manding of Tagbilaran City won in a province- wide beauty search that was participated in by all municipalities and the city in a pageant that had weekly elimination rounds prior to the grand coronation night.

Miss Manding stood out and outshone all the other girls during the pageant night and swept almost all the special titles and corporate awards

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANT

When she's not flying around the world's most cosmopolitan cities and most exotic places, this licensed Civil Engineer plays her dual role as wife to Tagbilaran City Councilor Hon. Beben Inting and mother to their kids

Gemma has maintained her regal bearing and retained the gorgeous looks and whistle- bait figure that won for her the Miss Bohol crown in 1986

I got the thrill of my life when the beautiful Gemma Manding, Miss Bohol 1986, said YES to my request for a souvenir photo

1988 Mutya sa Bohol

Miss Guindulman Elizabeth Mumar Anana

Guindulman, known as the Queen Town of Eastern Bohol, affirmed its status as home to some of Bohol's most beautiful women when its bet, Elizabeth Mumar Anana, was proclaimed Mutya sa Bohol and was also adjudged Best in Swimsuit and Best in Gown

The 1988 edition was highly- anticipated for the swimsuit would be making its debut in the Miss Bohol pageant that year.

Elizabeth, a 22 year old business management student of the University of San Carlos set temperatures rising when she sashayed onstage in a high- cut one- piece swimsuit. 

Elizabeth went on to represent the province in the nationwide search for Miss Philippine Red Cross 1988, a popularity & personality tilt that was telecast over RPN 9 

Mestiza beauty Elizabeth Mumar Anana gave Guindulman its first and only Miss Bohol crown after a succession of runners up and finalists

TRIVIA: Did you know that Elizabeth dyed her dark brown hair to black just to look less mestiza? According to her mom, Felicitas Anana, being too mestiza during the 80's made a candidate's chances of winning slimmer. 

Here's the link to the pageant during Elizabeth's time: 

                                    The 1988 Mutya sa Bohol Story

1989 Miss Bohol Fiesta Islands

Miss Tagbilaran City Winnie Moreno Lim

989 was the year when the street dancing component of the 1st Sandugo Festival was launched with Tagbilaran City's bet Winnie Moreno Lim crowned as the winner. 

Her runners up were 1st RU Miss Talibon Cecilia Auxtero and 2nd RU Miss Jagna Yasmin Aviles

1989 was the year when the street dancing component of the 1st Sandugo Festival was launched with Tagbilaran City's bet Winnie Moreno Lim crowned as the winner. 

Her runners up were 1st RU Miss Talibon Cecilia Auxtero and 2nd RU Miss Jagna Yasmin Aviles

Cecilia Auxtero finished as 1st RU in both Miss DWCT 1989 and Miss Bohol Fiesta Islands 1989. 

Two years after, she gave everyone in Bohol a pleasant surprise when she was crowned the 1991 Miss Cagayan de Oro City and declared Best in Swimsuit

Here's the Miss Cagayan de Oro City 1991 story of Cecille Auxtero

Miss Cagayan de Oro 1991 is a Boholana

That's Cecille with her daughetr Crizelle A. Requierme 

The 2nd Runner Up was the stunningly beautiful Yasmin Aviles of Jagna.

Who can ever forget how she showcased her showstopping and daring yet elegant evening gown that also won for Yasmin the Best in Evening Gown special award

Year 2013: The fabulous Yasmin Aviles recently turned a Fantastic Forty
1990 Miss Bohol Fiesta Islands 

Miss Jagna Tiffany Matuod Yap 

Reigning Campus Girl 1989 Tiffany Matuod Yap of Jagna edged out heavy favorite Ma. Victoria Labado of Tagbilaran City for the crown in a very exciting title showdown witnessed by a jampacked crowd

Here's the link to the 1990 Miss Bohol feature: 

      The Reluctant Boholana Beauty Queen: Her Story

1991 Miss Bohol Sandugo 

Miss Jagna Ma. Recelle Adlaon


Click the link for Recelle's blog feature:

                  The Recelle Adlaon Story

1992 Miss Bohol Sandugo

Miss Jagna Celevel Ranoco

The 1992 Miss Bohol Sandugo titleholder is presently the General Manager of Saatchi & Saatchi- Singapore, one of the biggest multi- milliondollar advertisng agency in the world 

The 1992 Miss Bohol Sandugo feature: 

                             The Celevel Ranoco Story

1993 Miss Bohol Sandugo

Miss Talibon Mary Ann Eronico  

1994 Miss Bohol Sandugo

Miss Tagbilaran City Vanessa Joyce Matuod Evardone 

Her Court of Beauties:

L- R:

1st RU Miss Jagna Genevieve Jamisola
Finalist Miss Dauis Floribeth Lariosa
Finalist Miss Sikatuna Ginalyn Araysa
2nd RU is Miss Ubay May Ann Boyles

For the complete blog feature on the 1994 Miss Bohol Sandugo story, please click the following link    

                                    Vanessa Joyce Matuod Evardone Story  

1995 Miss Bohol Sandugo
Miss Baclayon Naomi Ira Naron 

1996 Miss Bohol Sandugo
Miss Maribojoc Lianne Reyes Canoy

Here's the link to the 1996 Miss Bohol Sandugo Pageant:

     The Most Controversial Miss Bohol Sandugo Pageant

1997 Miss Bohol Sandugo

Miss Tagbilaran City Socorro d Marie Tallo Inting

 1997 Miss Tagbilaran Top Three:  
Two of them would later be crowned as Miss Bohol Sandugo for 1997 and 1998.

From L- R: 

2nd RU Janice Michelle Matuod Evardone is now a licensed physician. She is the younger sister of two Mutya sa Tagbilaran title holders

Miss Tagbilaran 1997 Socorro d Marie Tallo- Inting who would be crowned Miss Bohol Sandugo 1997 is now a practicing lawyer 

1st RU Josely Yap Ferniz would be crowned by Miss Inting as Miss Bohol Sandugo the following year

1998 Miss Bohol Sandugo
Miss Bilar Josely Yap Ferniz

1999 Miss Bohol Sandugo- Bb. Pilipinas
Miss ABENA Maria Ria Nina Cubillo of Calape

1999 Miss Bohol Sandugo- Mutya ng Pilipinas
Miss Catigbian Jenifer Apayor Ejoc

For the first and only time in Miss Bohol Sandugo history, two were crowned as Miss Bohol Sandugo. One was for Bb. Pilipinas and the other for Mutya ng Pilipinas

Here are the complete details:

                               The 1999 Miss Bohol Sandugo Story

Coming Up: Miss Bohol Sandugo 2000 to 2012