Miss Bohol 2016 Extends Registration Deadline

Eleven lissome lasses from the municipalities of Sevilla, Lila, Balilihan, Panglao, Dauis, Tubigon, Danao, Garcia- Hernandez, Alburquerque, Loboc & the capital city of Tagbilaran were among the early registrants who showed up for the Miss Bohol 2016 Candidates’ Orientation & Briefing.

PAGEANT ORGANIZERS JCI Chocolate Hills Lady Jaycees, the pageant organizers for the past three years announced the good news that the deadline for candidate’s registration has been extended to Wednesday, June 15. 

 STARTING EM YOUNG: New generation JCI Choco Hill Ladies

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The civic- minded ladies who also organized the Mutya sa Tagbilaran pageant from 1989 to 2000 gave the candidates and their handlers an overview of the pageant, rules governing the pageant and gave the girls the opportunity to introduce themselves and deftly answered the questions asked during the forum that immediately followed.  

 First Lady Pureza Chatto shares insights while fellow
JCI Chocolate Hills lady Red Cabagnot, Yelle Jubac
& Queenie Fullante look on  

Pageant Chair Bohol First Lady Pureza V. Chatto who went straight to the orientation venue from the airport warmly welcomed the girls with an inspiring pep talk.

 Smiles from Dauis, Tubigon, Loboc, Balilihan & Alburquerque

 L-R: Boholana beauties from Loboc, Danao, Panglao, Tagbilaran City & Garcia- Hernandez

L-R: Lovely ladies from Sevilla, Alburquerque, Tubigon, Balilihan, Lila & Dauis 

 Miss Bohol 1992 Celevel Ranoco a high- ranking Saatchi & Saatchi 

exec is flanked by Loboc, G- Hernandez, Tagbilaran City & Panglao

MISS BOHOL 90TH ANNIVERSARY This year, almost half of the provinces all over the country including Bohol will celebrate the 90^th year anniversary of their respective searches for candidates to the first nationwide search for Miss Philippines that debuted in 1926. 

 It has been 90 years since Ascension Gaviola

was crowned the first Miss Bohol

Pres. Manuel L. Quezon decreed then that holding a nationwide search for the first Miss Philippines will generate more publicity for the annual Manila carnival. The honor of being the first Miss Bohol & first Boholana representative to a national beauty pageant goes to Ascencion Gaviola of Jagna.

DATES TO REMEMBER Important dates to remember for Miss Bohol 2016 are 

Talent Night: July 9, Saturday, 8 pm, Bohol Wisdom School Gym  

Grand Coronation Night: July 17, Sunday, 8 pm, Bohol Wisdom School Gym 

  

Ascension Gaviola: The First Miss Bohol Titleholder

THE FIRST MISS BOHOL No one can give the exact date that the most prestigious beauty competition in the province made its debut. Photographic evidence however has proved that there was a pre- World War II Miss Bohol. The honor of being the first officially recorded Miss Bohol titleholder goes to lass from Ubay named Ascension Gaviola who was crowned Miss Bohol 1926.

  Ascension Gaviola: first Miss Bohol

Ms Gaviola entered local & national pageant history books for she was not only the first Miss Bohol but also was the first Boholana to compete in a national beauty competition, the very first Miss Philippines search which highlighted the 1926 Manila Carnival. The same contest picked Miss Batangas Anita Agoncillo Noble as the winner from among beauty delegates coming from different provinces of the country. 

The other winners were Miss Zamboanga Carmen Fargas as Miss Pearl of the Orient Seas, Miss Manila Rosario Genato as Miss Luzon, Miss Samar Aurora Reyes as Miss Visayas and Miss Lanao Bala Amai Miring as Miss Mindanao.

 

Aside from Miss Bohol, the other candidates in the 1st national beauty contest were Leonila Reyes (Miss Agusan), Cristina Victoria (Miss Baguio), Rosa Reyes (Miss Bataan), Isabel Melendez (Miss Bukidnon), Leonor Tantoco Reyes (Miss Bulacan)  Andrea Baduria (Miss Camarines) Rosario Picazo (Miss Capiz) Lucille Morales Maxey (Miss Davao) Arminda Martinez (Miss Isabela) Loreto “Etong” Relova (Miss Laguna)  Rosario Luces Luna Cayetano (Miss Marinduque)  Elia Sanchez (Miss Masbate) Amparo Neri (Miss Misamis) Martha Adduan Maddela (Miss Nueva Vizcaya) Carmen Fernandez (Miss Palawan) Rosario Hernandez Panganiban (Miss Pampanga) Corazon Sison  (Miss Pangasinan) Remedios Santos (Miss Rizal)  Isolina Puno Palma (Miss Tarlac) and Nita San Agustin (Miss Tayabas)

During the contest duration, the provincial candidates were accommodated at the houses of selected families.

HOW MISS PHILIPPINES WAS CHOSEN The anticipated pageant commenced with the parade of the beauty delegates who rode in flower-decorated cars. 

After passing through the major thoroughfares of Manila, the girls transferred to their own lighted “chariots”, each bearing the name of their respective provinces upon arrival at the Manila Grand Carnival Auditorium, Luneta Park. 

They were then wheeled around the auditorium to be viewed by the crowd and the judges who rendered their decision in a secret balloting.

And so it was through this process that the very first Miss Philippines was chosen. 

TRIBUTE FOR FORMER MISS BOHOL TITLEHOLDERS Although she did not clinch the crown, she went home richer and wiser from the experience. She eventually got married to Chief Santiago Llido of Jagna.

Come July 18, the Grand Coronation Night for Miss Bohol 2015, Ms Gaviola and the rest of the former Miss Bohol winners who either personally or whose families responded to the pageant organizers' request to submit photos along with personal info will be honored through a video as a pageant highlight. 

Dear readers, if you know of a Miss Bohol titleholder whose name might have been overlooked, please email Your Blogger:

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Thanks to Josh Nunez, Miss Gaviola's great- grandson who submitted this photographic evidence

Special Thanks to alex r. castro of www.manilacarnival.blogspot.com