Aya Montero @18 Part Two

Aya Montero during a break from her glam photo shoot

with talented Monique de los Santos

American Idol Season 10 Top 100 Monique delos Santos sings

That's me as one of the three emcees

Heartwarming moment: Nanay Nila Montero & Aya

Papa Frank Montero dances with his little girl

Event organizer Mark So is flanked by Salipada Cerna & Nekolai M. Cerna, Aya's Ate Neko

Here's Aya as she beguiles with her birthday photo shoot last year at the family- owned Alona Tropical Beach Resort in Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines

   

Fly Me to The Moon by Astrud Gilberto

Photo Credits: Ryan Macalandag of Sideroom Studio

Editing: Raul Gatal

For Part One of Aya Montero's Debut: http://raulgatal.blogspot.com/2013/03/aya-montero-18.html

Location:PINR,Verdant Pavilion

Outfits: HARLEY RUEDAS

Director and Event Coordinator: MARK ANTHONY SO

Pre-Debut Photoshoot and Videoshoot HMUA: JESSIE GLOVA

Debut HMUA: RAMIL SOLIS

Entourage HMUA: RYAN SINES AND TEAM

Cake: MARISSA UNCHUAN

Florist: PINK FLORA

Lights and Sounds: SALONGA

Videographer: PAPICTURE (LEMUEL ARROGANTE/ ARNEIL DAWALl)

Photographers: DIERREK CRISOSTOMO, ANTHONY HEJIE SURALTA AND ALVEN REY LABADAN

2006 Miss Bohol International Final Results

From 14 lovely beauty delegates, the field was cut to the Final Five. 

It was a nail- biting and heart- stopping moment for as soon as a candidate was called as finalist and stepped forward, she had to pick at random the name of the judge who would ask her the final question.

Truly a test of one's grace under pressure and poise under stress, 

After all the finalists had been called and had answered the questions, the judges then cast their votes as they ranked the finalists based on how they answered their final questions and their overall performance during the entire pageant night.

Going into the final round, Candidate # 8 Cathy Remperas was leading the race. 

She topped all three beauty segments of the pageant by winning Best in National Costume, Best in Swimwear and Best in Evening Gown. 

She was also Miss Photogenic as well as Miss Talent 2nd RU.

After the farewell walk of Maya Galvan, the results were then announced:

4th RU was Judith Marie Chatto, the bubbly 15 year old who represented the Boholanos of Southern Illinois. 

3rd RU was Erica Joy Pastoriza Galeon, 16 yrs old from California, USA 

2nd RU Ivn Ryzl Sarno, 21 yrs old, a cum laude graduate of Silliman University and a registered nurse. 

And then there were two ladies left on centerstage

The final announcement was then made. 

Catherine Enojo Remperas was named 1st RU but she would later make it on national TV when she made it as housemate of ABS CBN's Pinoy Big Brother show 

The tall and svelte Loida Tiza Salve Lagonoy, 18 yrs old, reigning Miss University of Bohol was crowned the 2006 Miss Bohol International in a glittering ceremony at the Holy Name University. 

Pageant experience, stage presence and gift of gab won for Loida the title. So what was her winning answer to the deceptively simple question from Mayor Atienza? 

MAYOR ATIENZA: "If you get married in the future, how many children would you like to have?" 

MS. LAGONOY: 

"If I were to get married and have children of my own someday, I would like to have four children; two girls to whom I would bequeath the loving, caring & beautiful side of me 

I also want to have two boys who would embody the qualities of an ideal man such as masculinity, determination and courage. 

Together with my husband, we would raise our children to be disciplined and virtuous individuals under the trinity of love, faith and honesty" 

Miss Bohol International 2006 & Court with the Chocolate Hills Lady Jaycees

Photo credits: Mr. Irving Spivey & Mr. Roger Vicente

2006 Miss Bohol Int'l Gown Competition

Cathy is Best in Gown

MOST STYLISH PART OF THE PAGEANT

The Evening Gown Competition was a stylish and elegant tribute to the contemporary Filipina.

The candidates wore variations of the Filipiniana terno as interpreted by their designers

Judging the Best in Filipiniana was based on class & elegance, fashion flair, poise & charm and the overall impression.

I agree that the recipient of the Best in Gown award should be chosen based on how well she carried the gown and not the other way around although the choice of gown can also make or break a candidate's chances in the pageant

RECOGNITION FOR THE DESIGNER

As far as I can remember, it was only in the 2008 Miss Bohol Sandugo Pageant that there were two special awards for the evening gown category; Best in Evening Gown and then the Best Evening Gown Design awards

THE CANDIDATES IN THEIR FILIPINIANA

Loved the beaded appliques on the gown.

My only quibble? One of the butterfly sleeves kept falling from her upper shoulder but the innate elegance and queenly bearing of Loida Lagonoy made it work onstage  

Erica's youthful aura and her golden tan complemented nicely with the immaculate white Filipiniana that she wore

The dainty colors perfectly matched Catherine's petite frame. This Manila- based dynamo is very modest of her impressive list of academic and professional credentials and achievements 

Cristine, a vivacious Architecture student of Mapua Institute of Technology, chose a clingy slitted red gown which in my opinion would have been perfect if it were a few inches longer 

Richelle Angalot who would later become known as Rich Asuncion of GMA 7 and place as 1st Runner Up and win Miss Talent in the 2009 Bb. Pilipinas Pageant stuns everyone in her Harley Ruedas original that showcased her breathtaking beauty and charm

New Jersey- based Judith Galang glided and sashayed onstage and gave justice to the shimmering red gown that she chose for the pageant 

Filipina pulchritude and charm at its best when California girl Jordan Nicole made her entrance in a Maximiel Tallo creation

The moment Cathy glided down the stairs in her stunning banig- inspired Filipiniana designed & created by talented Boholano designer Maximiel Tallo, everyone gasped. 

The calculated moves, the subtle pose & the dusky morena complexion combined for one flawless evening gown presentation. 

Judith, the Illinois, USA- based ingenue, confidently strode onstage in a dramatic Filipiniana creation from renowned beauty queen maker & mega designer Renee Salud

Kathy Lynn is perfection personified in her Filipiniana. The delicate smile, the charming demeanor & coquetish stance that are all de rigueur when wearing the most revered Philippine formal dress are on full display here

Gladys Joy, the voluptuous glamazon from the town of Jagna that is known for its calamay and recognized for having the most number of Miss Bohol title holders, dazzles in her modest Filipiniana 

The charming Gayle Marielle who represented the Tagbilaranons of Toronto, Canada was one of the most spontaneous and unrehearsed candidates of the pageant. 

She truly enjoyed the whole pageant experience and it showed not only during the Interview Portion but also during the Filipiniana segment where she wowed the crowd and endeared herself to this writer!

Ivn Rzyl, the mestiza beauty based in Negros Oriental, was one of the standouts in her satiny peacock- inspired Filipiniana gown. 

Trivia: This luminous beauty was the 2005 Miss Philippines- Water titlist for Central Visayas

The sensuous charm & appeal of California- based Maribeth Lara cannot be ignored. 

She simply smoldered onstage whether in a daring and sexy festival costume or  in a conservative Filipiniana gown. 

The glittering gown would have been perfect if the under skirt was floor- length 

Your blogger trying to look cool and composed moments before the cut to the Final Five was announced

Mary Catherine is flanked by Boholano gents JR Bueno and Christian Paul Salve

Boholano pride Jerome Sala, Grand Prize Winner of the the 2005 ABS CBN Star in a Million Singing Contest serenades the girls 

Photo credits: Irving Spivey & Roger Vicente