Miss Calape 2017 Begins Screening of Official Candidates

Last Saturday, March 4, Miss Calape 2017 also had its 1^st screening of beauties for the glamorous pageant that will have its grand coronation on May 10, the feast day of St. Vincent Ferrer.

Your Roving Eye gives pointers prior to the Miss Calape 2017 screening 

The prestigious Miss Calape Pageant has yielded quite a number of Calapenhon beauties who were crowned as Miss Bohol like Olivia Solis, Mellanie Wallace & Ria Cubillo.  

 

 CALAPE CHARMERS: Ms. Solis, Ms. Cubillo & Ms. Wallace were all crowned
as Miss Bohol queens

According to Engr. Necie “Oua” Yu, Calape First Lady & Miss Calape 2017 Project Chair, there will be a second screening for Calapenhon beauties that will join the 1^st screening qualifiers as official candidates. 

 Nine of the Miss Calape aspirants.
Who will make it as official candidates?

Calape Mayor Nelson Yu also added that twelve official candidates will compete not only for the right to represent Calape in the 2017 Miss Bohol Pageant but also for the honor of being Calape’s ambassadress for its tourism, culture & arts & environmental advocacy projects. 

 Calape Mayor Nelson Yu & First Lady Engr. Necie Yu

Visit the Miss Calape Official FB page or the Calape Municipal Hall for more details

The Road to Miss Bohol 2015: Part 2

QUINTESSENTIAL QUONDAM QUEENS: Part 2

Beautiful Boholana: Olivia Solis 

Lest you think of naughty thoughts, quondam means former, erstwhile or used to be. And this is exactly what this series is all about; To remember the exclusive sorority composed of exceptional Boholanas who were crowned as Miss Bohol. 

As we wait with bated breath on who will be Miss Bohol 2015 on July 18, we will recall the elegant ladies who captivated an entire province during their glorious reigns.

Come July 18, a brand- new Miss Bohol will be crowned and thus join an exclusive sorority composed of exceptional Boholanas who were crowned as Bohol’s fairest. 

After their respective years of reign, they went back to their individual lives. Some parlayed their Miss Bohol titles into glamorous careers, others decided to lead fulfilling lives as wives & mothers or as career women while others opted to lead quiet private lives.

This is the second of a series that pays tribute to these beautiful, brainy & well- bred Boholanas.

1957: THE BOHOLANA QUEEN 

& THE BOHOLANO PRESIDENT

Both led parallel lives. She was crowned Bohol’s fairest the year Carlos Polistico Garcia, a homegrown Boholano, would assume the highest elective position in the country by ascendancy and later to be affirmed & validated with a convincing 44% share of the total votes in the four- cornered fight for president.

Both were to reach the apex of their respective career trajectories & continue to fascinate to be the newsmakers that they are

VISAYAS MOVIE QUEEN

The beautiful & charming lass from Calape who had the movie actress- sounding name of Olivia Solis later became a very popular lead actress in Visayan films. She became an even bigger star after the Visayan serial radio drama song "Dawata na Olivia" which was composed especially for her became a huge hit in the Visayas and Mindanao during the 70's.

behold the epitome of timeless elegance

Presently, Olivia Solis shuttles between the Philippines & Hawaii, USA where she has been based for quite some time.

1957 Miss Bohol: Olivia Solis

 Miss Bohol 1957: Olivia Solis

BOHOLANOS IN THE LOCAL & NATIONAL NEWS

Year 1957 is an important year for Boholanos for within that time period, Carlos Polistico  Garcia, a homegrown Boholano, would assume the highest elective position in the country by ascendancy and later to be affirmed & validated with a convincing 44% share of the total votes in the four- cornered fight for president. 

That same year in the local beauty scene, the Boholano public in general and pageant aficionados in particular were mesmerized and captivated by the luminous  beauty & charm  of a lass from the town of Calape who was crowned the 1957 Miss Bohol. Newspapers and word- of- mouth immediately hailed her as one of the most beautiful Boholanas to ever win the crown.  

CALAPE CHARMER
She had the movie actress- sounding name of Olivia Solis who hailed from the town of Calape. 

Olivia was so beautiful that she was deluged with offers to do Visayan movies during the 60's. She became a very popular lead actress in Visayan films. 

She became an even bigger star after the Visayan serial radio drama song "Dawata na Olivia" which was composed especially for her became a huge hit in the Visayas and Mindanao during the 70's. 

publicity shot of Olivia Solis when she was active

 in the Visayan film industry back in the 70's

VISAYAN MOVIE ACTRESS
The Visayas boasted of its very own Cebu City- based film industry that had its dialogue in Cebuano. It peaked between the 1950s and 1970's decade. During its heyday, it had its own film studios with Visayan- speaking actors and actresses that included Olivia Solis.

The 1970's saw the emergence of more Visayan talents in the mainstream Tagalog film industry. Actresses such as Olivia Sanchez, Chanda Romero, Caridad Sanches, Alma Moreno, Tessie Sevilla, Rebecca Torres, Aurora Villa, Eva de Villa, Rosita Fernandez, Virgie Postigo, Virgie Solis, Olivia Solis, Cora Real, Diana Arong, Luz Celeste, Annabelle Rama, Suzette Ranillo, Lady Ramos, Pilar Pilapil, and others stepped into the limelight.

This exodus eventually contributed to the unexpected demise of the Visayan film industry because the popular box office draws have left Cebu for Manila.

LATER YEARS
She later became a US resident but she returned to the Philippines when her husband became a Cebu City councilor in the late ‘90s.

I had the chance to see her in person and introduce her to an adoring hometown when she graced the 2000 Miss Calape Pageant which I emceed.

She was greeted with the loudest cheers and applause when she was acknowledged during the pageant.

Indeed, she has the timeless looks and elegance of a classic Hollywood movie star.

She proved to be the lucky charm for Melanie Wallace, the 2000 Miss Calape winner.

Miss Wallace was able to duplicate Ms Olivia Solis' achievement when she was crowned later that year as Miss Bohol Sandugo.

Presently, she is based in Hawaii where she spends her time for meaningful pursuits such as outreach and supporting her husband’s community involvement.

Timeless eleganc

Today, the ageless Olivia Solis shuttles between 
the Philippines & the U.S. to visit her grand kids

 

Here's the Song "Olivia"  composed by Cengo Arias & interpreted by Del Horest

Here's another version of "Olivia" by Richard Hunter

Video Credits: CebuanoMusic & Dadskyz 
Song Credits:  Antopina Records

For the list of Miss Bohol winners from 1955 to 2012, here's the link:

http://raulgatal.blogspot.com/2012/09/salute-to-miss-bohol-titleholders.html

Miss Bohol Winners: The Early Years 1941 to 1978

You may not realize it but the Miss Bohol Pageant has been with us for so many decades already. This blog feature is based on the initial results of our research.

1941 Miss Maribojoc  Paula Baura Raagas

1950 Miss Maribojoc Felomina Redulla Chiu

1957 Miss Calape Olivia Solis  

1968 Miss Sevilla Theoprolia Clarin- Parras

1968 Miss Tagbilaran Emma Mumar

1976 Miss DWCT Lou Minoza

1977 Miss Tagbilaran City Ellen M. Campbell

1978 Miss DWCT Geraldine Galang

1941 Miss Bohol

The first- ever Miss Bohol titleholder Paula Baura Raagas who was crowned back in 1941 eventually became a mayor of her town Maribojoc. 

1950 Miss Bohol

Felomina Redulla Chiu of Maribojoc was born on August 2, 1931. She was the youngest and the only girl of six siblings. Her male siblings are the owners and proprietors of the famous 5 Brothers Store in Maribojoc, Bohol. She was crowned Miss Bohol 1950 at the age of 19.

1957 Miss Bohol

Olivia Solis, the 1957 winner became famous for the Visayan serial radio drama song "Dawata na Olivia" which was composed especially for her. I had the chance to see her in person and introduce her to an adoring hometown when she graced the 2000 Miss Calape Pageant which I emceed.Indeed, she has the looks and elegance of a classic Hollywood movie star.

 

1962 Miss Bohol

 Although she was not officially crowned as a Miss Bohol, she nevertheless carried the sash “Miss Bohol” in the 1962 Miss Philippines Pageant where she placed 2^nd Runner Up. Her name? Adelia Canda of Batuan.  

Delia has the distinction of being the first Boholana to place in a national beauty pageant when she was selected as Miss Visayas or 2nd runner up to Cynthia Ugalde.

L-R: 3rd RU Juliet Pardo Picar, 1962 Miss RP Cynthia Ugalde, 2nd RU Adelia Canda
Not in photo: 1st RU Lalaine Bennett

 Delia's batchmate is the first Pinay to enter the Miss Universe Top Five

Her pageant batchmate Lalaine Bennett who finished as 1st RU competed again the following year. Lalaine’s efforts and determination paid off. She won the crown in her second attempt and made history as the first Filipina to enter the Miss Universe Top Five when she was selected as 3rd runner up to Miss Brazil.

1968 Miss Bohol

The 1968 Miss Bohol that was organized by the Bohol Jaycees selected the province's bets to the 1968 Binibining Pilipinas Pageant.

Theoprolia Clarin and Emma Mumar were Bohol's bets to the country's most prestigious pageant Miss Mumar was declared one of the 15 semi- finalists in the 1968 edition of Bb Pilipinas . 

Miss Clarin & Miss Mumar during the 1968 Bb. Pilipinas Poolside Presentation


 

Emma Mumar (3rd from right) is a 1968 Bb Pilipinas Top 15 Finalist   

 TODAY: That's Emma Mumar- Campbell (in black & white stripes

The Most Beautiful Boholana (1976, 1977 & 1978)

The Miss Bohol pageant was relaunched in 1976 after a brief hiatus in the early 70's. It became known as the Search for the Most Beautiful Boholana  and ran from 1976 to 1978.

The then Divine Word College now Holy Name University had the most success during those three years with two winners and a runner up. Although the 1977 winner represented the City of Tagbilaran, she was a BS Commerce student of the said school

1976 Most Beautiful Boholana

 Lou Minoza (the girl in the green gown)

When the Miss Bohol Pageant was relaunched as The Search for the Most Beautiful Boholana, the winner was Divine Word College's bet, Lou Minoza.

 1977 Most Beautiful Boholana

In 1977, a tall and svelte 18 year old named Ellen Campbell who represented Tagbilaran City was crowned the 1977 Most Beautiful Boholana in the province- wide search that attracted 34 beauties representing towns, the capital city, schools and civic & business organizations.

The candidates first came out in shorts (swimsuits were a big NO then for conservative Boholanas) then in evening gowns.

From 34 ladies, the field was whittled down to 15 semi- finalists before the final seven were called

Her 1st Runner Up was Miss DWCT Antoniette Biloy. 2nd Runner Up was Angie Pepito, Miss Rotary Club of Tagbilaran.

Rounding out the Top Seven were 3rd RU Miss Tubigon Teresita Baura, 4th RU Miss G- Hernandez Corazon Ranario, 5th RU Miss Loon Carmelita Taylaran & 6th RU Miss Jagna Agnes Abrenilla

1977 Most Beautiful Boholana

A recent picture of U.S.- based Geraldine "Gigi" Galang 

In 1978, the pageant was won by the candidate from Divine Word College, very lovely and delicate- looking Geraldine Galang whose family roots are traced to Carmen town, home of the world- famous Chocolate Hills.

An interesting trivia:

Ms. Galang officially became Miss Divine Word College in 1979 and Angie Pepito, the 2nd RU in the 1977 Most Beautiful Boholana Search was her 1st Runner Up.  

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