Miss La Union
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Miss La Union (Ilocano: Mutia Ti La Union) is an annual beauty pageant in the province of La Union of the Philippines. It began as the “Miss La Union” contest in 1978. The early editions were held years apart. The pageant took a break in 1992 and was not revived until 2000 as the “Millennium Mutya ng La Union” competition. Since 2011, it has become a major annual activity celebrating the founding of the province. In 2012, the pageant became known as “Mutia ti La Union” after the Iloko code was passed.[1]
The Municipality of Agoo is the most successful municipality in Mutia Ti La Union. They have 8 titles in total. Agoo is the only municipality to crown her successor from within the same Municipality six times in a row from 2012 to 2017.
The reigning "Mutia Ti La Union" is Kristine Billy Mateo Tabaday of Sudipen, who was crowned on March 2, 2023, at the Baywalk Poro Point in City of San Fernando, La Union. This marks the third consecutive year of the municipality of Sudipen taking home the Mutia ti La Union crown, with Tabaday following the 2019-2020 back to back wins of Meghan Sanglay and Divina Marie Villanueva from the same town.
First Edition (Miss La Union 2002)
The First edition of Miss La Union (Rebranded as Mutya Ng La Union) was held in San Fernando, La Union which is the capital city of the province. the very first Miss La Union was Rochelle Gualberto of the Municipality of Bauang.
Participating municipalities
| Municipalities | Festivals |
| Agoo | Dinengdeng Festival |
| Aringay | Uong Festival |
| Bacnotan | Diro Festival |
| Bagulin | Alibay Festival |
| Balaoan | Panagyaman Festival |
| Bangar | Abel-Panday Festival |
| Bauang | Baggak Festival |
| Burgos | Boyboy Festival |
| Caba | Timpuyog Festival |
| Luna | Pinnakan Festival |
| Naguillian | Basi Festival |
| Pugo | Tinungbo Festival |
| Rosario | Linubian Festival |
| Santol | Itan Festival |
| San Fernando | Pindangan Festival |
| San Gabriel | Buyboy Festival |
| San Juan | Dalluyon Festival |
| Sto Tomas | Daing Festival |
| Sudipen | Kawayan Festival |
| Tubao | Tabako Festival |
Mutia Ti La Union winners by year
| Year | Winner | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Bauang | Rochelle Gualberto | San Fernando |
| 2003 | Aringay | Evangelyn Taguba | |
| 2004 | Bauang | Medard Angela German | |
| 2006 | Agoo | Fatima Glenna Cabilatazan | |
| 2007 | San Fernando | Anna Katrina Bautista | |
| 2008 | San Juan | Michelle Tuttle | |
| 2009 | Agoo | Nicole Tuttle | |
| 2010 | San Gabriel | Kimberly Santos | |
| 2011 | Santo Tomas | Shiela Nisperos | |
| 2012 | Agoo | Aiyana Mikiewicz | |
| 2013 | Kimberle Mae Penchon | ||
| 2014 | Maria Heidie Ronato | ||
| 2015 | Alessandra Casimiro | ||
| 2016 | Trizia Ocampo | Naguillian | |
| 2017 | Carina Cariño[1] | San Fernando | |
| 2018 | San Fernando | Donnabelle Barnachea Erno[2] | |
| 2019 | Sudipen | Anne Margareth Sanglay[3] | |
| 2020 | Divina Marie Villanueva[4] | ||
| 2023 | Kristine Billy Tabaday[5] |
Winners from each municipality
| 1st Runner-up | Mutia Ti La Union | Mutia Ti Turismo / Agri-Turismo | Mutia Ti Kalikasan / Agrikultura | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up | 3rd to 10th Places |
| AGOO | (2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017) | 2008, 2018[2] | 2023[5] | 2019,[3] 2020[6] | ||
| ARINGAY | (2003) | 2009 | 2008, 2018[2] | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020[6] | ||
| BACNOTAN | 2023[5] | |||||
| BAGULIN | 2014 | 2020[6] | ||||
| BALAOAN | 2018 | 2020[4] | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 201, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019,[3] 2023[5] | |||
| BANGAR | 2020 | |||||
| BAUANG | (2002, 2004) | 2023[5] | 2013 | 2016 | 2007, 2011, 2015 | 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020[6] |
| BURGOS | ||||||
| CABA | 2011 | 2018[2] | ||||
| LUNA | 2018[2] | 2019[3] | ||||
| NAGUILLIAN | 2011 | 2010, 2019,[3] 2020[6] | ||||
| PUGO | 2008, 2020[4] | 2019[3] | 2020,[6] 2023[5] | |||
| ROSARIO | 2020[4] | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018[2] | ||||
| SANTOL | 2018,[2] 2023[5] | |||||
| SAN FERNANDO | 2007, 2018[2] | 2010, 2011 , 2014 | 2013, 2019,[3] 2020[4] | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2023[5] | ||
| SAN GABRIEL | (2010) | |||||
| SAN JUAN | 2008 | 2023[5] | 2018[2] | |||
| SANTO TOMAS | (2011) | 2018[2] | 2019[3] | |||
| SUDIPEN | 2019, 2020 | 2015 | 2018[2] | |||
| TUBAO | 2023[5] |
Notes
- The Municipality of Agoo has had the most winners in this pageant since 2002 (in 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017)
- The Municipality of Bauang has the second highest placements in this pageant next to Agoo Semi Finalists: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014. Runners Up: 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016. and Two Winners in 2002 and 2004.
- The City of San Fernando, La Union tied with Bauang has also the same numbers of placements in the pageant.
Contestant/winners competed in regional, national and international pageant
- Aiyana Mikiewicz (Agoo 2012, Winner) - Bb. Pilipinas Gold Candidate, Miss Tourism World Philippines 2013 / Miss Tourism World Asia 2013
- Sheryl Lou Franco (Aringay) - Miss Philippines Earth Water 2003, Miss Tourism World 2005 (Best in National Costume)
- Sheryl Ann Ducusin (San Fernando City) - Miss Philippines Earth Fire 2002
- Medard Angela German (Bauang) - Miss Philippines Earth 2005 Candidate
- Fatima Glenna Cabilatazan (Agoo 2005, Winner) - Miss Philippines Earth Candidate 2006
- Ma. Kristina Tabas (Pugo 2008, Mutia Ti Kalikasan) - Miss Philippines Earth Candidate 2008
- Anna Katrina Bautista (San Fernando City 2007, Winner) - Miss Philippines Earth 2007 / Turismo Pilipina 2008 3rd Runner Up
- Kimberle Mae Penchon (Agoo 2013, Winner) - Miss Beauche International 2014 (Winner), Binibining Pilipinas 2016 Top 15 Semifinalist
- Mabel Joy Verceiles (Bauang 2013, Mutia Ti Kalikasan) - Miss Philippines Earth 2014 Candidate
- Rochelle Saavedra (Bauang 2010, Semifinalist) - Miss Bikini Philippines 2010 Candidate
- Maria Heidie Ronato (Bauang/Agoo 2014, Winner) - Miss Bikini Philippines 2010 Candidate
- Brendolf Muñoz (San Fernando/Bauang 2010, Muti Ti Turismo) - Miss Philippines Earth 2010 Candidate
- Christine Joy Picardal (Rosario 2013, Semifinalist) - Miss Diamond Philippines 2016 (Appointed), Miss Diamond Of The World 2016 Winner
- Carina Cariño (Agoo, Mutia Ti La Union 2017) - Miss Millennial Philippines 2017 Candidate, Miss Millennial Philippines 2017 First Runner Up, Binibining Pilipinas 2020 Candidate (due to the pandemic, the coronation night moved to July 11, 2021, from April 2020)
- Trizia Ocampo (Agoo, Mutia Ti La Union 2016) - Miss World Philippines 2017 and Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Candidate
- Shawntel Cruz (Santo Tomas, Mutia Ti Turismo La Union 2017) Miss World Philippines 2017 Candidate
- Divina Marie Villanueva (Sudipen, Mutia Ti La Union 2020) - Miss World Philippines 2021 Candidate.
- Shaira May Soria (Pugo, Mutia Ti Agrikultura 2020) - Miss Tourism Philippines 2021 3rd Runner Up. Queen Of The North 2022 3rd Runner Up.
- Anjali Camacho Pradeep Kumar (Bauang, Mutia Ti Agriturismo 2023) - Queen of The North 2021.
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h Marzan, Jerome (2019-03-03). "NEW MUTIA TI LA UNION QUEEN HAILED". Provincial Government of La Union. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ a b c d e Caparas, Celso de Guzman. "2020 Mutia ti La Union winners crowned". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Marzan, Jerome (2023-03-02). "Return of Mutia ti La Union Shifts Kaprobinsiaan Focus on #KalikasanNaman". Provincial Government of La Union. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
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