55. 1927, CANDIDATES OF THE 2ND NATIONAL BEAUTY CONTEST

1927 PHILIPPINE BEAUTIES. The number of delegates dwindled to 29 in the 2nd National Beauty Contest, but the fervor of the search for the country's 2nd Miss Philippines was still very much there.

MISS ABRA, Consolacion Purugganan

MISS ALBAY, Rosario Imperial

MISS BAGUIO, Beatric Sanup

MISS BATAAN, Rosalina Fonacier

MISS BUKIDNON, Isabel Melendez

MISS BULACAN, Pacita Mateo.

(From Baliwag. Daughter of the legendary beauty Josefa Lara Tiongson aka Pepitang Himala, the subject of a popular kundiman, “Joselynang Baliwag”.)

MISS CAGAYAN, Carmen Quinto

MISS CAVITE, Leonor Bustamante

MISS CAPIZ, Rosario Picazo

MISS CEBU, Lourdes Rodriguguez

MISS ILOCOS NORTE, Petra Molina

MISS ILOCOS SUR, Susana Tugade

MISS ILOILO, Julieta Lopez

MISS ISABELA, Arminda Martinez

MISS LA UNION, Carmen Campos

MISS LAGUNA, Iluminada Laurel

MISS LANAO, Manuki Makarimbang

MISS LEYTE, Amelia Romualdez.

(1^st cousin of former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos. Married to Col. Maximiano Jenairo and settled in Maryland, U.S.A.)

MISS MANILA, Luisa Marasigan

MISS MARINDUQUE, Mercedes de Jesus

MISS MINDORO, Caridad Morente

(b. 7 Jan. 1906. From Pinamalayan, Mindoro. Finished pre-med Zoology from U.P. Married Atty. Jesus Pineda and settled in Concepcion,Tarlac. At 100 years old, she was the oldest alumni of St. Scholastica High School)

MISS MISAMIS, Consuelo Roa

MISS MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, Juliet Linney

MISS NEGROS ORIENTAL, Rizalina Calumpang

MISS NUEVA ECIJA, Julita Matias

MISS NUEVA VIZCAYA, Josefina Tolentino

MISS PALAWAN, Elvira Manalo

MISS PAMPANGA, Rosario Manuel

(From Bacolor, daughter of Generosos Manuel and Gliceria Laxamana. Lived all her life in Pampanga, died single.)

MISS PANGASINAN, Asuncion Gonzales.

(A direct relative of Nieves Gonzales, 1919 Pangasinan Carnival Queen and grandmother of 1973 Miss Universe Margie Moran.)

MISS RIZAL, Encarnacion Johnson Ibanez.

(Married the King Consort of Miss Philippines 1927, Guillermo Jose. Their sons became national tennis and pelota champions.)

MISS ROMBLON, Isabel Bowers

MISS SAMAR, Rosie McGuire

MISS SULU, Nora Maulana

MISS SURIGAO, Sol Soriano

MISS TARLAC, Luz Besa

(Daughter of Tomas Besa Sr. and Fabiana Salak. Married escort Engr. Arturo Ilagan. b. 7 Nov. 1907-d. 2002)

MISS ZAMBOANGA, Manolita Villaescusa