Sunday, May 8, 2011

170. THE PETIT CARNIVALS OF ZAMBOANGA, part 2

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ZAMBOANGUENA HERMOSA. Her Royal Highness Margarita Macrohon, queen of the 1934 Petit Carnival of Zamboanga. The election of the Queen of the...

169. THE PETIT CARNIVALS OF ZAMBOANGA, part 1

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Ever since local mestiza girl Carmen Fargas put Zamboanga province in the national beauty map by winning “Miss Pearl of the Orient Seas” ...
Sunday, April 10, 2011

168. ESPERANZA ESCOLAR LIMJAP-OSMEÑA: From a Carnival Princess to the Country’s First Lady

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FROM A FIRST PRINCESS TO A FIRST LADY. Esperanza Escolar Limjap, from the nationalist Limjap family, was in the royal court of the 1915 Carn...
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Monday, April 4, 2011

167. Carnival Beauties: JULITA MATIAS, 1927 Miss Nueva Ecija

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CROWN JEWEL JULIE. Julita Matias, the 1927 Miss Nueva Ecija, the second from the province. The first time Nueva Ecija fielded a representati...
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166. THE 1932 ORMOC CARNIVAL

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ORMOCANON QUEEN. The royal queen of the 1932 Ormoc Carnival, identified only as T. Torres. Dated 1932. Ormoc, now a city of Leyte, got its...
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165. TANGHALAN NG PILIPINAS: A Philippine Showcase at the 1912 Primera Exposicion Filipinas

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(translated from ‘Sariling Tala ng Renacimiento Filipino’, February 12 issue) ILOCOS NORTE The farming industry and probably, in the future...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

164. Carnival Beauties: ROSARIO J. IMPERIAL, 1927 Miss Albay

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IMPERIAL BEAUTY. The second Miss Albay, Rosario Jaucian Imperial, belongs to a very influential family in the region known for their vast la...