52. 1926, CANDIDATES OF THE 1ST NATIONAL BEAUTY CONTEST

THE 1926 BEAUTIES OF THE PHILIPPINES. A record number of 37 contestants, from Ilocos Norte to Sulu, were fielded by their provinces to the 1st ever National Beauty Contest of the Manila Carnival.

MISS AGUSAN: Leonila Reyes
MISS ALBAY:
MISS BAGUIO: Cristina Victoria
MISS BATAAN: Rosa Reyes
MISS BATANGAS: Anita Noble
MISS BOHOL: Ascension Gaviola
MISS BUKIDNON: Isabel Melendez
MISS BULACAN: Leonor Reyes

(from Malolos, Bulacan, a teacher all her life. She died single, 27 Feb. 2006 at age 96)

MISS CAMARINES SUR: Andrea Baduria
MISS CAPIZ: Rosario Picazo
MISS CEBU:
MISS DAVAO: Lucille Maxey
MISS ILOCOS NORTE:
MISS ILOCOS SUR: Rosario Cadiz
MISS ILOILO: Aida Kilayko
MISS ISABELA: Ernestina Pardel Nieto
MISS LAGUNA: Loreto Relova
MISS LANAO: Bala Amai Miring
MISS LA UNION: Manuela Ortega
MISS LEYTE: Aurora Reyes
MISS MANILA: Rosario Genato
MISS MARINDUQUE: Rosario Cayetano
MISS MASBATE: Elia Sanchez
MISS MISAMIS: Amparo Nery
MISS NEGROS OCCIDENTAL: Margarita Lacson
MISS NUEVA ECIJA:
MISS NUEVA VIZCAYA: Martha Maddela
MISS PALAWAN: Carmen Fernandez
MISS PAMPANGA: Rosario Panganiban

(became the wife of film director Vicente Salumbides, starred in some of his movies like "Miracle of Love")
MISS PANGASINAN: Corazon Sison
MISS RIZAL: Remedios Santos
MISS ROMBLON:
MISS SULU: Scott Rasul
MISS SURIGAO: Sol Soriano
MISS TARLAC: Isolina Palma

(daughter of Genoveva Puno and Gregorio Palma, former Bacolor mayor. Married Dr. Valeriano Calma Ph.D. in agriculture and agronomy. Settled in Los Banos, Laguna)
MISS TAYABAS: Nita San Agustin
MISS ZAMBOANGA: Carmen Fargas

(*Thanks to Mr. Roland Lorenzo Maddela for providing the name of the 1926 Miss Nueva Vizcaya)