Miss La Union
Motto | "Beautifully Confident" |
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Formation | March 2, 1978 |
Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | San Fernando, La Union |
Official language | English , Filipino |
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.
The Municipality of Agoo is the most successful municipality in Mutia Ti La Union, having won 8 titles in total. Agoo is the only municipality to have crowned her successor from within the same municipality six times in a row, from 2012 to 2017.
The current title holder is Prianka Elina Goswami of San Juan.[1]
Contestant/winners competed in regional, national and international pageant[change | change source]
- 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)
History[change | change source]
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 has passed.
Winners by year[change | change source]
Year | Winner | Municipality | Venue |
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2002 | Rochelle Gualberto | Bauang | San Fernando |
2003 | Evangelyn Taguba | Aringay | |
2004 | Medard Angela German | Bauang | Santol |
2009 | Nicole Tuttle | Agoo | |
2014 | Maria Heidie Ronato | ||
2015 | Alessandra Casimiro | Naguilian | |
2016 | Triza Ocampo | Naguillan | San Fernando |
2017 | San Fernando | Carina Cariño | |
2018 | Donnabelle Barnachea | San Fernando | Santol |
2019 | Anne Margareth Sanglay | Sudipen | San Fernando |
2020 | Divina Marie Villanueva | Sudipen | San fernando |
2021 | Santol | Christian Joy Lorenzo Bautista | San fernando |
2023 | Kristine Mateo Tabaday | Sudipen | San fernando |
2024 | Prianka Elina Goswami[1] | San Juan | San fernando |
Notes[change | change source]
- 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.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jr, Jose Patao (2024-03-07). "Working student from San Juan crowned 'Mutia ti La Union". malaya.com.ph. Retrieved 2024-03-29.