Lin-ay sang Negros is a local beauty pageant in
Negros Occidental, Philippines. Started in 1994, it is the highlight of a week-long celebration called
Panaad sa Negros Festival
The Panaad sa Negros Festival, also called simply as the Panaad Festival (sometimes spelled as ''Pana-ad''), is a festival held annually during the month of April in Bacolod, the capital of Negros Occidental province in the Philippines. ''Panaad' ...
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Winners
Recent winners
Previous winners
By number of wins
Contestants
Color Keys
Judges
Local titles and festivities
Trivia
Withdrawals and replacements
* Meg Urmeneta was 2002 Masskara Festival Queen but represented Sagay in Lin-ay sang Negros 2004. Eventually she was dethroned and was replaced by Hinoba-an's Blance Marie Brown.
Family affair
Although there were several siblings who have participated in the Lin-ay sang Negros pageant either representing the same or different city/municipality, below are the successful ones to have achieved back to back placement.
* Two Mediavillas represented San Enrique; Richie Mediavilla won the title in 2002 while her elder sister Mizpah Mediavilla was the 1st Runner Up in 1997.
* Two Dinorogs represented Manapla and placed in the semi-finals; Jennifer Dinorog in 1994, and younger sister Janice Dinorog in 2001.
Second Chance
*In the entire history of the Lin-ay sang Negros pageant, only one candidate was able to join twice. In 2000, April Tesorero represented Bacolod and made it to the Top 10 but passed out before the announcement of the Top 3. Because of that, she was allowed to join again in 2001 and made it as Second Runner Up.
Stint in national pageants
* Mimilannie Lisondra, Lin-ay sang Negros 1999 1st Runner-up joined Miss University International 2001 in New York, USA and was adjudged the winner. Later that year, she joined
Mutya ng Pilipinas 2001 and placed 2nd runner-up.
* Lin-ay sang Negros 2002 Ma. Victoria Durana joined
Miss Philippines Earth 2002 but was unplaced.
* Grezilda Ennis Simondo Adelantar (Lin-ay sang Negros 2005 semi-finalist) joined
Binibining Pilipinas 2007
Binibining Pilipinas 2007 was the 44th edition of Binibining Pilipinas. It took place at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on March 3, 2007.
At the end of the event, Lia Andrea Ramos crowned Anna Theresa Licar ...
but was unplaced.
[ In 2009, she joined ]Miss Philippines Earth 2009
Miss Philippines Earth 2009 was the 9th edition of the Miss Philippines Earth pageant. The grand coronation night was held on May 10, 2009, at The Arena Entertainment and Recreational Center of the People, San Juan. Fifty contestants competed fo ...
and won the Miss Philippines Eco-tourism title.
* Lin-ay sang Negros 2009 Vickie Marie Rushton joined Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 and emerged the winner. As the Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 winner, she was supposed to represent the Philippines to the Miss Intercontinental 2011 pageant in Alicante, Spain. However, because of the delay in the local pageant schedule, Kathleen Anne Po was handpicked by the organizer to represent. In 2018, Rushton joined Binibining Pilipinas and was adjudged Bb. First Runner Up.
* Alyssa Villarico, Lin-ay sang Negros 2012 joined Miss Philippines Earth 2013
Miss Philippines Earth 2013 was the 13th edition of the Miss Philippines Earth pageant. It was held on May 19, 2013 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines. Stephany Dianne Stefanowitz of Quezon City crowned Angelee Claudette delos Reye ...
but was unplaced. In 2015, one of her co-candidates, Catherine Joy Marin, joined Miss Philippines Earth 2015 and placed Miss Philippines Water.
* Lin-ay sang Negros 2015 Jessica Zevenbergen joined Miss Philippines Earth 2016 and placed in the semi-finals.
References
{{Lin-ay sang Negros
1994 establishments in the Philippines
Beauty pageants in the Philippines
Tourist attractions in Bacolod
Culture of Negros Occidental
Philippine awards
Recurring events established in 1994