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Miss La Union

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. Along with the Miss Ilocos Norte, Miss Ilocos Sur and the Limgas na Pangasinan pageants, the Mutia ti La Union pageant is one of the major pageants of the Ilocos Region and Northern Luzon. [1]

The Municipality of Agoo is the most successful municipality in Mutia Ti La Union. They have 8 titles in total. Agoo is the only municipality to crown her successor from within the same Municipality six times in a row from 2012 to 2017.

The reigning "Mutia Ti La Union" is Kristine Billy Mateo Tabaday of Sudipen, who was crowned on March 2, 2023, at the Baywalk Poro Point in City of San Fernando, La Union. This marks the third consecutive year of the municipality of Sudipen taking home the Mutia ti La Union crown, with Tabaday following the 2019-2020 back to back wins of Meghan Sanglay and Divina Marie Villanueva from the same town.

First Edition (Miss La Union 2002)

The First edition of Miss La Union (Rebranded as Mutya Ng La Union) was held in San Fernando, La Union which is the capital city of the province. the very first Miss La Union was Rochelle Gualberto of the Municipality of Bauang.

Participating municipalities

Municipalities Festivals
Agoo Dinengdeng Festival
Aringay Uong Festival
Bacnotan Diro Festival
Bagulin Alibay Festival
Balaoan Panagyaman Festival
Bangar Abel-Panday Festival
Bauang Baggak Festival
Burgos Boyboy Festival
Caba Timpuyog Festival
Luna Pinnakan Festival
Naguillian Basi Festival
Pugo Tinungbo Festival
Rosario Linubian Festival
Santol Itan Festival
San Fernando Pindangan Festival
San Gabriel Buyboy Festival
San Juan Dalluyon Festival
Sto Tomas Daing Festival
Sudipen Kawayan Festival
Tubao Tabako Festival

Mutia Ti La Union winners by year

Year Winner Name Location
2002 Bauang Rochelle Gualberto San Fernando
2003 Aringay Evangelyn Taguba
2004 Bauang Medard Angela German
2006 Agoo Fatima Glenna Cabilatazan
2007 San Fernando Anna Katrina Bautista
2008 San Juan Michelle Tuttle
2009 Agoo Nicole Tuttle
2010 San Gabriel Kimberly Santos
2011 Santo Tomas Shiela Nisperos
2012 Agoo Aiyana Mikiewicz
2013 Kimberle Mae Penchon
2014 Maria Heidie Ronato
2015 Alessandra Casimiro
2016 Trizia Ocampo Naguillian
2017 Carina Cariño[1] San Fernando
2018 San Fernando Donnabelle Barnachea Erno[2]
2019 Sudipen Anne Margareth Sanglay[3]
2020 Divina Marie Villanueva[4]
2023 Kristine Billy Tabaday[5]

Winners from each municipality

1st Runner-up Mutia Ti La Union Mutia Ti Turismo / Agri-Turismo Mutia Ti Kalikasan / Agrikultura 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up 3rd to 10th Places
AGOO (2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017) 2008, 2018[2] 2023[5] 2019,[3] 2020[6]
ARINGAY (2003) 2009 2008, 2018[2] 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020[6]
BACNOTAN 2023[5]
BAGULIN 2014 2020[6]
BALAOAN 2018 2020[4] 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 201, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019,[3] 2023[5]
BANGAR 2020
BAUANG (2002, 2004) 2023[5] 2013 2016 2007, 2011, 2015 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020[6]
BURGOS
CABA 2011 2018[2]
LUNA 2018[2] 2019[3]
NAGUILLIAN 2011 2010, 2019,[3] 2020[6]
PUGO 2008, 2020[4] 2019[3] 2020,[6] 2023[5]
ROSARIO 2020[4] 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018[2]
SANTOL 2018,[2] 2023[5]
SAN FERNANDO 2007, 2018[2] 2010, 2011 , 2014 2013, 2019,[3] 2020[4] 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2023[5]
SAN GABRIEL (2010)
SAN JUAN 2008 2023[5] 2018[2]
SANTO TOMAS (2011) 2018[2] 2019[3]
SUDIPEN 2019, 2020 2015 2018[2]
TUBAO 2023[5]

Notes

  • 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.

Contestant/winners competed in regional, national and international pageant

  1. Aiyana Mikiewicz (Agoo 2012, Winner) - Bb. Pilipinas Gold Candidate, Miss Tourism World Philippines 2013 / Miss Tourism World Asia 2013
  2. Sheryl Lou Franco (Aringay) - Miss Philippines Earth Water 2003, Miss Tourism World 2005 (Best in National Costume)
  3. Sheryl Ann Ducusin (San Fernando City) - Miss Philippines Earth Fire 2002
  4. Medard Angela German (Bauang) - Miss Philippines Earth 2005 Candidate
  5. Fatima Glenna Cabilatazan (Agoo 2005, Winner) - Miss Philippines Earth Candidate 2006
  6. Ma. Kristina Tabas (Pugo 2008, Mutia Ti Kalikasan) - Miss Philippines Earth Candidate 2008
  7. Anna Katrina Bautista (San Fernando City 2007, Winner) - Miss Philippines Earth 2007 / Turismo Pilipina 2008 3rd Runner Up
  8. Kimberle Mae Penchon (Agoo 2013, Winner) - Miss Beauche International 2014 (Winner), Binibining Pilipinas 2016 Top 15 Semifinalist
  9. Mabel Joy Verceiles (Bauang 2013, Mutia Ti Kalikasan) - Miss Philippines Earth 2014 Candidate
  10. Rochelle Saavedra (Bauang 2010, Semifinalist) - Miss Bikini Philippines 2010 Candidate
  11. Maria Heidie Ronato (Bauang/Agoo 2014, Winner) - Miss Bikini Philippines 2010 Candidate
  12. Brendolf Muñoz (San Fernando/Bauang 2010, Muti Ti Turismo) - Miss Philippines Earth 2010 Candidate
  13. Christine Joy Picardal (Rosario 2013, Semifinalist) - Miss Diamond Philippines 2016 (Appointed), Miss Diamond Of The World 2016 Winner
  14. Carina Cariño (Agoo, Mutia Ti La Union 2017) - Miss Millennial Philippines 2017 Candidate, Miss Millennial Philippines 2017 First Runner Up, Binibining Pilipinas 2020 Candidate (due to the pandemic, the coronation night moved to July 11, 2021, from April 2020)
  15. Trizia Ocampo (Agoo, Mutia Ti La Union 2016) - Miss World Philippines 2017 and Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Candidate
  16. Shawntel Cruz (Santo Tomas, Mutia Ti Turismo La Union 2017) Miss World Philippines 2017 Candidate
  17. Divina Marie Villanueva (Sudipen, Mutia Ti La Union 2020) - Miss World Philippines 2021 Candidate.
  18. Shaira May Soria (Pugo, Mutia Ti Agrikultura 2020) - Miss Tourism Philippines 2021 3rd Runner Up. Queen Of The North 2022 3rd Runner Up.
  19. Anjali Camacho Pradeep Kumar (Bauang, Mutia Ti Agriturismo 2023) - Queen of The North 2021.

References

  1. ^ a b "Catriona, Shamcey, Venus grace Mutia Ti La Union pageant". Lifestyle.INQ. 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Mutia ti La Union 2018". Provincial Government of La Union. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Marzan, Jerome (2019-03-03). "NEW MUTIA TI LA UNION QUEEN HAILED". Provincial Government of La Union. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  4. ^ a b c d e Caparas, Celso de Guzman. "2020 Mutia ti La Union winners crowned". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Marzan, Jerome (2023-03-02). "Return of Mutia ti La Union Shifts Kaprobinsiaan Focus on #KalikasanNaman". Provincial Government of La Union. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  6. ^ a b c d e f vivapinas (2020-03-02). "Mutya ti Sudipen crowned Mutya ti La Union 2020". Viva Pinas. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
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