Lin-ay sang Negros

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.^[1]

Recent Winners

See Complete List of Major and Minor Awards Winners

Year	City/Municipality	Lin-ay sang Negros	City/Municipal Title	Date
2016	Victorias	Alyssa Louise Erika Tia Jimenea	Lin-ay sang Victorias	April 18, 2016
2015	San Carlos	Jessica Zevenbergen[2]	Lin-ay sang San Carlos	April 17, 2015
2014	Bacolod	Alexis Danica Drilon [3]	Masskara Festival Queen[4]	April 4, 2014
2013	Bacolod	Samyah Al-Dossary	Masskara Festival Queen[5]
2012	Bacolod	Allysa Villarico	Masskara Festival Queen	April 13, 2012
2011	Hinoba-an	Ann Marie Malayo[6]		April 9, 2011
2010	Silay	Kareen Ty[7]		March 26, 2010
2009	Talisay	Vickie Marie Milagrosa Rushton[8]
2008	Hinigaran	Karlyn May Bautista[9]
2007	Bacolod	Christer Mari Taclobos[10]	Masskara Festival Queen	April 20, 2007

Local Titles and Festivities

Significant Notes

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 older 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.

Stint on National Pageants

• Mimilanie Lisondra, Lin-ay sang Negros 1999 2nd Runner-up joined Miss University International 2001 in 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^[14] but was unplaced.
• Grezilda Ennis Simondo Adelantar (Lin-ay sang Negros 2005 semi-finalist) joined Binibining Pilipinas 2007 but was unplaced.^[15] In 2009, she joined Miss Philippines Earth 2009 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.
• Alyssa Villarico, Lin-ay sang Negros 2012 joined Miss Philippines Earth 2013 but was unplaced. In 2015, one of her co-candidates, Catherine Joy Marin, joined Miss Philippines Earth 2015 and placed Miss Philippines Water.^[16]
• Lin-ay sang Negros 2015 Jessica Zevenbergen joined Miss Philippines Earth 2016 and placed in the semi-finals. ^[17]

References