Miss La Union Explained

Miss La Union (Iloko: 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

MunicipalitiesFestivals
AgooDinengdeng Festival
AringayUong Festival
BacnotanDiro Festival
BagulinAlibay Festival
BalaoanPanagyaman Festival
BangarAbel-Panday Festival
BauangBaggak Festival
BurgosBoyboy Festival
CabaTimpuyog Festival
LunaPinnakan Festival
NaguillianBasi Festival
PugoTinungbo Festival
RosarioLinubian Festival
SantolItan Festival
San FernandoPindangan Festival
San GabrielBuyboy Festival
San JuanDalluyon Festival
Sto TomasDaing Festival
SudipenKawayan Festival
TubaoTabako Festival

Mutia Ti La Union winners by year

YearWinnerNameLocation
2002BauangRochelle GualbertoSan Fernando
2003AringayEvangelyn Taguba
2004BauangMedard Angela German
2006AgooFatima Glenna Cabilatazan
2007San FernandoAnna Katrina Bautista
2008San JuanMichelle Tuttle
2009AgooNicole Tuttle
2010San GabrielKimberly Santos
2011Santo TomasShiela Nisperos
2012AgooAiyana Mikiewicz
2013Kimberle Mae Penchon
2014Maria Heidie Ronato
2015Alessandra Casimiro
2016Trizia OcampoNaguillian
2017Carina CariñoSan Fernando
2018San FernandoDonnabelle Barnachea Erno[2]
2019SudipenAnne Margareth Sanglay[3]
2020Divina Marie Villanueva[4]
2023Kristine Billy Tabaday

Winners from each municipality

1st Runner-upMutia Ti La UnionMutia Ti Turismo / Agri-TurismoMutia Ti Kalikasan / Agrikultura1st Runner-up2nd Runner-up3rd to 10th Places
AGOO(2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017) 2008, 20182023[5] 2019, 2020[6]
ARINGAY(2003)20092008, 20182010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020
BACNOTAN2023
BAGULIN20142020
BALAOAN201820202003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 201, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023
BANGAR2020
BAUANG(2002, 2004)2023201320162007, 2011, 20152002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020
BURGOS
CABA20112018
LUNA20182019
NAGUILLIAN20112010, 2019, 2020
PUGO2008, 202020192020, 2023
ROSARIO20202006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
SANTOL2018, 2023
SAN FERNANDO2007, 20182010, 2011, 20142013, 2019, 20202002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2023
SAN GABRIEL(2010)
SAN JUAN200820232018
SANTO TOMAS(2011)20182019
SUDIPEN2019, 202020152018
TUBAO2023

Notes

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-03-02 . Catriona, Shamcey, Venus grace Mutia Ti La Union pageant . 2023-10-02 . Lifestyle.INQ . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2018-03-09 . Mutia ti La Union 2018 . 2023-10-08 . Provincial Government of La Union . en-US.
  3. Web site: Marzan . Jerome . 2019-03-03 . NEW MUTIA TI LA UNION QUEEN HAILED . 2023-10-04 . Provincial Government of La Union . en-US.
  4. Web site: Caparas . Celso de Guzman . 2020 Mutia ti La Union winners crowned . 2023-10-04 . Philstar.com.
  5. Web site: Marzan . Jerome . 2023-03-02 . Return of Mutia ti La Union Shifts Kaprobinsiaan Focus on #KalikasanNaman . 2023-10-02 . Provincial Government of La Union . en-US.
  6. Web site: vivapinas . 2020-03-02 . Mutya ti Sudipen crowned Mutya ti La Union 2020 . 2023-10-04 . Viva Pinas . en-US.

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