MassKara Festival Queen

MassKara Festival Queen is a local beauty pageant in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Begun in 1981, it is one of the highlights of a week-long celebration called the MassKara Festival.[1]

List of titleholders
YearTitleNameSchool
1982Miss Masskara 1982Ma. Cecile Villacin[2]Bacolod City National High School
1983Miss Masskara 1983Jennifer LaudeHarvard University – Bacolod Campus
1984
1985
1986
1987Miss Masskara 1987Jeanett S.YuUniversity of St. La Salle
1988Miss Masskara 1988Loretta RamonUniversity of St. La Salle
1989Miss Masskara 1989Roselle Bernaje
1990Miss Masskara 1990Catherine Orola
1991
1992Miss Masskara 1992Christine Tiongco
1993Miss Masskara 1993Jewel Mae LobatonUniversity of St. La Salle
1994Masskara Festival Queen 1994Yrene Valenzuela
1995Masskara Festival Queen 1995Carmela Arcolas[3]University of St. La Salle
1996Masskara Festival Queen 1996Monique Escalada
1997Masskara Festival Queen 1997Jona JarderUniversity of St. La Salle
1998Masskara Festival Queen 1998Kristine Marie Varona
1999Masskara Festival Queen 1999–2001Maria Althea Rose Mauricio
2000Ms. Bacolod Masskara 2000Lilian Marie EusebioUSLS
2001Ms. Bacolod Masskara 2001Normina Pangandaman
2002Masskara Festival Queen 2002Meg Urmeneta[4]
2003Masskara Festival Queen 2003Jan Nicole Puentevella[5]Riverside College
2004Masskara Festival Queen 2004April TesoreroUniversity of St. La Salle
2005Masskara Festival Queen 2005Charisse GangosoColegio San Agustin - Bacolod
2006Masskara Festival Queen 2006Angelique Robles
2007Masskara Festival Queen 2007Rosario Anne Sales[6]University of St. La Salle
2008Masskara Festival Queen 2008Jan Maricris Vega[7]
2009Masskara Festival Queen 2009Maria Aika Uy[8]Riverside College
2010Masskara Festival Queen 2010Agnes Therese Chang
2011Masskara Festival Queen 2011Alexis Danica DrilonUniversity of St. La Salle
2012Masskara Festival Queen 2012Ena Louis VelascoUniversity of St. La Salle
2013Masskara Festival Queen 2013Lady Ann AlquizarUniversity of St. La Salle
2014Masskara Festival Queen 2014Christine Joy Madamba[9]University of St. La Salle
2015Masskara Festival Queen 2015Sam Gergiana Yu[10]University of St. La Salle
2016Masskara Festival Queen 2016Valerie Escamilla[11]John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation
2017Masskara Festival Queen 2017Fercy Lyn Almaiz[12]University of St. La Salle
2018Masskara Festival Queen 2018Ella Mae Mercado[13]Negros Occidental High School
2019Masskara Festival Queen 2019Trecia Tuquero[14]La Consolacion College
2020Masskara Festival Queen 2020Cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions[15]
2021Masskara Festival Queen 2021Cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions
2022Masskara Festival Queen 2022Kara Villarosa[16]Riverside College

Lin-ay sang Negros
  • 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.[4]
  • Jan Nicole Puentevella (2003) represented Bacolod City in Lin-ay sang Negros 2006 and won the title.
  • Kristine Alonso, Masskara Festival Queen 2007 1st runner up represented Bacolod City in Lin-ay sang Negros 2008 and was placed 2nd runner up and awarded as Miss Convergys, Miss PNOC-EDC, Miss Boardwalk, Miss Cali, Miss Magnolia, and Miss Super Ferry.
  • Alexis Danica Drilon (2011) represented Bacolod City in Lin-ay sang Negros 2014 and won the title.[17]

Stint on National Pageants
  • Jewel Mae Lobaton (1993) joined Binibining Pilipinas 1995 and made it to the Top 15. Three years after, she joined Binibining Pilipinas 1998 and was adjudged First Runner-Up. When the winner Tisha Silang was dethroned because of citizenship issue, she took over as the Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 1998 and went on to represent Philippines to the Miss Universe 1998 pageant in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
  • Carmela Arcolas (1995) joined the Miss Philippine Centennial pageant in Clark Pampanga in 1998 and emerged the winner.[3]
  • Jona Jarder (1997) made it to the Top 10 of Binibining Pilipinas 2000
  • Althea Mauricio joined Binibining Pilipinas 2003 and was adjudged 3rd Place-Best in Talent.
  • Kristine Alonso, Masskara Festival Queen 2007 1st runner-up joined Miss Philippines – Earth 2010 representing Bacolod City where she was placed Top 10 of Best in Talent. By 2016 and 2017 consecutively, she was assigned as Team Manager for Miss Earth international pageant.

References
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  2. Leonardia, Ninfa (7 August 2014). "Glamor at Camp Bagong Diwa". Visayan Daily Star. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. "Miss Philippines Centennial (1998-2098)". Choose Philippines. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. 20 beauties vie for Lin-ay Sang Negros, 2010-03-18
  5. "Radiant Bridal Beauty with The Indigo Strokes". kasal.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  6. "Daily Star: Top Stories". Archives.visayandailystar.com. 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  7. Glady Reyes (20 October 2008). "Vega Crowned MassKara Queen 2008". experiencenegros.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  8. "Daily Star: Top Stories". Archives.visayandailystar.com. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  9. "DAILY STAR: Top Stories". visayandailystar.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-11.
  10. "USLS grad crowned MassKara Queen 2015". 13 October 2015.
  11. Cari-an, Keith Brandon (17 October 2016). "Escamilla crowned MQ 2016". Visayan Daily Star. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  12. "USLS student crowned MassKara Queen 2017". 20 October 2017.
  13. "Meet your MassKara Queen 2018, Ella Mae Mercado". 28 October 2018.
  14. "21-year-old LCC Student Crowned MASSKARA Queen 2019". 26 October 2019.
  15. "Masskara Festival cancelled". 21 September 2020.
  16. "CROWNED. Miss Bacolod MassKara-Universe is Miss Kara Villarosa". 20 October 2022.
  17. "Daily Star: Top Stories". Visayandailystar.com. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2015-05-09.

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