Red and gold are the signature colors of the opening number of Sinulog Festival Queen 2020 Coronation Night held at the Grand Stand of Cebu City Sports Center on Friday night, January 17. | CDND PHOTO / Raul Constantine Tabanao
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Wearing the signature Sinulog colors of red and gold, 11 lead dancers of various festivals in the country appeared on stage holding images of Señor Santo Niño during the opening number of the Sinulog Festival Queen Coronation Night.
The pageant, which highlights the best Sinulog female lead dancers, started at 8:43 p.m. but encountered technical issues around 9:06 p.m. while hosts Vince Escario and Karla Henry were announcing the first set of special awards.
Of the 11 candidates, five are from out-of-town contingents while six are from Cebu.
As of this posting, the first set of special awards were announced. The winners are the following:
Miss Friendship
Shelah Faye Juntilla of Tribu Sinanduloy Cultural Dance Troup (Tangub City, Misamis Occidental)
Miss Photogenic
Beverly Binghay of Tribu Pintaflores (San Carlos City, Negros Occidental)
Miss Pioneer Adhesive
Jesselle Saniel of Inasal Festival ( City of Talisay, Cebu)
Miss AirAsia 2020
Jane Genosiba of Kabkaban Festival (Carcar City, Cebu)
Miss Mega Sardines
Monika Afable of Tribu Rayhal (Borongan, Eastern Samar)
Miss Mang Inasal
Monika Afable of Tribu Rayhal (Borongan, Eastern Samar)
Tasked to pick the winner of this year’s search is a good mix of cultural performers, artists, fashion designer, beauty queens and culture and heritage experts.
They are: Annie Divinagracia Sartorio, Shaila Rebortera, Angie Louie, Nestor Jardin, Al Ryan Alejandre, Mr. Hwang Woon Ki, Paolo Ballesteros, John Herrera and Cary Santiago.
Sinulog Festival Queen 2020 will win a cash prize of P150,000. The first runner-up will win P100,000 and second runner-up with P50,000.
The third and fourth runners up will win P30,000 and P20,000 respectively.
The candidates will be given financial assistance worth P20, 000 each.
Sinulog Festival Queen 2019 Nicole Borromeo went on to win various national conpetitio including the Miss Millennial 2019 crown in Eat Bulaga. / celr