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

Year	Title	Name	School
1982	Miss Masskara 1982	Ma. Cecile Villacin[2]	Bacolod City National High School
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988	Miss Masskara 1988	Loretta Ramon	University of St. La Salle
1989	Miss Masskara 1989	Roselle Bernaje
1990	Miss Masskara 1990	Catherine Orola
1991
1992	Miss Masskara 1992	Christine Tionko
1993	Miss Masskara 1993	Jewel Mae Lobaton	University of St. La Salle
1994	Masskara Festival Queen 1994	Yrene Valenzuela
1995	Masskara Festival Queen 1995	Carmela Arcolas[3]	University of St. La Salle
1996	Masskara Festival Queen 1996	Monique Escalada
1997	Masskara Festival Queen 1997	Jona Jarder	University of St. La Salle
1998
1999	Masskara Festival Queen 1999	Althea Mauricio
2000
2001	Masskara Festival Queen 2001	Normina Pangandaman
2002	Masskara Festival Queen 2002	Meg Urmeneta[4]
2003	Masskara Festival Queen 2003	Jan Nicole Puentevella[5]
2004
2005	Masskara Festival Queen 2005	Charisse Gangoso	Colegio San Agustin - Bacolod
2006	Masskara Festival Queen 2006	Angelique Robles
2007	Masskara Festival Queen 2007	Rosario Anne Sales[6]	University of St. La Salle
2008	Masskara Festival Queen 2008	Jan Maricris Vega[7]
2009	Masskara Festival Queen 2009	Maria Aika Uy[8]	Riverside College
2010	Masskara Festival Queen 2010	Agnes Therese Chang
2011	Masskara Festival Queen 2011	Alexis Danica Drilon	University of St. La Salle
2012	Masskara Festival Queen 2012	Ena Louis Velasco	University of St. La Salle
2013	Masskara Festival Queen 2013	Lady Ann Alquizar	University of St. La Salle
2014	Masskara Festival Queen 2014	Christine Joy Madamba[9]	University of St. La Salle
2015	Masskara Festival Queen 2015	Sam Gergiana Yu[10]	University of St. La Salle
2016	Masskara Festival Queen 2016	Valerie Escamilla[11]	John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation

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.
• Alexis Danica Drilon (2011) represented Bacolod City in Lin-ay sang Negros 2014 and won the title.^[12]

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.

References

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3. "Miss Philippines Centennial (1998-2098)". Choose Philippines. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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8. "DAILY STAR: Top Stories". Archives.visayandailystar.com. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
9. http://visayandailystar.com/2014/October/11/topstory3.htm
10. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/lifestyle/2015/10/13/usls-grad-crowned-masskara-queen-2015-435537
11. Cari-an, Keith Brandon (17 October 2016). "Escamilla crowned MQ 2016". Visayan Daily Star. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
12. "DAILY STAR: Top Stories". Visayandailystar.com. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2015-05-09.