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254. Carnival Beauties: LEONARDA OCAMPO, Miss Philippines 1934 Candidate
A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY. Leonarda Francisco was a music student of St. Scholastica when she made a bid for the Miss Philippines 1934 crown. This lovely Nueva Ecijana became a well-known concert...
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255. Her College Yearbook, PACITA DE LOS REYES, Miss Philippines 1929
PACITA DE LOS REYES, Miss Philippines 1929, in her gradutaion toga as an honors graduate of the University of the Philippines, College of Law.Miss Philippines of 1929,Pacita Ongsiako de los Reyes was a...
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256. Queen of the 1938 Tuguegarao Carnival: HERMINIA AQUINO
CAGAYAN LOVELY. Crowned queen, Herminia I, 1938 Carnival Queen of the Tuguegarao Fair.Cagayanons have been holding provincial carnivals in their province since 1926, and the events have been held...
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257. Her High School Yearbook: NIEVES PAZ ERAÑA , 1939 Miss Mindanao
HIGH SCHOOL TOPNOTCH BEAUTY. The young Nieves Eraña, as a high school graduate of Sta. Catalina College.The future Miss Mindanao of 1939, Nieves Paz Eraña is seen in this photo taken from her...
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258. REMEDIOS FERRER, Miss Mindanao, 1934 Cebu Carnival
MUSE OF MINDANAO. Remedios Ferrer and her Consort, in authentic Muslim costumes at her coronation.The Carnivals of Cebu replicated everything that the big carnival of Manila had, right down to the...
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259. Carnival Wedding: LIM-DEVLIN NUPTIALS
A EURASIAN MATCH. Rosalina Cispon Lim, Miss Luzon 1932, with her new husband Claude Martinez Devlin, at their 1934 wedding. Rosalina has Chinese-Filipina-Spanish-Portuguese bollod courtesy of her...
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260. Post-Carnival Years: MARIA KALAW AT THE PAN-PACIFIC PAGEANT
The Pan-Pacific Pageant was staged during the Commonwealth years as a symbol of goodwill and cooperation between America and its Pacific holdings and territories, including the Philippines. The...
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261. Carnival Album: MISS MINDANAO 1936 & MISS MACABEBE
MACABEBELLES TWO. Miss Mindanao of 1936, Cleofe Balingit lends her royal presence to the Garden Day festivities in her town.Reigning Miss Mindanao 1936, Cleofe Jayme Balingit, and her town mate, Miss...
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262. Carnival Memento: SOUVENIR SILHOUETTE
THE GREAT PROFILE. A Manila Carnival silhouette portrait from 1936, a favorite souvenir from the national fair. French Etienne de Silhouette, a chronic shadow cutter, gave his name to this simple art...
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263. THE 1924 CAPIZ PETIT CARNIVAL
CARMEN OF CAPIZ. The Queen of the 1924 Capiz Petit Carnival and her royal retinue, pose during the coronation night that duplicated the festive air of the national carnival in Manila.Not to be...
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264. 1933 Miss Mindanao: AT THE RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL PAGEANT
MINDA MORAS. Angelina Biunas, who was Miss Mindanao in the court of 1933 Miss Philippines, Engracia Laconico, as a special guest of the Philippine Red Cross.Miss Mindanao 1933, 18 year old Angelita...
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265. Carnival Pageant: TRIUMPH OF EROS AT THE U.P.
NIGHT OF NIGHTS. Student participants of the highly-acclaimed show "Triumph of Eros" pose for a picture at the Carnival Auditorium after wowing the crowds of the 1929 Manila Carnival.The most...
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266. Carnival Ads: 1934 MISS PHILIPPINES AS CELEBRITY ENDORSER
A MODEL OF GOOD FASHION SENSE. 1934 Miss Philippines, Clarita Tan Kiang of Marilao, Bulacan, endorses Genuine Indian Head Cloth in this Graphic Magazine print ad. In later Carnival years (1933-39), the...
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267. Carnival Activities: 1933 MISS PHILIPPINES WITH MRS. MARGUERITE TEAHAN
TEA WITH MRS. TEAHAN.Miss Philippines 1933 Engracia Laconico as an official guest of Malacanang resident, Marguerite Teaha, sister of the incumbent Governor General and considered First Lady of the...
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268. Post-Carnival Days: Miss Luzon 1936, AMPARO KARAGDAG, Actress
KARAGDAGANG TALENTO. Acting became Amparo Karagdag's post-Carnival career. She had a short-lived sting playing leading ladies to movie icons Leopoldo Salcedo, Carlos Padilla and Pempe Padilla Jr....
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269. 1934 BACLAYON (BOHOL) PETIT FAIR
BOHOLANA'S BEST. The Queen of the 1934 Baclayon Petit Fair and her royal court.Queen Cresencia I (Cresencia Ginete) reigned as Queen of the Baclayon (Bohol) Fair with her court: Hospicia Valeroso,...
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270. 1929 SAN PABLO PROVINCIAL FAIR
SCENES FROM SAN PABLO FAIR OF 1929Proofs of provincial progress are depicted in these pictures from the community of San Pablo in Laguna, which celebrated its own fair in 1929. Here, one can see a...
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271. Carnival Beauties: CARMEN REESE, 1923 Baguio Carnival Princess
REESE AND FAMOUS. Mestiza-beauty, Carmen Reese of Baguio was part of the royal retnue of the Baguio Carnival of 1923.Carmen Reese was a princess in the court of Queen Martina Salming, the reigning...
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272. Carnival Activities: 1929 MISS PHILIPPINES AT THE ILOILO CARNIVAL
FULFILLING HER DUTIES. Pacita de los Reyes, queen-elect of the 1929 Manila Carnival, is feted at the 1929 Iloilo Carnival.Miss Philippines of 1929, Pacita delos Reyes, was honored at the Iloilo...
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273. Queen of the 1929 Negros Oriental Carnival: VICTORINA ANTONIO
V FOR VICTORY. Queen Victorina I, the fair queen of Negros, as she looked at her coronation night.In 1929, Negros Oriental held a provincial fair to celebrate their foundation day and to mark their...
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274. Carnival Memento: 1933 MANILA CARNIVAL POSTER
CARNIVAL TIME! Cast your work aside and get ready for the masked revelry at the Manila Carnival of 1933!!A colorful 1933 Manila Carnival poster, printed on the front cover of The Sunday Tribune...
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275. Carnival Beauties: MAGDA I, Queen of the 1928 Pasay Carnival
QUEEN MAGDALENA I. 1928 Pasay CarnivalPasay was one of the 4 original cities of Manila. Due to its proximity and strategic location to Manila, it enjoyed brisk economic and commercial growth during the...
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THE CARNIVAL ENDS.
It's been a long journey from the day I picked up my first Manila Carnival photo--in Bangko, of all places, to starting this blog--and which ended with a pictorial history book of titled Pampanga...
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276. 1911, Reina de Luzon, ELISEA G. TRONQUED, Manila
(NOTE: Perhaps because of the scarcity of press coverage of the 1911 Manila Carnival, it’s been widely believed that the event proceeded without the beauty contest component of the nationwide...
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277. 1909 Queen of the Occident: HELEN MINOR DORRINGTON
1909 QUEEN OF THE OCCIDENT, HELEN DORRINGTON The quest for dual queens to rule over the festivities of the national fair was continued when the 2nd edition of the Manila Carnival went underway in 1909....
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