Mindanaotoday.com | 3 Oro beauties to vie in national pageants
By: Franck Dick Rosete
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Three Kagay-anon ladies will compete three upcoming national pageants after winning the major crowns of Miss Cagayan de Oro 2022.
The Miss Cagayan de Oro 2022 coronation night was held at one of the malls here on Saturday evening, August 27, where 13 candidates who represented their respective barangays fought for the crowns.
With their tremendous performances all throughout the competition, Arianne Galenzoga of Barangay Consolacion has crowned as Miss Cagayan de Oro 2022 Universe and April Angelu Barro of Barangay Canitoan has also been crowned as Miss Cagayan de Oro 2022 Pilipinas.
Meanwhile, Cris Antonette Teano of Barangay Carmen won as the first runner-up; Blanche Nicole Villaluz of Barangay Nazareth as second runner-up; Lensyl Patricio also in Barangay Carmen won as third runner-up; and Luisa Merry Bingtan of Barangay Iponan as fourth runner-up.
Galenzoga will compete for the upcoming Miss Universe Philippines. Meanwhile, Barro will compete for the upcoming Binibining Pilipinas pageant.
Apart from the two major crowns, the said competition has become more unique after the hosts announced that the first runner-up, Cris Antonette Teano, will be the official candidate for the upcoming Mutya ng Pilipinas competition.
In an interview, Miss Cagayan de Oro 2022 Universe winner thanked the people who helped her win the top crown.
“I just want to say thank you to everyone who has helped me and honed me to become, I finally say it, this year’s Miss Cagayan de Oro 2022 Universe,” Galenzoga said.
“I just hope that to all women watching over here that you learned from me that no matter how many challenges you have been through in life, you just have to believe in yourself,” she added.
Galenzoga is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Management Accounting at Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan and a content creator on Youtube who goes by the name ‘Ara G’.
She has over 59,000 subscribers on Youtube and shared her contents about her daily life routine and beauty tips. She is an advocate of mental awareness and pursuing passion and dreams.
Galenzoga shared some interesting facts about her and she said she tried to sell ice candies both in city hall here and provincial capitol grounds as her way to help her family.
Mayor Rolando Uy graced the event with an opening message, expressing his gratitude in having face-to-face activities in line with the celebration of the Higalaay Festival here. Other city officials were also present during the event.
Celebrity Martin Javier, former ABS-CBN NorthMin personality Nicole Abas-Datayan and Miss Cagayan de Oro 2019 and Miss Intercontinental 2021 Cinderella Faye Obeñita were the hosts of the said pageant.
Miss Cagayan de Oro is one of the core activities in line with the celebration of the Higalaay Festival in this city. (MT)
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