Mindanaotoday.com | El Salvador City beauty crowned Miss Kuyamis 2023
By: Jigger Jerusalem
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Zhydelle Anor Langala of El Salvador City bested other candidates and was adjudged as the Miss Kuyamis 2023.
Langala was crowned during the coronation night held at the Limketkai Center atrium, this city, Wednesday, Jan. 11.
Other winners of this year’s beauty-and-brains pageant are: Mary Love Lopez of Talisayan (1st runner-up); Kriztine Claire de Guzman, Opol (2nd runner-up); Eri Rose Ong, Naawan (3rd runner-up); and Shenalyn Lauron, Gingoog City (4th runner-up).
In her panel interview, Langala gave this answer to the question thrown at her by the panelists: “A Miss Kuyamis woman is a person with a pure heart. I am here because I have a purpose to serve and to become an inspiration to people. Despite the bullying that I received, I learned to be tough and to forgive. I want people to believe in themselves that nothing is impossible.”
The Miss Kuyamis is one of the major events of the Kuyamis Festival, now on its 10th year and the first under the administration of Gov. Peter Unabia, which is celebrated by Misamis Oriental’s 23 municipalities and two cities.
This year’s Kuyamis Festival is also the first time that Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro has collaborated making the festivities inclusive, specifically in the sports tournaments where teams from the city government have participated in various games. (MT)
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