Elaisa Jane Valencia: Embodying Inner Beauty

At 18, Elaisa Jane Lamigo Valencia is both a dreamer and an aspiring beauty queen. A native of Duenas, Iloilo, Elaisa stands 5'4 with a vital statistics of 32-24-33. A proud daughter of Edwin and Leah Valencia, Elaisa is a born performing artist which include her talents in acting, singing and dancing. As an actress, she believes her passion is inclined in expressing her artistry onstage.

Presently, she's taking up Bachelor of Science in Tourism at Central Philippine University. After finishing her studies, she hopes to travel the world and pursue her dream to join international prestigious beauty pageants that would further boost her self-confidence and outlook in life. For her, being chosen as one of the official candidates of this year's Miss Paraw Regatta gave her the opportunity to challenge herself in sharing her talents, vibrant personality and her heart for social advocacy.

Meet this lovely Ilongga beauty in the The Miss Paraw Regatta 2016 in the pre-final competition and coronation night:

Miss Paraw Regatta "Trash to Cash" Gown Competition - February 9, 2016, 4PM at Robinsons Place Iloilo - Foundation Area

Miss Paraw Regatta Swimwear Competition - February 10, 2016, 4PM at Robinsons Place Iloilo - Foundation Area

Miss Paraw Regatta Evening Gown Competition - February 11, 2016, 4PM at Robinsons Place Iloilo - Foundation Area

Miss Paraw Regatta Talent Competition - February 12, 2016, 4PM at SM City Iloilo - New Activity Centre

Miss Paraw Regatta Cultural Costume Competition - February 13, 2016, 4PM at SM City Iloilo - New Activity Centre

Miss Paraw Regatta Press Conference - February 14, 2016, 10AM at Tatoy's Manokan and Resort

Miss Paraw Regatta Fashion Show featuring the designs of "Carlo Simoy" - February 16, 2016, 4PM at Robinsons Place Iloilo - Foundation Area

Miss Paraw Regatta Grand Coronation Night- February 19, 2016, 4PM at West Visayas State University Cultural Center

Gibbel Marie Erobas: Radiance of an Ilongga Beauty

Gibbel Marie Paramosa Erobas is a 19-year-old Ilongga beauty from Pavia, Iloilo. She stands 5'4 with a vital statistics of 25-34-32. Raised with passion in life by her loving parents, Gibb and Ma. Elma Erobas, Gibbel is gifted with talents like playing the guitar and singing. Her hobbies include beautifying herself and other people by mastering the art of make-up, fashion designing and reading books. Presently, she's taking up Bachelor of Science in Tourism at Central Philippine University.

Aside from her outgoing character, she value her studies more than anything else. In fact, she graduated valedictorian in Bangkok Advent School during her elementary and high school years. Growing up in Thailand has given her the edge to become passionately exposed to various cultures and people. She can speak both Thai, Ilonggo, English and Tagalog fluently. Someday, she dreams of becoming a flight stewardees or a chef for a cruise liner ship.

For Gibbel, she was able to embrace her vision for cultural diversity and experience by joining various competitions including beauty pageants. She believes that women in these modern times should be more expressive and must possess the responsibility to inspire other people positively. Joining Miss Paraw Regatta is not just a dream come true for her but a chance to showcase her radiant personality, develop herself and appreciate her true cultural identity as a West Visayas lady whose heart is intended to inspire the world around her.

Catch this gorgeous Ilongga beauty in the The Miss Paraw Regatta 2016 in the pre-final competition and coronation night:

 Miss Paraw Regatta "Trash to Cash" Gown Competition - February 9, 2016, 4PM at Robinsons Place Iloilo - Foundation Area

 Miss Paraw Regatta Swimwear Competition - February 10, 2016, 4PM at Robinsons Place Iloilo - Foundation Area

 Miss Paraw Regatta Evening Gown Competition - February 11, 2016, 4PM at Robinsons Place Iloilo - Foundation Area

 Miss Paraw Regatta Talent Competition - February 12, 2016, 4PM at SM City Iloilo - New Activity Centre

 Miss Paraw Regatta Cultural Costume Competition - February 13, 2016, 4PM at SM City Iloilo - New Activity Centre

 Miss Paraw Regatta Press Conference - February 14, 2016, 10AM at Tatoy's Manokan and Resort

 Miss Paraw Regatta Fashion Show featuring the designs of "Carlo Simoy" - February 16, 2016, 4PM at Robinsons Place Iloilo - Foundation Area

Miss Paraw Regatta Grand Coronation Night- February 19, 2016, 4PM at West Visayas State University Cultural Center

Miss Paraw Regatta Unveils 2016 Theme Song Lyric Video

The music of passion, the poetry of legacy and the beauty of timeless radiance unveiled in the lyric video of Miss Paraw Regatta 2016 theme song version online. Produced by RSLPhoenix Music, lyrics written by Ronelo Sanchez Ladiao, music and arrangement by Billy Basinillo. It was first launched in 2015 which was performed by former Miss Paraw Regatta 2015 Queens Janica Ella Hondrade and Ahriana Lovely Huyaban, the song made a mark as the first original theme song for a beauty pageant in Western Visayas. The song officially had its first radio airplay at local radio stations and special feature article in local newspapers last year.

This year, the Miss Paraw Regatta theme song comes back with a new version performed by the 2015 Queens who made a mark in the national beauty pageants namely Miss Paraw Regatta - Earth Iloilo Province - Roxanne Divinagracia who won Miss Filipinas Heritage- Culture 2015, Miss Paraw Regatta Queen - Earth Iloilo City - Jona Sweett and Miss Paraw Regatta - Aliwan - Angela Yagaya who became a Top 10 finalist in both Aliwan Festival Queen and Miss Bikini Philippines last year. The recording production and additional arrangement this year is spearheaded bv Justin Andrew Perlas of Supremacy Records. The video clips and direction was creatively produced by Jehu Rampola and BlueAntz Studio. The lyric video showcases the final 25 official candidates of Miss Paraw Regatta 2016 representing the most beautiful and charming ladies from different provinces in Western Visayas such as Iloilo, Guimaras, Capiz, Aklan and Antique footage taken during the candidates’ first production meeting, orientation and swimsuit photo shoot.

Kuris AMX Multimedia and BlueAntz Studio will produce an official music video for the song which is the Samba-inspired main theme of the 3 versions of the pageant song including Bosa Nova and Pop-Dance Version set for official release soon.

The song can now be watched online through the Miss Paraw Regatta Youtube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYrs2s8oydc_SU6FHff7N5g), official facebook pages (https://www.facebook.com/Miss-Iloilo-Paraw-Regatta-Festival-2015-643160712469078/), (https://www.facebook.com/msparawregatta2016/)

and the audio MP3 file can now be downloaded through this link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/06ad62ybine1ow2/Miss+Paraw+Regatta+2016+theme+song.mp3

Ms. Paraw Regatta Teases with Regional Screenings

Elevating as Western Visayas' most prestigious and advocacy-inspired beauty pageant, Miss Paraw Regatta 2016 transforms into a much-hype and highly-anticipated event of the year by launching it as a region-wide endeavor since last year. Organized by the Paraw Regatta Foundation, Inc., this year’s Miss Paraw Regatta takes the competition on a higher level and more culturally-uplifting by harnessing not only its potential as a beauty pageant, but as a venue to the promote the unique cultures, vision for ecological preservation and empower West Visayan women who would become effective ambassadress of goodwill, initially supporting the tourism industry and share our cultural values to the world. This year, the pageant screening happened from different provinces and will choose 5 deserving ladies who will represent their respective provinces.

One of the most prominent screenings that took place last year happened at Robinsons Place Roxas Events Center in Capiz last November 29, 2015. The screening gathered 21 hopeful ladies who paraded in their Casual and Playsuit attires convincing our panel of screening judges which include Ms. Paraw Regatta Earth Province and Miss Filipinas Heritage – Culture Roxanne Divinagracia, Ms. Paraw Regatta – Aliwan Angela Yagaya, Ilonggo fashion designer Carlo Simoy and the mall manager of Robinsons Place Roxas. Out of 21 ladies, there were 5 lucky hopefuls who are now officially chosen as the representative of Roxas City and the Province of Capiz in the Miss Paraw Regatta 2016.

Caption: These are the chosen official candidates of Miss Paraw Regatta 2016 representing the Province of Capiz and Roxas City. Their names will soon be revealed during the official launching online.

The Provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras screening for the Miss Paraw Regatta 2016 was held at the Consejo Hall of Tatoy’s Manokan and Resort on November 30, 10AM. With the same set of screening judges, the two provinces showcased their most charming and gorgeous ladies for a total of 35 screening hopefuls. After the screening, the judges and pageant committee decided to chose 11 official candidates – 5 for Iloilo Province, 5 for Guimaras Province and 1 lady who came all the way from Aklan to represent her province.

Caption: Considered already as official candidates for the Miss Paraw Regatta 2016, these 11 charming ladies will represent the Province of Iloilo (5), Guimaras (5) and Aklan (1). Their names will be revealed soon during the official online launching of the pageant.

The provinces of Antique and Aklan are currently undergoing their screening period and will soon announce an official list of their chosen candidates for the Miss Paraw Regatta 2016. The photography coverage both for Capiz, Iloilo and Guimaras screenings was provided by Ilonggo master lensman, Felipe Uygongco. The Miss Paraw Regatta 2016 pageant chairman and executive producer Salvador “Tres” Solis assisted by production manager Jimmy Bedano, official pageant coordinator head Carlito Aldabon, official designer Carlo Simoy, artistic and creative consultant Edwin Duero, pageant director Bombette Marin and official videographer Jehu Rampola will present a spectacular concept and theme for this year’s Miss Paraw Regatta beauty pageant that would redefine the festival as one of Western Visayas’ best cultural event and pageantry.

Ms. Paraw Regatta Queens reunited, 27 Candidates Ready to Sail

The reigning Queens of Ms. Paraw Regatta 2015 who brought honor and pride for Iloilo City and the whole Western Visayas by winning titles from national beauty pageants  Angela Yagaya, Jona Sweet and Roxanne Divinagracia reunited for a special production photo shoot along with the 28 official candidates of Ms. Paraw Regatta 2016 at Tatoy's Manokan in Villa, Iloilo City on Jan. 14. Ilonggo photography master, Felipe Uygongco led the photography session of candidates. The 27 candidates arrived on January 13 to attend their first orientation meeting with the Paraw Regatta Pageant Committee. 

Here's a first glimpse of the 27 official candidates of the Miss Paraw Regatta 2016. More updates and official photos will be posted online very soon. 

Jona Sweett honored by Iloilo City with a motorcade

Jona Sweett, the reigning Miss Iloilo Paraw Regatta 2015 made Iloilo City proud when she won the title as Miss Philippines Earth Eco-Tourism 2015 last May 2015. Her classy beauty and vibrant personality shines in the beauty pageant that upholds ecological conservation and advocacy. When she arrived in Iloilo City weeks after the coronation night, she was given an honor by Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog with a city-wide motorcade, celebrating her victory and success by putting not only the beauty of Ilonggas in the map but proving that she's a true cultural ambassadress.

Ms Iloilo Paraw Regatta 2016 screening is ON

We are proud to announce that the screening for the Miss Iloilo Paraw Regatta 2016 will be held in the following dates and venues:
Province of Capiz - November 29, 3PM at Robinsons Place Roxas
Province of Iloilo - November 30, 9am at Tatoy's Manokan and Resort

5 lucky ladies will be chosen to represent the Province of Capiz and the Province of Iloilo, respectively in the only regional beauty pageant with a timeless tri-advocacy for culture, sports and heritage, the search for the next cultural ambassadress of the region is ON!
Join the royalty faces of Western Visayan Beauties that embodies a golden heart for crowning glory and beauties that sail to the stars!
Other screening dates and venues will be announced soon. For inquiries, contact 09208672044.

The Ms Iloilo Paraw Regatta 2015 official theme song and music video performed by Janica Ella Hondrade and Ahriana Lovely Huyaban, both Ms. Iloilo Paraw Regatta Queens 2014.

Jona Sweett, reigning Ms. Iloilo Paraw Regatta Queen - Earth (Iloilo City) 2015 and Miss Philippines Earth Eco-Tourism 2015 made the people of Western Visayas proud of her achievements.

A half-Australian, half-Filipino beauty, Jona hails from the Province of Aklan. Her elegant beauty and heart for social advocacy made her a perfect cultural ambassadress for Western Visayas not only in the field of beauty pageantry but in inspiring her fellow youth to become responsible role models.

Angela Yagala was crowned as Ms. Iloilo Paraw Regatta - Aliwan 2015. She represented Iloilo City in Reyna nga Aliwan beauty pageant this year. She was also sent to represent Iloilo in the Miss Bikini Philippines 2015 and landed as a Top 5 Finalist.

Angela, being a strong-willed and talented Antiquena from the Province of Antique, is the reigning Ms. University of Antique 2015. She advocates women empowerment and believes that through education, social reformation can be uphold and fulfilled.

Roxanne Divinagracia won the title as Ms. Iloilo Paraw Regatta - Earth (Iloilo Province) 2015. Continuing her journey, she competed in the Ms. Filipinas Heritage 2015 representing Iloilo City and was crowned as Ms. Filipinas Heritage Culture.

Roxanne is a classy Ilongga - charming, soft-spoken and gifted with talents. She's also the reigning Ms. Pandayan Festival Queen 2015. Her personal advocacy is to preserve our cultural heritage for future generations to appreciate our true cultural identity as Ilonggos.