OLIVIA KAYE BANG-OA – A PAGEANT DREAM GIRL

By Rolando Rafael

The representative of San Gabriel, Olivia Kaye Bang-oa who is a towering beauty is also a Registered Nurse and was surely whisked into the limelight when she brought home the Mutia ti Turismo 2013 in the recently concluded Miss La Union Beauty Pageant. The “Mutia ti La Union” Beauty Pageant (Miss La Union Beauty Pageant) is an annual search among competing La Union beauties of 20 towns. It promotes extensively the tourism industry of La Union by showcasing the different products of the municipalities, the One Town One Product concept and is highlighted during the Town Costume Presentation. There is also the Electric Float Festival and finally the pageant chooses three winners, Mutia ti La Union, Mutia ti Turismo and Mutia ti Kalikasan.  This in essence is meaning of Olivia’s title.

Miss Bang-oa could have joined the Miss San Fernando City, La Union search and may have won in that pageant eventually representing the lone component city of the province because she fulfilled the requirements of the contest, having being domiciled in the city for quite a number of years on account of her schooling and taking her second residence. But moved with love and passion to represent her hometown, she participated in San Gabriel’s pageant instead and she won the right to represent the 4^th class municipality. During the Town Costume competition, her costume highlighted the broom making industry and thus she won the Best in Ecological Costume.

At Queentessence’ we predicted she would be a front-runner and truly we were not wrong. She said in a previous interview that she was very thankful she made it as a semi-finalist but she was much more grateful when she won the Mutia ti Turismo title (Miss Tourism). She was very resplendent throughout the pageant but she was at her best during the evening gown presentation where she won the Best in Evening Gown. Consequently, her designer also was adjudged the Best Designer that night. She also won the Most Beautiful Skin special award.

As featured previously, she is a graduate with Latin Honors (Cum Laude) at La Finns Scholastica (formerly La Union College of Nursing Arts and Sciences or LUCNAS) in San Fernando City. She said, the year long reign would be spent in being an ambassadress of goodwill in the promotion of tourism, local industries, environmental awareness and health. She will encourage the youth to be part of these activities in the betterment of the community.

We are happy for Miss Bang-oa’s success in the pageant but we wish that she set also her goals in the national arena by undergoing training for the Binibining Pilipinas. With her height, beauty, charms and wit, she has what it takes to be a Bb. Pilipinas winner. So my fervent wish – Go for it Olivia Kaye! Kudos and cheers!!!

Photo Credits: Jay Orros Photography, Airwind Bautista