The 21-year-old lass from Talisay bested 17 other candidates from various parts of the country for the highly coveted crown in a beauty contest eagerly awaited by pageant aficionados.
Sinulog Festival Queen is 2023 Reyna Ng Aliwan
Jul 18, 2023 02:00 PM
At a glance
2023 Reyna ng Aliwan Kiara Liane Wellington
Kiara Liane Wellington of Cebu’s Sinulog was named 2023 Reyna ng Aliwan in glittering festivities Saturday night.
The 21-year-old lass from Talisay bested 17 other candidates from various parts of the country for the highly coveted crown in a beauty contest eagerly awaited by pageant aficionados.
La Union’s Ayat Festuival Queen Kristine Billy Tabaday emerged as first runner-up, with Natalya Margaret Lindsay of Atimonan’s Tagultol Festival sharing second runner-up honors with Patricia Marie Mendiola of Lucena’s Pasiyahan Festival and Ghenesa Mueller who represented the Udyakan Festiva of Kabankalan, Negros Occidental.
Wellington also copped the Best in Evening Gown title, while Tabaday went home with special awards for Best in Swimsuit, Miss Charm, Miss White Rose, and Miss Photogenic / Darling of the Press.
Lindsay won the Best Festival Costume award, while Mueller co-shared the Miss Friendship award with Melanie Gillamac of Bantayan Island’s Palawod Festival.
As Reyna ng Aliwan, Wellington won P150,000 plus the chance to travel around the country to witness various festivals throughout her year-long reign. Wellington is the 9th Cebuana to win the Reyna ng Aliwan crown; she succeeded Roi Neeve Comanda of Baguio City, who held the title since 2019.