BAGUIO CITY – Thirteen beautiful and talented young ladies are competing in Miss Baguio 2024.
They were presented on Saturday, August 3, at the Venus Parkview Hotel here.

CANDIDATES in the Miss Baguio 2024 pageant are presented in a press conference at Venus Parkview Hotel in Baguio City on August 3. (Zaldy Comanda)
"I have a lot of confidence and hope that we can once again achieve titles in the field of beauty pageant in national to international competition. Our city is known as the ‘Home of Beauty Queens’ now because several of our local candidates were crowned in the international pageant," said Engr. Alec Mapalo, city tourism officer and in-charge of the pageant.
The candidates are Gabrielle Gwen Ramirez, 20, of Barangay San Luis; Jewel Albert Lofstedt, 22, of Barangay Loakan Proper; Carla Stephanie Tilap, 19, of Barangay Irisan; Nikesha Shaniel Isaguirre, 18, of Barangay Camp 7; Rica May Caronongan, 22, of Barangay Apugan-Loakan; Jenelyn Kyla Daquigan, 20, of Barangay Middle Rock Quarry;
Gwendoline Meliz Soriano, 25, of Barangay Bakakeng Central; Nicole Antonette Tilap, 19, of Barangay Irisan; Jasmin Anne Umaza, 22, of Barangay BGH Compound; Maria Dawn Rozeal Castillo, 24, of Barangay Brookside; Hera Pawi, 20, of Bakakeng Norte and Sur; Eden Grace Tolingan, 22, of Barangay Dontogan, and Gerryka de Guzman, 24, of Barangay Ambiong.
The winner will represent this city in the Miss Philippines pageant next year.
"This year, we have partnered so that he will be the authorized handler for participating in the national or international pageant, because in recent years the city government has not been able to participate in the outside pageant due to the lack of budget, so it's better now to continue our level-up in the beauty contest," said Mapalo.
Candidates will face the media, city councilors, and barangay chairmen in a Glamor Night on August 9 and a Fashion Show at SM City Baguio on August 16. The coronation night will be on held on August 30 at the Baguio Convention and Cultural Center.