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Consuelo Acuña-German (deceased)
Consuelo Zaldarriaga Acuña was the Miss Philippines of the 1930 Manila Carnival. More here: .
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Mary Ejercito (1905 - 2009)
NOTE: Mary Ejercito was possibly born Gregoria Marcelo , the daughter of Paulino Marcelo, of Makati, and Patrocinia Antonio, of Paco, Manila. However, it is unclear if this is accurate because her date...
Julieta Abad Rufino National Museum of the Philippines updated their cover photo. July 17, 2016 · A family heirloom as gift to the nation. Continuing the acknowledgement this month of our generous donors of artworks, we would like to make special mention the gift of the family of Rafael P. Rufino, Sr. It is Fernando C. Amorsolo's 1951 Portrait of Julieta Abad Rufino. Before marrying Rafael P. Rufino, Sr. Julieta Abad was in 1935 Miss Visayas to Manila Carnival Queen Conchita Sunico. She had seven children and became renowned as a real estate developer-entrepreneur. During the January 18, 2013 turnover and unveiling of the Rufino portrait, National Museum Trustee Maria Isabel G. Ongpin said: “We are very proud to count the family of Rafael R. Rufino, Sr. to the growing list of the Museum’s benefactors, and on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the National Museum, I have the privilege of extending our deepest gratitude for the very generous and important gift of this fine portrait of Julieta Abad Rufino, which was especially commissioned by her husband Rafael R. Rufino, Sr. from Fernando Amorsolo in 1951. Please be assured that this work of art, so representative of the mastery of the first National Artist, shall always have a prominent place in the public exhibition galleries here in this historic building.” Come and see this remarkable portrait of Julieta Abad Rufino and more in Gallery IX, National Museum of Fine Arts (Old Legislative Building), Manila. © Aissa Domingo and the National Museum of the Philippines (2016) National Museum of the Philippines updated their cover photo. July 17, 2016 · A family heirloom as gift to the nation. Continuing the acknowledgement this month of our generous donors of artworks, we would like to make special mention the gift of the family of Rafael P. Rufino, Sr. It is Fernando C. Amorsolo's 1951 Portrait of Julieta Abad Rufino. Before marrying Rafael P. Rufino, Sr. Julieta Abad was in 1935 Miss Visayas to Manila Carnival Queen Conchita Sunico. She had seven children and became renowned as a real estate developer-entrepreneur. During the January 18, 2013 turnover and unveiling of the Rufino portrait, National Museum Trustee Maria Isabel G. Ongpin said: “We are very proud to count the family of Rafael R. Rufino, Sr. to the growing list of the Museum’s benefactors, and on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the National Museum, I have the privilege of extending our deepest gratitude for the very generous and important gift of this fine portrait of Julieta Abad Rufino, which was especially commissioned by her husband Rafael R. Rufino, Sr. from Fernando Amorsolo in 1951. Please be assured that this work of art, so representative of the mastery of the first National Artist, shall always have a prominent place in the public exhibition galleries here in this historic building.” Come and see this remarkable portrait of Julieta Abad Rufino and more in Gallery IX, National Museum of Fine Arts (Old Legislative Building), Manila. © Aissa Domingo and the National Museum of the Philippines (2016)

Julieta Lugod Abad (c.1916 - 1941)
Juliet Lugod Abad was crowned Miss Visayas at the 1935 Manila Carnival. More here: .
Carmen Fernandez-Guevara (1907 - 2009)
Carmen Rodriguez Fernandez-Guevarra competed as Miss Palawan in the 1926 National Beauty Contest at the Manila Carnival, two years after her older sister won the crown.===Resources===* Castro, Alex et ...
Lourdes Salak Besa (1907 - 2002)
As a young woman, Luz Besa-Ilagan she represented Tarlac to the 1927 Manila Carnival Pageant. More here: .

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This sub-project aims to organize genealogical data on the royalties of the Manila Carnival, a two-week national fair, held between 1908 and 1939. According to Alex Castro, a widely-referenced author of a blog on the Manila Carnival, the event was created "to celebrate harmonious U.S.-Philippine relations and to showcase our commercial, industrial and agricultural progress. Spectacular parades, lavish shows, firework displays and the crowning of the Manila Carnival Queen highlighted the greatest annual event in the Orient".

Find more biography projects at the master project page, Families of the Philippines.

Master Profiles of the Manila Carnival Royalty

1908

Leonarda Escolar Limjap, resigned Queen of the Orient
Pura Garcia Villanueva, crowned Queen of the Orient
Marjorie Radcliffe Colton, Queen of the Occident
Manuel Gomez, King Consort of the Queen of the Orient
George T. Langhorn, King of the Occident
Other Candidates for Queen: Pilar Reyes Cobarrubias, Carmen Francia, Felisa Jacon, Amalia Jaime, Dolores de Morio, Salud Mortera, Concepcion Ocampo, Josefina Ocampo, Inocencia Baptista Reyes, Paz Yangko

1909

Julia Guerrero Agcaoili, Manila Carnival Queen
Francisco Guerrero Agcaoili, King Consort to the Carnival Queen

1910

1911

1912

Paz Jurado Marquez, Manila Carnival Queen
Paz Bantug de Guzman (Nueva Ecija), Reina de Luzon
Amparo Benitez Noel (Cebu), Reina de Visayas
Juan Orbeta, King Consort to Queen of the Visayas
Remedios Fernandez Reyes (Camiguin), Sultana de Mindanao
Baldomero Pelaez, Sultan de Mindanao
Mattie May Law, Reina del Dia Americana

1913

Julia Otero Arceo (Batangas), Reina de Luzon
Ana Palanca (Palawan), Reina de Visayas
Inocencia Cabato (Zamboanga), Reina de Mindanao

1914

Dolores Perez de la Cerna Rubio, Manila Carnival Qeen

1915

Concepcion Zurbito Medina, Manila Carnival Queen
Joseph Manning, King Escort to the Carnival Queen
The Royal Court: Natividad Lontoc, Esperanza Escolar Limjap, Consuelo Felix, Jose Escolar Limjap.

1916

Manolita Delgado Barretto, Manila Carnival Queen
Jose Chuidian, King Consort to the Carnival Queen

1917

Mela Kamakee Fairchild, Manila Carnival Queen
William Washington Vaughan, King Escort to the Carnival Queen

1918

Enriqueta Lasso de Vega Aldanese, Manila Carnival Queen
Jose Reyes Galvez, King Consort to the Carnival Queen

1919

1920

Trinidad Roura de Leon, Queen of the Orient
Ralph Earnshaw, King Consort to the Queen of the Orient
Court to the Queen of the Orient: Amanda Lichauco, Francisco Limjap
Virginia Randolph Crocker Harrison, Queen of the Occident

1921

Carmen Legarda Prieto, Manila Carnival Queen
Basilio Valdez, King Consort to the Carnival Queen
The Royal Court: Jose Revilla
Other Candidates: Dolores Casanovas, Nellie Ping, Man Ho Po, Kong Li Po, Clotilde Blancaflor, Cornelia Lichauco.

1922

Virginia Llamas, Manila Carnival Queen
Carlos P. Romulo, King Consort to the Carnival Queen
Other Candidates: Vicenta Veloso Osmeña, Nena Valera, Margaret Murray

1923

Catalina Castillo Apacible, Manila Carnival Queen
Eugenio Hofileña Lopez, King Consort to the Carnival Queen
Other Candidates: Conchita Seiboth

1924

Trinidad Rodriguez Fernandez, Manila Carnival Queen

1925

Maria Marcelo Ejercito, Manila Carnival Queen
Carmen Arevalo Papa, Manila Carnival Queen
Vicente Mendoza, King Consort to the Carnival Queen

1926

Socorro Borcena Henson, Manila Carnival Queen
Vicente A. Rufino, King Consort to the Carnival Queen
Anita Agoncillo Noble (Batangas), Miss Philippines
Leopoldo Villarosa Khan, King Consort to the Miss Philippines
Carmen Fargas (Zamboanga), Miss Pearl of the Orient Seas
Rosario Genato (Manila), Miss Luzon
Aurora Reyes (Samar), Miss Visayas
Bala Amai Miring (Lanao), MIss Mindanao
Other Candidates for Manila Carnival Queen : Lourdes Magdangal Luciano
Other Candidates for the 1st National Beauty Contest: Leonila Reyes (Miss Agusan), Cristina Victoria (Miss Baguio), Rosa Reyes (Miss Bataan), Ascension Gaviola (Miss Bohol), Isabel Melendez (Miss Bukidnon), Caridad Pineda (Miss Mindoro), Carmen Fernandez-Guevara (Miss Palawan), Isolina Puno Palma (Miss Tarlac), Nita San Agustin (Miss Tayabas),

1927

Luisa Fernandez Marasigan, Miss Philippines
Guillermo Jose, King Consort to Miss Philippines
Iluminada Laurel (Batangas), Miss Luzon
Lourdes Rodriguez (Cebu), Miss Visayas
Nora Maulana (Sulu), Miss Mindanao)
Caridad Morente (Pinamalayan), Miss Mindoro)
Mercedes Verdote de Jesus Joaquin, Miss Marinduque
Pacita Tiongson Mateo, Miss Bulacan
Encarnacion Ibañez Johnson, Miss Rizal
Rosario Lacsamana Manuel, Miss Pampanga
Amelia Zialcita Romualdez, Miss Leyte
Luz Salak Besa, Miss Tarlac
Julieta Hofileña Lopez, Miss Iloilo

1928

1929

Paz Ongsiako de los Reyes, Miss Philippines
Damas de Honor: Isabelita de los Reyes, Beatrice Villanueva, Iluminada Perez, Dolores Sta. Maria

1930

Consuelo Zaldarriaga Acuña
Emilio Veloso Osmeña, King Consort to Miss Philippines
Estrella Alvarez, Miss Luzon
Luz Villaluna, Miss Visayas
Rosario Ruiz Zorilla, Miss Mindanao
Other Candidates: Corazon Campos, Luz Aunario, Violeta Lopez

1931

Maria Villanueva Kalaw, Miss Philippines
Teodoro Villanueva Kalaw, King Escort to Miss Philippines
Alicia Cabarrus de Santos (resigned)
Lina Araullo, Miss Luzon
Lourdes Rodriguez, Miss Visayas
Louise Steven, Miss Mindanao
Other Candidates: Pilar Alberto, Fe Alberto, Rita Villaflor Pañares, Pacita Reyes, Emilia Diago, Celia Acosta, Remedios Manlunas, Gloria Manlunas

1932

Emma Gonzales Zamora, Miss Philippines
Rosalina Cispon Lim, Miss Luzon
Aleli Aguilar Guzman, Miss Visayas
Violeta Lopez, Miss Mindanao
Arturo Cabarrus de Santos, King Consort to Miss Philippines
Geronimo Santiago, Escort to Miss Luzon
Ramon Araneta, Escort to Miss Mindanao

1933

Engracia Arcinas Laconico, Miss Philippines
Charity de Ocampo Crow, Miss Luzon
Blanquita Opinion, Miss Visayas
Angelina Tronqued Biunas, Miss Mindanao
Gregorio Y. Zara, King Consort to Miss Philippines

1934

Clarita Villarica Tan Kiang, Miss Philippines
Luisa Laconico, Miss Luzon
Hector Gomez, Escort to Miss Luzon
Marcelina Cuenca, Miss Visayas
Antonio Albert, Escort to Miss Visayas
Consuelo M. Villamor, Miss Mindanao
Other Candidates: Lucy Pamintuan

1935

Conchita Chuidian Sunico, Miss Philippines
Catalina Zabala, Miss Luzon
Julieta Abad, Miss Visayas
Carmen De Leon Del Rosario, resigned Miss Mindanao
Celia Araullo, crowned Miss Mindanao
Antonio Bayot, King Consort to Miss Philippines
Jose Feliciano, Escort to Miss Mindanao

1936

Mercedes Montilla Montilla, Miss Philippines
Amparo Reyes Karagdag, Miss Luzon
Helen Cataran Bennett, Miss Visayas
Cleofe Jaime Balingit, Miss Mindanao
Zafiro Ledesma, King Consort to Miss Philippines
Ricardo Lardizabal Paras, Escort to Miss Mindanao

1937

Maria Carmen Bayot Zaldarriaga, Miss Philippines
Antonio Arnaiz, King Consort to Miss Philippines
Elisa Manalo , Miss Luzon
Sonia Gamboa, Miss Visayas
Adela Coscolluela, Miss Mindanao

1938

Guia Gonzales Balmori, Miss Philippines
Ernesto Santos, King Consort to Miss Philippines
Rosario Ferro, Miss Luzon
Belen de Guzman, Miss Visayas
Marina Lopez, Miss Mindanao

1939

Iluminada Mojica Tuason, Miss Philippines
Ramon Calleja Fernandez, King Consort to Miss Philippines
Estrella Santos Fabon, Miss Luzon
Adela Lim Planas, Miss Visayas
Herminia Cajulis, Miss Mindanao

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