Pauline Amelinckx (right) with newly-crowned Miss Hundred Islands Denise Joy Flores (center) and last year’s winner Monica Valle./LGU-ALAMINOS CITY, PANGASINAN FACEBOOK PHOTO
Miss Supranational 2023 first runner-up Pauline Amelinckx is at the tourist-favorite destination of Hundred Islands in the City of Alaminos in Pangasinan along with several other Binibining Pilipinas beauty queens for the staging of the 2024 Miss Hundred Islands competition on March 10 at the New Lucap Park in Alaminos.
Together with her at the judging panel were 2021 Bb. Pilipinas International Hannah Arnold, who was a semifinalist in the 2022 Miss International pageant, and reigning Bb. Pilipinas International Angelica Lopez. Bb. Pilipinas pageant official Gines Enriquez was also in the panel.
Another Bb. Pilipinas alumna, 2021 The Miss Globe queen Maureen Montagne, hosted the ceremonies with hunk actor Marco Gumabao, brother of 2019 Bb. Pilipinas Globe Michele Gumabao.
International titleholders also joined the 2024 Miss Hundred Islands judging panel—reigning Pageant of the World winners Erika Bunter from Tonga and Eric Phan from Vietnam.
Twenty-two ladies from different towns and cities in Pangasinan competed in the pageant. Denise Joy Flores from Lingayen emerged victorious and inherited the Miss Hundred Islands title from last year’s winner Monica Valle. The crown also came with a new role as the City of Alaminos’ new tourism ambassador.
Also crowned at the competition were Miss Hundred Islands-Tourism Reisha Mae Valdez from Umingan, and Miss Hundred Islands-Environment Kyrie Shane Aragon from Urdaneta City.
Jessalyn Espinoza from Mangaldan settled for the first runner-up spot, while April Mae Flores from Lingayen rounded up the winners’ circle as second runner-up.
Aika Events and Productions mounted the 2024 Miss Hundred Islands finale, its first time to stage the provincial competition. It is the same team behind the 2023 Bb. Pilipinas coronation show which earned rave reviews from avid pageant followers.