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Bicolana lass reigns as Cebu’s Sinulog 2016 Festival Queen

A Bicolana from Placer town of Masbate province reigns as Sinulog 2016 Festival Queen. Cynthia Thomalla, the fairest of all contenders is a tourism student. The lucky lady also won eight special awards including Miss Photogenic, SM Sinulog Festival Queen, Miss OLX Philippines, Miss Kokuryo Cosmetics, Yamaha Rev Queen, Miss Lecit-E, Miss BHI, and Best in group production presentation.

Bicol Street Journalist 9 years ago1:44 pm
16 Jan , 2016

A Bicolana from Placer town of Masbate province reigns as Sinulog 2016 Festival Queen. Cynthia Thomalla, the fairest of all contenders is a tourism student. The lucky lady also won eight special awards including Miss Photogenic, SM Sinulog Festival Queen, Miss OLX Philippines, Miss Kokuryo Cosmetics, Yamaha Rev Queen, Miss Lecit-E, Miss BHI, and Best in group production presentation.

A Bicolana stunner from Placer town of Masbate reigns as Sinulog 2016 Festival Queen.

Cynthia Thomalla, the fairest of all contenders is a tourism student. The lucky lady also won eight special awards including Miss Photogenic, SM Sinulog Festival Queen, Miss OLX Philippines, Miss Kokuryo Cosmetics, Yamaha Rev Queen, Miss Lecit-E, Miss BHI, and Best in group production presentation.

Other winners include 1st Runner-Up Marianne Hernandez of Carcar City, 2nd Runner-Up Ceydney Basalo of Don Sergio Memorial National High School, 3rd Runner-Up Hyra Desiree Betito of Asturias, Cebu, and Reignna Azucena Mondoy of Catbalogan, Samar.

Team Placer Masbate’s Tribu Himag-Ulaw completes the back to back winning streak of the town.

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