Province of salt selects its sweet queens
Three students from Lingayen, Santa Barbara and Calasiao brought home the top crowns at the Limgas na Pangasinan Pageant and Coronation Night 2025, and will advance to compete at Miss World Philippines, Miss Grand Philippines and Mutya ng Pilipinas pageants
Limgas na Pangasinan 2025 winners and other contestants.
As the 2025 Pista’y Dayat, the annual provincial festival of Pangasinan, neared its culmination, the province in northwestern Luzon crowned its beauty queens during the Limgas na Pangasinan Pageant and Coronation Night 2025 held on 25 April at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center in the capital town, Lingayen.
The electrical engineering student from Lingayen, Felicity C. Mamplata, was crowned Limgas na Pangasinan World 2025. She will be representing the province at the Miss World Philippines pageant in 2026.
Mamplata is a veteran at beauty pageants, joining them since the age of five. Her latest title was Limgas na Baley ed Lingayen 2025 before becoming the province’s queen. She is currently on her third year at the University of Luzon, where she is president of the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines Inc. chapter in her university. Her advocacy is energy conservation through education.
During the final question-and-answer portion, the top five were asked the common question, “In an era where digital innovation is rapidly transforming societies, how can we leverage technology to preserve and promote the Pangasinense language and its rich cultural traditions?”
Mamplata’s winning answer was “Social media is a powerful tool when we can deliver messages to other people. Through social media, we can promote our tourism heritage sites, resilience community; and through leadership in agriculture, we can excel in our fields. This is where beauty becomes identity.”
During the coronation night, she won two special awards — Miss Friendship and Best in Swimsuit.
On the other hand, Angelica Joy B. Flores, accountancy student at Universidad de Dagupan and Mutya ng Santa Barbara 2024, bagged the Limgas na Pangasinan Grand 2025 title and the chance to compete at the Miss Grand Philippines pageant. She also won the Best in Advocacy Video special award.
An only child in the family, she was elected as a Sangguniang Kabataan kagawad in her barangay and has volunteered at the Santa Barbara Community Pantry during the pandemic lockdowns in 2021.
The Limgas na Pangasinan Mutya 2025 title went to Clare Arwen Cacal, pharmacy student and Calasiao’s representative, who will compete at the Mutya ng Pilipinas pageant. She won the Miss Photogenic special award. Cacal loves running marathons and advocates for better healthcare access and raising awareness on health.
