BUGALLON LASS WINS LIMGAS NA PANGASINAN CROWN

LINGAYEN - If Lindsay Pauline S. Poulakos, the first-ever Limgas Na Pangasinan 2008 title holder, would thumb up to movie-making, she can probably end up with a role from his father’s own film not just because her father is an International independent film producer in New York, but because of her grace and charm.

All of eighteen summers and an incoming B.S. Pharmacy student of the Saint Louis University in Baguio City, Lindsay admits that her greatest passion is modeling. “I want to become a ramp model, in fact, it is my long-time dream since I was young,” she says.

The only daughter in a brood of three of George Poulakos, a Greek-American marketer and part time ‘indi’ film producer, and the former Heidi Sison, a medical assistant in New York, the new shining star chose to finish her college degree in the Philippines before joining her family in the US where she was born and raise.

Adjudged as Miss Chowking and Miss Talent with her scintillating and innovative rendition of the Pangasinense song, ‘Malinac Lay Labi’ by playing the violin, this lovely lady is basically a homebody preferring to read books and play the violin to while away the hours.

Strikingly tall at 5’7” with regal bearing and queenly sculptured face, she undeniably bested the other 19 candidates with her wit in answering with ease the casual interview done by the emcee as gauge for the selection of the final seven and likewise with the final interview tossed by one of the judges.

If she was a garden that night, she could be its centerpiece, the blooming rose which vies in splendor with summer’s day.

The runner-ups in the Limgas na Pangasinan pageant held May 1 at the Capitol grandstand are : Joy Anne N. Cornejo (Lingayen), 1^st runner up and Marilee S. Dela Cruz (San Carlos City), 2^nd runner up.

The list of special awards include the following: Miss Friendship – Marilee Dela Cruz (San Carlos City), Miss Personality – Ma. Angela Veronica S. Carretero (Malasiqui), Smart Texters Choice – Lovely Angelica Pre (Lingayen), Miss Talent – Lindsay Pauline Poulakos (Bugallon), Darling of the Press – Elaine A. Manangan (Binalonan), Best in Swimsuit – Aimee Flor F. Romero (Binmaley), Miss Coke Zero – Aimee Flor Romero’ Miss Photogenic – Krizette Chrishna A. Unabia (Lingayen), Miss Chowking – Lindsay Pauline Poulakos (Bugallon), Best in Evening Gown – Jarydel V. Prado (Lingayen).

Cash prizes are P80,000 for the Limgas titlist, P50,000 for the 1^st runner-up and P30,000 for the 2^nd runner-up.

The title holder will serve as the ambassadress of goodwill and promote environmental awareness and conservation as well as the various tourist destinations of the province, one of the priority concerns of the provincial government.

She will likewise represent the province in national beauty competitions. (Ruby R. Bernardino)