Raine Baljak

Miss Cebu 2016 Coronation Night at the Waterfront Hotel Grand Ballroom on January 9, 2016. Designer Dino Lloren

Raine Baljak (born as Gabriele Raine Abellana Baljak on December 12, 1996) is Miss Cebu 2016.[1] She attended Cebu International School. She was a host for television programme, Weekend Warriors with Drop Decay vocalist Tony Alfonso and DJ Joah Go on MyTV Channel Cebu.[2][3] In May 2015, Raine and her mother, Merce Abellana [4] (former Miss Cebu's 5 Prettiest 1986)[5] have been the ambassadresses to Oro Galleria Fine Jewelry. She became a radio disc jockey for Monster Radio Cebu DYBT FM 105.9[6] In July 2015. Then in November of the same year, she competed in Miss Cebu 2016 and now holds the title. At nineteen she was featured as the cover story for Zee Lifestyle Magazine's Youth Issue in April 2016 discussing her advocacies and passion for organic farming.[7]

ZeeLifestyle Magazine XY April 2016 Issue

Early life

Baljak has mentioned in interviews that she enjoys rock climbing [8] and in a 2006 Freeman article she won first place at ten years old in an Aboitiz Baseline Climbing competition.[9] In 2013 and 2014, Baljak competed in Manila for the International Schools Athletics Conference representing CIS Girls Basketball team.[10][11] She has also volunteered for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in September 2013 - January 2014.[12] In February 2014, Baljak volunteered for the Yellow Boat Foundation.[13] On Baljak's graduating year from Cebu International School, her Visual Arts class exhibited their artworks at the Ayala Center Cebu on March 16–24, 2015.[14]

Miss Cebu 2016

Raine Baljak was candidate number 9 for Miss Cebu 2016. The pre-pageant was held at the Ayala Center Cebu Terraces on January 9, 2016 and she was an early stand out awarded two of the four awards given that night, as Miss Epson for being knowledgeable about Cebuano history and Best in Funwear in her two-piece creation by Mike Yapching.[15] The coronation night was held at the Waterfront Hotel's Grand Ballroom on January 13, 2016 where the panel of judges awarded her as ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Star of the Night and Best in Evening Gown wearing designer Dino Lloren.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ Batucan, Deneb. "A Beauty so Profound". Sunstar Weekend. Sunstar Publishing Inc.
  2. ↑ "Young, Wild and Free with Zee Lifestyle’s April 2015 Issue". Zee Lifestyle Magazine.
  3. ↑ Lopez, Monica. "A Fun Telly Trio". Sunstar Publishing Inc. Sunstar Newspaper Cebu.
  4. ↑ "2 shine at Miss Cebu 2016 pre-pageant". The Freeman. Philstar.
  5. ↑ Panerio, Jonas (January 19, 2016). "All Hail the Queen: One on One with Miss Cebu 2016 Gabriel Raine Baljak". istorya.
  6. ↑ Balbuena, Vanessa (November 29, 2015). "Get to know the Miss Cebu 2016 candidates". The Freeman.
  7. ↑ Taboada, Patty. "Kids These Days". Zee Lifestyle Magazine.
  8. ↑ Batucan, Deneb. "A Beauty so Profound". Sunstar Weekend. Sunstar Publishing Inc.
  9. ↑ No-ot, Caecent. "Aboitiz makes it two in-a-row". The Freeman.
  10. ↑ "CIS ISAC Teams Compete in Manila". Cebu International School.
  11. ↑ "CIS ISAC Girls Basketball". Cebu International School.
  12. ↑ Agrawal, Hansika. "Make-A-Wish". IB CAS Journal Hansika Agrawwal. Wordpress.
  13. ↑ "CIS volunteers for the Yellowboat Foundation". Cebu International School.
  14. ↑ "Cebu International School Newsflash" (PDF). Cebu International School.
  15. ↑ Panerio, Jonas. "Early standouts at the Miss Cebu 2016 pre-pageant". Cebu Daily News. Inquirer.net. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  16. ↑ Batucan, Deneb. "Beauty queen’s daughter wins Miss Cebu 2016 crown". Sunstar Publishing Inc. Sunstar Newspaper Cebu. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  17. ↑ Sibi, Juli Ann. "TV host wins Miss Cebu 2016". Cebu Daily News. Inquirer.net. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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