Cebu City – Reigning Ms. Lanao del Norte Angel Lou Pates was declared 4th Runner-up in the recently concluded Search for Sinulog Festival Queen 2012.

The well-attended competition was held at the Abellana National School on January 13, 2012.

The 20-year old lead dancer from the capital town of Tubod impressed the judges with her graceful dance moves and poise under pressure despite being a first-timer in the festival pageant.

The Lanao del Norte candidate performed flawlessly with dancers from the Land of Beauty and Bounty during a three-minute Sinulog dance routine. The Festival Queen candidates were also required to do a one-minute solo performance during the competition donning on her festival costume.

“I was really overwhelmed with the kind of support that I got from the other members of the contingent and from the officials of our province especially Gov. Khalid Dimaporo. I will never forget this experience”, Pates expressed.

The search of Festival Queen 2012 is one of the highlights of the annual celebration of Cebu’s Sinulog Festival.

A pre-pageant activity happened earlier at SM City North Wing which included a fashion show of the 14 contestants from Visayas and Mindanao in their ornate festival costumes.

The Lanao del Norte representative is a student of MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology taking up B.S. Biology.

Other winners were Apriel Smith crowned as this year’s Festival Queen, Nerissa Modesto (1st runner- up) of Tanauan, Leyte, Conchitina Cleofe Yu (2nd runner-up) of Alang-alang, Leyte, and Shekina Rose Lasola (3rd runner-up) of Dumaguete City. VNL/PIO-LDN