2016 — Grace Charmaine Banua Vendiola
Name: Grace Charmaine Banua Vendiola
Also known as: Grace Charmaine Vendiola
Profession: Model
Title: Miss Negros Oriental 2016
Pageant Achievements:
Miss Silka 2012 — Winner
Miss Zamboanguita 2014 — Winner
Miss Universe Philippines 2021 — Top 30
About Grace Charmaine Banua Vendiola
Grace Charmaine Banua Vendiola is a model and beauty pageant titleholder from Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental. Her involvement in pageantry began before her provincial title, with reported victories in Miss Silka 2012 and Miss Zamboanguita 2014.
In 2016, Vendiola represented Zamboanguita in Miss Negros Oriental, one of the major events of the province’s Buglasan Festival. Fourteen candidates representing different cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental competed in the pageant.
Vendiola was crowned Miss Negros Oriental 2016 at the Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center in Dumaguete City. Her victory made her the successor to Trixia Marie Maraña, Miss Negros Oriental 2015.
Several years later, Vendiola returned to major pageantry as the representative of Negros Oriental in Miss Universe Philippines 2021. She advanced to the Top 30 of the national competition, extending her pageant career from the municipal and provincial level to a major national pageant
Photo source – Miss Negros Oriental / Facebook