2023 — Erica Jean Cadayday
Name: Erica Jean Cadayday
Education: Negros Oriental State University
Profession: Model
Title: Miss Negros Oriental 2023
Special Awards — Mutya sa Buahanan 2025:
Best in Opening Production Number
Best in Festival Costume
Best in Long Gown
Pageant Achievements:
2025 — Mutya sa Buahanan — Winner
2026 — Miss Universe Philippines — Top 15, representing Camiguin
About Erica Jean Cadayday
Erica Jean Cadayday is a model and beauty pageant titleholder from Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental. She studied at Negros Oriental State University and represented Santa Catalina in the Miss Negros Oriental 2023 competition.
On October 15, 2023, Cadayday was crowned Miss Negros Oriental 2023 at the Lamberto L. Macias Sports and Cultural Center in Dumaguete City, representing Santa Catalina.
Alongside pageantry, Cadayday has worked as a fashion model. She modeled for Josip Tumapa, including appearing in the To The Golden Age collection. In 2024, she also appeared on the runway during Dumaguete’s Fashion Reimagined at Silliman University, where she modeled a design by Filipino fashion designer Amir Sali. In 2026, she also modeled for renowned Filipino fashion designer Cary Santiago during a fashion show in Bacolod City.
In 2025, Cadayday competed in Mutya sa Buahanan, held as part of Camiguin’s Lanzones Festival. Representing the Liga ng mga Barangay, she won the Mutya sa Buahanan 2025 crown and received three special awards: Best in Opening Production Number, Best in Festival Costume, and Best in Long Gown.
In 2026, her pageant career moved to the national level. Cadayday represented Camiguin at Miss Universe Philippines 2026, where she advanced to the Top 15, continuing her pageant career after winning titles in Negros Oriental and Camiguin.
