KALIBO, Aklan – Application for the Mutya it Kalibo Ati-Atihan 2019 is now ongoing.
Pageant director Albert Meñez said they will choose 16 girls to compete in next year’s installment of the annual beauty contest, which is one of the highlights of the sought-after Ati-Atihan Festival.
The pageant is open to all Aklanon ladies. Non-Aklanon women who are studying in the province can also join.
Applicants must be 15 to 24 years old, single and must never been married or have given birth. The minimum height limit is 5 feet and 4 inches.
They must submit their filled-up application forms, close-up and full body photos, photocopy of birth certificate and parents’ consent for those below 18 years old at the Kasafi office in Capt. Gil Mijares Building near Pastrana Park.
“This is the start of an exciting journey for our young women in Aklan [who want] to have the once-a-lifetime opportunity of becoming the next Mutya,” said Meñez.
Meñez – also the chairman of the Kalibo Santo Niño Ati-Atihan Foundation, Inc. (Kasafi) – said the pageant has been encouraging young ladies to “reach their full potential” since 2011.
The pageant’s coronation night will be on Jan. 11 next year at the Gov. Augusto B. Legaspi Sports and Cultural Center in this capital town.
Prize packages for the winners will be announced soon, said Meñez. (With a report from Aklan Forum Journal/PN)
