# Lin-ay sang Negros

Lin-ay sang Negros (transl. Lady of Negros) is a local beauty pageant in Negros Occidental, Philippines. Started in 1994, it is the highlight of a week-long celebration called Panaad sa Negros Festival.

## Winners

| Year | City / municipality | Lin-ay sang Negros | Number of candidates | Date |
| 1994 | Himamaylan | Beatrice Lopez | | May 31, 1994 |
| 1995 | No pageant |
| 1996 | Hinigaran | Maita Enteria | | |
| 1997 | Sagay | Jennifer Legaspi | | |
| 1998 | Hinoba-an | Jerene Vinco | | |
| 1999 | La Castellana | Wilva Ann Cadianza | | |
| 2000 | Victorias | Ma. Victoria Durana | | |
| 2001 | Silay | Liezl Belonio | | |
| 2002 | San Enrique | Ritchie Mediavilla | | |
| 2003 | Murcia | Sharon Mallorca | | |
| 2004 | Sagay | Meg Urmeneta | | |
| 2005 | Sagay | Riza Liz Catigan | | |
| 2006 | Bacolod | Jan Nicole Puentebella | | |
| 2007 | Bacolod | Christer Mari Taclobos | Masskara Festival Queen | April 20, 2007 |
| 2008 | Hinigaran | Karlyn May Bautista | | |
| 2009 | Talisay | Vickie Marie Milagrosa Rushton | | |
| 2010 | Silay | Kareen Ty | | March 26, 2010 |
| 2011 | Hinoba-an | Ann Marie Malayo | | April 9, 2011 |
| 2012 | Bacolod | Allysa Villarico | Masskara Festival Queen | April 13, 2012 |
| 2013 | Bacolod | Samyah Al-Dossary | Masskara Festival Queen | |
| 2014 | Bacolod | Alexis Danica Drilon | 22 | April 4, 2014 |
| 2015 | San Carlos | Jessica Zevenbergen | Lin-ay sang San Carlos | April 17, 2015 |
| 2016 | Victorias | Alyssa Louise Erika Tia Jimenea | 23 | April 18, 2016 |
| 2017 | Bago | Angelika Esther Portugaleza | 24 | April 28, 2017 |
| 2018 | Ilog | Danice Decolongon | 27 | April 20, 2018 |
| 2019 | Talisay | Roxanne Toleco | 26 | April 12, 2019 |
| 2020 | No pageant due to Covid-19 |
| 2021 | No pageant due to Covid-19 |
| 2022 | No pageant due to Covid-19 |
| 2023 | Cauayan | Alliah Janine Al Rashid | 27 | April 21, 2023 |
| 2024 | Victorias | Kyla Rose Romarate | 29 | April 19, 2024 |

### By number of wins

| City/Municipality | Number of wins | Winning years |
| Bacolod | 5 | 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Victorias | 3 | 2000, 2016, 2024 |
| Sagay | 3 | 1997, 2004, 2005 |
| Hinoba-an | 2 | 1998, 2011 |
| Talisay | 2 | 2009, 2019 |
| Silay | 2 | 2001, 2010 |
| Hinigaran | 2 | 1996, 2008 |
| Cauayan | 1 | 2023 |
| Ilog | 1 | 2018 |
| Bago | 1 | 2017 |
| San Carlos | 1 | 2015 |
| Murcia | 1 | 2003 |
| San Enrique | 1 | 2002 |
| La Castellana | 1 | 1999 |
| Himamaylan | 1 | 1994 |

## Lin-ay's competing in national pageants

* Mimilannie Lisondra, Lin-ay sang Negros 1999 1st Runner-up joined Miss University International 2001 in New York, USA and was adjudged the winner. Later that year, she joined Mutya ng Pilipinas 2001 and placed 2nd runner-up.
* Lin-ay sang Negros 2002 Ma. Victoria Durana joined Miss Philippines Earth 2002 but was unplaced.
* Lin-ay sang Negros 2008 winner Riza Liz Catigan joined Binibining Pilipinas 2008 but was unplaced.
* Lin-ay sang Negros 2005 semifinalis Grezilda Ennis Simondo Adelantar joined Binibining Pilipinas 2007 but was also unplaced. In 2009, Adelantar joined Miss Philippines Earth 2009 and won the Miss Philippines Eco-tourism title.
* Kristine Alonso, Lin-ay sang Negros 2008 2nd runner-up joined Miss Philippines Earth 2010 as Miss Bacolod City but was unplaced. She was Top 10 for the Best in Talent category. In 2016 and 2017, she was handpicked by Carousel Productions to be one of the Team Operations Manager for the Miss Earth International pageant.
* Lin-ay sang Negros 2009 Vickie Marie Rushton joined Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 and emerged the winner. As the Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 winner, she was supposed to represent the Philippines to the Miss Intercontinental 2011 pageant in Alicante, Spain. However, because of the delay in the local pageant schedule, Kathleen Anne Po was handpicked by the organizer to represent. In 2018, Rushton joined Binibining Pilipinas and was adjudged Bb. First Runner Up.
* Alyssa Villarico, Lin-ay sang Negros 2012 joined Miss Philippines Earth 2013 but was unplaced. In 2015, one of her co-candidates, Catherine Joy Marin, joined Miss Philippines Earth 2015 and placed Miss Philippines Water.
* Lin-ay sang Negros 2015 Jessica Zevenbergen joined Miss Philippines Earth 2016 and placed in the semi-finals.
* Lin-ay Sang Negros 2017 Angelica Esther Portugaleza and Lin-ay Sang Negros 2019 Roxanne Toleco represented in their respective editions of Eat Bulaga's Miss Millennial Philippines in 2017 and 2019, respectively.
* Lin-ay sang Negros 2019 First Runner Up Jarizz Borcelas joined Miss Philippines Earth 2022 representing Sagay City. She made it to Top 8.