# Miss La Union

Miss La Union (Ilocano: Mutia Ti La Union) is an annual beauty pageant in the province of La Union of the Philippines. It began as the “Miss La Union” contest in 1978. The early editions were held years apart. The pageant took a break in 1992 and was not revived until 2000 as the “Millennium Mutya ng La Union” competition. Since 2011, it has become a major annual activity celebrating the founding of the province. In 2012, the pageant became known as “Mutia ti La Union” after the Iloko code was passed. Along with the Miss Ilocos Norte, Miss Ilocos Sur and the Limgas na Pangasinan pageants, the Mutia ti La Union pageant is one of the major pageants of the Ilocos Region and Northern Luzon.
The Municipality of Agoo is the most successful municipality in Mutia Ti La Union. They have 8 titles in total. Agoo is the only municipality to crown her successor from within the same Municipality six times in a row from 2012 to 2017.
The reigning "Mutia Ti La Union" is Kristine Billy Mateo Tabaday of Sudipen, who was crowned on March 2, 2023, at the Baywalk Poro Point in City of San Fernando, La Union. This marks the third consecutive year of the municipality of Sudipen taking home the Mutia ti La Union crown, with Tabaday following the 2019-2020 back to back wins of Meghan Sanglay and Divina Marie Villanueva from the same town.

## First Edition (Miss La Union 2002)

The First edition of Miss La Union (Rebranded as Mutya Ng La Union) was held in San Fernando, La Union which is the capital city of the province. the very first Miss La Union was Rochelle Gualberto of the Municipality of Bauang.

## Participating municipalities

| Municipalities | Festivals |
| Agoo | Dinengdeng Festival |
| Aringay | Uong Festival |
| Bacnotan | Diro Festival |
| Bagulin | Alibay Festival |
| Balaoan | Panagyaman Festival |
| Bangar | Abel-Panday Festival |
| Bauang | Baggak Festival |
| Burgos | Boyboy Festival |
| Caba | Timpuyog Festival |
| Luna | Pinnakan Festival |
| Naguillian | Basi Festival |
| Pugo | Tinungbo Festival |
| Rosario | Linubian Festival |
| Santol | Itan Festival |
| San Fernando | Pindangan Festival |
| San Gabriel | Buyboy Festival |
| San Juan | Dalluyon Festival |
| Sto Tomas | Daing Festival |
| Sudipen | Kawayan Festival |
| Tubao | Tabako Festival |

## Mutia Ti La Union winners by year

| Year | Winner | Name | Location |
| 2002 | Bauang | Rochelle Gualberto | San Fernando |
| 2003 | Aringay | Evangelyn Taguba | San Fernando |
| 2004 | Bauang | Medard Angela German | San Fernando |
| 2006 | Agoo | Fatima Glenna Cabilatazan | San Fernando |
| 2007 | San Fernando | Anna Katrina Bautista | San Fernando |
| 2008 | San Juan | Michelle Tuttle | San Fernando |
| 2009 | Agoo | Nicole Tuttle | San Fernando |
| 2010 | San Gabriel | Kimberly Santos | San Fernando |
| 2011 | Santo Tomas | Shiela Nisperos | San Fernando |
| 2012 | Agoo | Aiyana Mikiewicz | San Fernando |
| 2013 | Agoo | Kimberle Mae Penchon | San Fernando |
| 2014 | Agoo | Maria Heidie Ronato | San Fernando |
| 2015 | Agoo | Alessandra Casimiro | San Fernando |
| 2016 | Agoo | Trizia Ocampo | Naguillian |
| 2017 | Agoo | Carina Cariño | San Fernando |
| 2018 | San Fernando | Donnabelle Barnachea Erno | San Fernando |
| 2019 | Sudipen | Anne Margareth Sanglay | San Fernando |
| 2020 | Sudipen | Divina Marie Villanueva | San Fernando |
| 2023 | Sudipen | Kristine Billy Tabaday | San Fernando |

## Winners from each municipality

| City/Municipality | Titles | Years |
| Agoo | 8 | 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Sudipen | 3 | 2019, 2020, 2023 |
| San Juan | 2 | 2008, 2024 |
| San Fernando | 2 | 2007, 2018 |
| Bauang | 2 | 2002, 2004 |
| Santo Tomas | 1 | 2011 |
| San Gabriel | 1 | 2010 |
| Aringay | 1 | 2003 |