Iloilo City Dinagyang Festival 2009 - Iloilo City Dinagyang Festival 2009

ILOILO City – British-Filipina Nathalie Grace Roberts was crowned Miss Dinagyang 2009 in a glittery beauty pageant held at the Colegio de San Jose auditorium over the weekend.

The 17-year-old Psychology student from Central Philippine University (CPU) was also named Best in Swimsuit, Best in Interview, Best in Tourism Advocacy and Best in Newspaper Gown.

This is the fourth straight year for CPU’s candidate to the pageant to win.
University of Iloilo’s Stephanie Juanitas was declared first runner-up and Miss Photogenic. She also bagged the Best in Evening Gown and Best in Dinagyang Attire awards.

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Iloilo City Dinagyang Festival 2009 - Iloilo City Dinagyang Festival 2009

Celebrated every 4th weekend of January in Iloilo City. Spectacle characterized by frenetic stomping of feet and hypnotic drumbeating. It is a colorful whirl of thousands of people dressed in unique costumes dancing and chanting all day and night. Today, Dinagyang is associated with the annual, socio-cultural-religious festival of Iloilo City in January. Dinagyang was coined by an old-time Ilonggo writer and radio broadcaster, the late Pacifico Sumagpao Sudario, who first used the word to name the festival when it was launched in 1977. Iloilo City's Dinagyang had its beginnings in 1968 when Fr. Sulpicio Ebderes, OSA brought a replica of the image of the Sr. Santo Niño from Cebu City to the San Jose Parish church with a delegation of Cofradia Del Sto. Niño Cebu members.

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Iloilo City Dinagyang Festival 2009 - Iloilo City Dinagyang Festival 2009

There is a slight difference between the 2009 Dinagyang Route and the 2008 Dinagyang Route.

The Dinagyang 2009 Route is here:

Judging Area # 1: Freedom Grandstand (JM Basa Street )

Judging Area # 2: Solis Street (near Midtown Hotel)

Judging Area # 3: General Luna-Quezon (near St. Paul's Hospital)

Judging Area # 4: Quezon Ledesma (near Robinson's Place Iloilo)

Judging Area # 5: Iznart Street (in front of Iloilo Business Hotel)

Here is the map for your reference [click to enlarge]:

Iloilo City Dinagyang Festival 2009 - Iloilo City Dinagyang Festival 2009

Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2009 Result (Winners): Much Awaited

Winners of the famous Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2009 is here.

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 DInagyang 2009 Winners