LINGAYEN – It’s an unexpected victory for Hannah Sue Eming as she romped off with the Miss Solid North 2008 crown last night, February 20, at the Pangasinan State University (PSU) Convention Center in Lingayen vesting thirteen other candidates from various state universities and colleges in Regions I, II and the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR).

All of eighteen summers, Hannah is like a whiff of fresh wind as she smartly and confidently answered the final question tossed to the Magic 7 finalists capturing the nod of the jurors and spectators, as well.

A 3^rd year BS Education student of Apayao State University, this budding beauty did not swept any of the minor awards during the pageant night but ended up with the most coveted title, a proof that intelligence weigh more than physical attributes.

Meanwhile, Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr., represented by Board Member Nikki Boy Reyes, earlier welcomed this year’s Association of State Colleges and Universities (ASCU) delegations as they conduct their annual Sports Olympics and Cultural Festival at the Narciso Ramos Sports Center in Pangasinan.

The holding of such event he stressed, upholds unity, resilience, productivity and commitment through the showcase of academic, cultural and athletic potentials of the youth. Sports competition, literary-musical contest and the beauty pageant were among the highlights of the three day event.

First and second runner-ups for the Miss Solid North 2008 are Wendy Lucas of Cagayan State University and Rochelle T. Cayton of Nueva Vizcaya State University. (PIO/Ruby R. Bernardino)

Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (center) enumerates the mega projects for Pangasinan as Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (left), Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) President Ramon A. Guico, Jr. (second from right), Education Secretary Jesli Lapus (second from left) and Sixth District Congressman Mark Cojuangco (right) listen during the groundbreaking ceremony held at the Binalonan South Central Elementary School where two-storey four (4) classroom schoolbuildings will be built. (PIO photo for PDN)