Negros Daily Bulletin (NDB) Columnist/Feature Writer James U. Sy Jr. with Contestant no. 3 Nica Arroyo of Bacolod City College (BCC) during the cocktail competition of the Search for Miss Silka Bacolod 2017 last July 30, 2017 at the 888 Premiere Mall (NDB photo).

The 888 Premiere Mall along Gatuslao St. was jampacked last July 30, 2017 when it hosted the swimwear and cocktail competition of the Search for Miss Silka Bacolod 2017. Since a picture tells of a thousand words and beauty is beyond any words any man can muster, I will just allow the pictures to talk for themselves and let you judge for yourselves.

Contestant no. 3 Nica Arroyo of BS Entrep, Bacolod City College (BCC) (James U. Sy Jr./CMAS photo).

Leonard Geraldes (right) won the Best Designer Award for contestant no. 11 (James U. Sy Jr./CMAS photo)

Merry Ann Casiple of Culinary-Senior High, STI-West Negros University (STI-WNU) (James U. Sy Jr./CMAS photo).

One of the contestants of the cocktail competition (James U. Sy Jr./CMAS photo).

Lailani M. Thoegersen (left) of Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) and Vina Marie Peña of BSOA, Bacolod City College (BCC) (James U. Sy Jr./CMAS photo).

Presentation of contestants during the cocktail competition of the Search for Miss Silka Bacolod 2017 last July 30, 2017 at the 888 Pemiere Mall (James U. Sy Jr./CMAS photo).

Ella Mae V. Mercado of Negros Occidental High School (NOHS) (James U. Sy Jr./CMAS photo).

Edelyn G. Rencales of University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) (James U. Sy Jr./CMAS photo).

Some of the contestants during the cocktail competition of the Search for Miss Silka Bacolod 2017 last July 30, 2017 at the 888 Premiere Mall (NDB photo).