Miss Teen International 2022 Carissa Neuel Finn Pono Fernandez, a true-blue Ormocana, paid a courtesy call to Ormoc City Mayor Richard I. Gomez at the City Mayor’s Office this morning, June 21, 2022.

The 21-year old beauty queen of District 24 of this city was accompanied during the said call by her grandmother Carmencita Zamora Pono who accordingly is a retired teacher of the Ormoc City Central School (OCCS); grandfather Engr. Isaac Cerna Pono; District 24 Punong Barangay Mario P. Pawa-an, Sr.; Sangguniang Barangay Member Alexis S. Enriquez; and Brgy. Secretary Rotche B. Molejon.

Also present during the said call were persons connected with the Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU)-Ormoc Supreme Student Government (SSG) who are Lyra Rodriguez, MPM; Joneven Tahay (Technology Representative); Glenda I. Leonor (Vice Chairman in Communication and Archives); and Brix Contridas (Education Representative).

There were members, too, of the EVSU Student Publications Office (SPO) who are Photojournalists Angelo Fian and Edgardo Lanutan; and Shane Montesclaros (Staff Writer).

To recall, both Leyteños, Ormocana Carissa Neuel Finn Pono and Taclobanon Vaughn Justice Zabala were crowned Miss and Mister Teen International 2022, respectively, in Bangkok, Thailand on June 12, 2022.