The award-winning Lt. Col. Jessie Rose Bucalen-Austria, the first wearer of the Miss Kalinga crown in 1996.

Later, she went to PMA to hustle with the boys. Now sashed with Lt. Col., she remains an inspiration among women, with or without title.

Credit: Marciano Artizuela Paroy Jr.

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