Jackie Rice

Jackie Sobreo Rice is a Filipina actress. She became famous after winning in the third season of StarStruck, a reality showreality-based talent search show of GMA Network in the Philippines.Jackie Sobreo Rice is a Filipina actress, dancer, and commercial model.

She currently appears in several GMA Network shows.

Her father, James Rice, is an United StatesAmerican while her mother, Vicki Sobreo, is a Filipina. Jackie (who was born and raised in the Philippines) herself attested to this fact during Magpakailanman's June 28, 2006 episode featuring her life story.

She ranked #54 in FHM-Philippines' sexiest women of 2006.

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Denise Laurel

Denise Maria Sanz Laurel (born September 30, 1987) is a Filipina actress and singer. Laurel is a member of ABS CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic.

She is the granddaughter of former Vice President, the late Salvador Laurel, and the great-granddaughter of former Philippine President, the late Jose P. Laurel.
She is the youngest daughter of David Laurel.
She grew up in the atmosphere of famous theatrical personalities, so it was inevitable that she carved out a career in theater as well. Denise was about five years old when she landed her first stage role in the musical South Pacific.
She finished elementary school in St. Paul's College in Pasig
Her best-friend is fellow actress Maja Salvador.

Laurel was discovered by Star Magic's big boss Mr. M (Johnny Manahan) in a play of Repertory Philippines. Luckily, she was given a break to be part of "Ang TV 2", then she played Ina Raymundo's daughter in "Pangako Sa ‘Yo".

She then made a name in Singapore when she was fortunate to be part of MTV Asia’s "Rouge" which was shown all over Asia. Among the many who auditioned, she stood out and got the role of a smart lead vocalist named Pat. At the age of 16, her experience in working with other nationalities has taught her things that helped her improve her craft. After a season in "Rouge," Denise decided to concentrate on her local showbiz career.

She went back to the Philippines, not as a ABS-CBN artist but as a GMA artist. She starred on a teen-oriented show "Click", "Walang Hanggang" and "Leya" of TAPE Inc. and two telefantasyas "Mulawin" and "Encantadia".

She then went back to her original home, ABS-CBN. Despite a short separation, she has proven that indeed home is where the heart is. The Star Magic talent has returned to where she grew up as an actress, and she’s here to stay. Laurel was part of "Abt Ur Luv", and the 5th season of "Komiks", where she plays an "Engkantao". She is currently working on her debut album and is the newest addition to the Studio 23 family.

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Pauleen Luna

Pauleen Luna (born November 10, 1988 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipina actress and television personality, who is one of the hosts in the Philippine television program Eat Bulaga! and is well known as Baby Poleng. She appears in several GMA Network programs.

Luna started her showbiz career when she joined in the Little Miss Philippines contest of Eat Bulaga! in 1995. She then started acting at the age of 13 and becoming a member of ABS CBN's Star Circle Batch 11 before transferring to GMA Network. Her biggest break came when she got the role of Odessa in the second of Encantadia trilogy called Etheria. In 2006, she ranked #9 in the FHM-Philippines list of the sexiest women and was featured in the cover of the December 2006 issue of UNO Magazine. She is set to play an important role on the second Koreanovela adaptation in the Philippines, Ako si Kim Samsoon.She recently included in Luna Mystika opposite Heart Evangelista.

At her young age when she joined 1995 Little Miss Philippines of Eat Bulaga, she had her lost front teeth. Despite her teeth loss, she was able to join in showbiz until she had her teeth fully grown.

Luna's grandmother, Mercedita Jimenez, "Ka Baby," of Sta. Cruz, Manila, was shot dead by armed men in Manila, on November 5, 2008.

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Carla Abellana

Carla Abellana is a Filipina actress and model who will be playing the lead role in the Filipino adaptation of the Mexican telenovela Rosalinda.

She is the daughter of Rey "PJ" Abellana, a former Filipino actor of the 1980s. She was a student of O.B. Montessori Center in Greenhills from pre-school to high school, and a psychology major at De La Salle University in Manila, graduating with honor.

Abellana earlier worked as a model.

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Donita Rose

Donita Rose Villarama, (nee Donita Rose Ramos Cavett), also known as Donita Rose, Donita, is a Filipina actress, TV Host and former MTV Asia VJ.

She was born in Utah, U.S. on December 5, 1974 and moved to the Philippines when she was five years old. She is the eldest daughter of an American father and a Filipina mother from Pangasinan but migrated to Angeles City in Pampanga. Donita has three siblings.

Donita Rose was FHM's 2001 Sexiest of the Philippines. Donita married Eric Villarama in June 2003, the couple having lived in Singapore since 2002. The couple's son, Joshua Paul Villarama, born in 2003, is named after her two younger brothers. Donita and Eric are born-again Christians, being members of a local fellowship. In the summer of 2007, they moved to Manila.
Eric is a public speaker, host, MindMap trainer, and Guerrilla Marketing master trainer. He is also a member of Chi Rho Omicron Filipino Fraternity Inc. 11th Brother/Charter Class for California State University - Fresno.

Donita is currently a host for ABS-CBN's morning news and entertainment show, Umagang Kay Ganda.

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Charlene Gonzales

Charlene Mae Bonnin Gonzales Muhlach is a television and film personality and former beauty queen from the Philippines. Born to actor Bernard Bonnin and model/beauty queen Elvira Gonzales, has two brothers, Juan Carlos(J.C.) and Richard Bonnin, Charlene is also on the Philippine showbiz bandwagon.

Gonzalez won the Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 1994 title and represented her country at the Miss Universe 1994 pageant held in Manila, where she won the Best National Costume award and was one of the top 6 finalists. She produced one of the most famous answers in an international beauty competition.

She is presently married to Filipino actor Aga Muhlach and has twin children named Andres and Atasha. She is also a talk show host and a commercial model. Both of them met at the set of their very famous sitcom before entitled OKIDOKIDOK. Charlene played as the sister of Aga's love interest, Agot Isidro, in that sitcom.

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Lara Quigaman

Precious Lara San Agustin (January 3, 1983, Taguig, Philippines) is a model, host, freelance web page writer, and former beauty queen who won the 2005 Miss International beauty pageant held in Tokyo, Japan. She is the fourth Filipina to have won the crown, after Gemma Cruz in 1964, Aurora Pijuan in 1970, and Melanie Marquez in 1979. She was also the Binibining Pilipinas International title holder for 2005.

Based in Bristol, United Kingdom, Quigaman is the eldest of four children of the late Nelson Quigaman of Ligao City in the province of Albay and Princesita San Agustin, a registered nurse. She grew up in Biñan, Laguna, and eventually Bahrain, where her father worked. After five years, she returned to Biñan and finished high school at La Consolacion College. Before moving to Bahrain she studied for two years at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. In England, she attended Filton College, where she studied Media Production and Communication. She also pursued a Bachelor of Arts in Childhood and Youth Studies at Bristol University.

In 2008, Quigaman became Nestle Philippines' Laki sa Gatas advocate for Bear Brand Milk. She joined the product's other endorsers, Batangas Governor and actress Vilma Santos, Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno, University of the Philippines Professor Jose Wendell Capili and actress Eugene Domingo.

Lara Quigaman and her two beauty queen friends; Karen Loren Agustin ( Bb. Pilipinas Universe 2002) and Denille Lou Valena Valmonte ( Bb. Pilipinas 2006) organized a new national beauty pageant called the Turismo Pilipina, this pageant aims to promote the tourism industry of the Philippines. The finals of the first ever Turismo Pilipina 2008 was held on November 14 at AFP Theater.

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Carlene Aguilar

Carlene Ang Aguilar is a Filipina beauty queen. Aguilar is a former Miss Philippines Earth and a former Bb. Pilipinas World.

Carlene was born on February 8, 1982, to her parents Raul Aguilar and Catharin Ang. She has 2 brothers and a sister, all raised in the heart of Quezon City, Philippines. Carlene studied at the Immaculate Conception Academy-Greenhills for her elementary and high school education. She is currently (2005) taking up her Bachelor of Arts course in the University of the Philippines.

She gave birth to a healthy baby boy on 22 September 2007 and is named Calix Andreas. The father of her son is actor Dennis Trillo.Dennis stated that he felt relieved after making the admission: “Pakiramdam ko mas magkakaroon ako ng peace of mind dahil …kasi hindi ko naman matatago yun habambuhay dahil talagang dumarating sa parte ng isang tao ‘yung ganun nagkakaroon ng anak , parte ng buhay yun e, so yun yung inevitable sa isang buhay.Calix celebrated his 1st birthday on September 17, 2008.

Carlene won the title of Miss Philippines Earth and became the country's first representative to the 2001 Miss Earth pageant. In 2004, she became Miss Chinatown Manila and Miss Chinese International 2nd Runner-up. In 2005, at the Binibining Pilipinas pageant she was crowned as Binibining Pilipinas World. She was also named as Miss Philippine Airlines and Miss Avon. She was a semi-finalist and a favorite by the bookmakers and pageant sites at the 2005 Miss World pageant in Sanya, China.

Recently, she was proclaimed as Miss Internet WWW Queen 2006.

Carlene went into acting, and had a previous performance contract with Hong Kong's TVB Network where she stayed for a few months. She has also done fashion and commercial modelling.

Carlene can be most recently seen on Filipino television as a dancing contestant on the ABS-CBN show U Can Dance. Billed as a 'beauty titlist' in the Filipino version of Dancing With The Stars, her partner is professional dancer Dindo Divinagracia.

She became a contestant in second Philippine edition of Celebrity Duets but she got eliminated before the finals on October 25, 2008.

Recently, she is included in a 34th Metro Manila Film Festival movie entry, Iskul Bukol: 20 Years After opposite Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon. She joins the casts of Carlo J. Caparas' remake Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang which stars Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes.

Aguilar has posed as a covergirl for January 2009 edition of FHM Philippines Magazine.

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