Katrina Halili Grabe ang Ganda

Name: Katrina Halili

Biography:

Born Maria Katrina Iren Pe Halili on January 4, 1986) is a Filipina actress, commercial model and music producer. She made her screen debut via StarStruck, but became popular until playing the antagonist roles in Darna, Majika and MariMar and becoming the protagonist in One Night Only, Gagambino and Magdusa Ka.

Eventually she met singer-actor Kris Lawrence and developed a relationship that brought them a daughter of whom they named Katrence Lawrence Halili Cadevida which was born on September 18, 2012. Today, Katrina is a picture of a happy, contented woman. She takes pride in her daughter who is soon to turn one year. Katrina swears to forget the past and instead, move on and look forward for Kris and Katrence. Marriage can wait, she quips, not until they are both stable and have their own house. For now, she will be busy attending to her daughter and do some TV shows perhaps.

Last January 2013, Katrence was dedicated at the Verandah of the Oasis Pavilion in Quezon City. It was in 2008 when Kris and Katrina started dating, there were ups and downs, but they survived the problems that are usually encountered in relationships. They both considered Baby Kat as a blessing, and they really are proud parents. Katrina is a picture of a fulfilled woman because of her new found happiness. 

She’s also set to work if something worthwhile comes her way, and ready to be back for some serious roles. Kris feels Katrina is missing her acting career, and although she’s happy and prioritizing the family, Kris is amenable and supportive of whatever Katrina’s decision will be.

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Anne Curtis Grabe ang Ganda

Name: Anne Curtis / Anne Ojales Curtis-Smith

Biography:

Anne Curtis with a real name of Anne Ojales Curtis-Smith. She is born from a Filipina mother Carmen Ojales and an Australian lawyer father James Curtis-Smith One of the most sought after Filipino actress in the Philippines. She was born in Australia but found herself enjoying her life and career as an actress in the Philippines. She was born in 1985 in Yarrawonga, Victoria Australia but she considers herself very at home in the Philippines especially with her budding career in the world of commercial, fashion, television and movie industries.

She not only a good actress, she's also a model of different popular clothing brands and other commercial advertisements. She is one of the most popular product endorsers in the country, a recording artist, fashion model and a VJ. She is under contract with one of the Philippine’s television giants, ABS-CBN. Her biggest break happened when she was discovered at the age of 12 while on vacation in the country with her family. She was just having a good dining moment with her family when she was approached if she wants to be model for a commercial. This gave her a good break as a commercial model which subsequently changed her life and career paths. She is now a bankable movie actress and a mainstay host for a noontime show of ABS-CBN Showtime.

Although her earlier shows and breaks were given by GMA, Anne Curtis transferred to the ABS-CBN network in 2004 where she was given bigger projects that fully launched her opportunity to play major lead roles in various television shows and movies. Her movie projects from then on never end. She played a major role as love interests to popular Filipino actors like Aga Muhlach, Jerico Rosales, Luis Manzano, and Sam Milby as among others. Her movie No Other Woman where she takes one of the lead roles for the movie was a blockbuster. Ann has a dream of becoming a singer and her wish was fulfilled when she was given a break to hold a major concert Annebisyosa: No Other Concert World Tour which was in line with her celebration for her 15th year in the show business. Anne is the eldest of 5 children and she needed to enroll to a Filipino subject in order to learn the Filipino language when she decided to stay in the Philippines to pursue a potential career as a model, product endorser, a singer and a movie actress.  Anne seems to have reached all her dreams and she continuously is one of the most popular young actresses with the most beautiful face in the country.

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Diana Zubiri Grabe and Ganda

Name: Diana Zubiri

Biography:

Rosemarie Joy Garcia, also popularly known as Diana Zubiri was born on April 15, 1985 in Bulacan, Philippines. . When she was just barely eight years old, Diana’s father left her and another sister on her mother’s care. Her mother has only a sari-sari store for a living. After some time, they transferred to Quezon City and rented a house, where Diana grew up. Eventually her mother found a new partner. Considered as one of the sexiest Filipina actresses in the world of Philippine entertainment.

When she was 15 years old, she was applying for Japan when Seiko Films took notice of her. This was an opportunity she grabbed and started doing sexy roles in several movies produced by the production outfit. In 2002, Diana bravely posed for a pictorial on top of the flyover in EDSA wearing a skimpy two-piece bikini fro a men’s magazine. The event made her famous all over the country because it really made big news on national TV. Mr. Benhur Abalos, the then Mayor of the City promptly filed charges against Diana Zubiri and FHM (a Men’s Magazine) for creating controversy on a public place. It was later dismissed after a public apology from Diana and the rest of the FHM management.

Diana had almost 12 years of working under GMA Network before she decided to transfer with ABS-CBN with a three year exclusive contract. Way back then, she was an aspiring applicant at ABS-CBN but was often rejected. She was very young then. In the middle of her acting career in 2008, Diana met somebody by the name of Alex Lopez. Unfortunately her husband died from cirrhosis of the liver in 2010. In order to help her move on, she continued her studies and is now in her third year taking up Theater Arts. 

Last year, Diana Zubiri won a Best Actress award in the indie movie “Bahay Bata” for her outstanding performance from the Young Critics Circle. She was also nominated as Best Actress in the Urian Awards for the same movie. She considers these a milestone in her acting career. Now, Diana is gradually being recognized as one of the talented actresses in Philippine entertainment.

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Bea Alonzo Grabe ang Ganda

Name: Bea Alonzo

Biography:

Bea Alonzo was born on October 17, 1987 in the Philippines as Phylbert Angellie Ranollo Fagestrom. She is a Filipina actress and singer under the managing contract of ABS-CBN Star Magic contract talents. Her father is of a British roots and her mother is a Filipina. She finished her elementary studies in Jose Abad Santos Memorial School and attended The Fisher Valley College in Taguig. 

Bea joined a lot of contests in the past prior to being an actress. She said it was her grandmother's dream for her to become a beauty queen. However, Bea has different set of dreams and that is to become an actress and indeed, she pursued her dream well and is very successful at it. Bea's step to stardom skyrocketed when she was teamed up with John Lloyd Cruz in Kay Tagal Kitang Hinintay. Their team up with John Lloyd Cruz was a hit with the general viewing public. From that turning point in her career, things were never the same. The projects came pouring in year after year. She was recognized for her potential being a TV and film actress of her generation. 

Among the films she appeared at are My First Romances, Now That I Have You where she was nominated ENPRESS Golden Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Musical or Comedy), Dreamboy, All About Love, Pacquiao: The Movie, Close To You, One More Chance which was ranked 7 Highest-grossing Filipino film of all time and gathered several other nominations and awards including the GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Award for Box-Office Queen in 2007, And I Love You So that won her Gawad PASADO Award for Best Actress, Miss You Like Crazy which was ranked 9 Highest-grossing Filipino film of all time and won her the GMMMF Box Office Entertainment Award for Film Actress of the Year and nominated for FAMAS Award for Best Actress in 2010, Sa 'yo Lamang that won her Gawad PASADO Award for Best Actress also in 2010, The Mistress ranked 3rd Highest-grossing Filipino film of all time in 2012 and 24/7 in love. 

In December 2011, Alonzo renewed her contract with ABS-CBN, she is set to do two movies under Star Cinema and a reunion drama, The Mistress, with her on-screen partner, John Lloyd Cruz. Posted recently, April 11th 2013 on US News Las Vegas, the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Inc will be awarding several Kapamilya stars for their achievements for the past year. John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo are the awardees for Box Office King and Queen for the romance drama film The Mistress.

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Marian Rivera Grabe ang Ganda

Real Name: Marian Rivera Gracia

Birthday: August 12, 1984

Place where she grew up or Birth place: Madrid, Spain

Profession: Actress, Dancer, Model

Height -1.63 m, Weight -52 kg, Measurements -34-23-34 inch

Fathers Name: Francisco Javier Alonzo Gracia, Spanish

Mothers Name: Amalia Rivera, Filipina (When Marian Rivera was 2 years old, her parents got separated, Marian and her mom went back to the Philippines)

College School: Finished BS Psychology in De La Salle University Dasmarinas

Elementary and High School: Saint Francis of Assisi College System

Everything about Marian Rivera:

Marian Rivera is an only child that started her stardom by getting herself involved with TV commercials and ramp modeling. Skin White and Sky Flakes were the first two commercials that she made. With her beauty, gorgeous looks and acting talent, Marian never expected her life to be with showbiz, since she knew that it would be difficult and complicated to this kind of industry. Marian said that her destiny brought her into this career and where she will truly succeed and share her talent to a lot of people. Her dream is just simple; she only wants a very good and peaceful life. She wants to have a lovely house and have a business as well so that whenever some things happen to her, she will have a fallback. Marian loves dancing, listening to music most especially love songs. Words that definitely describe Marian would be a very strong and sweet person. Her favorite fashion attire would be rubber shoes, jeans and shirt.

Marian Rivera was able to have some afternoon sopa operas for TAPE Inc. and GMA Network that includes Kung Mamahalin Mo Lang Ako, Agawin Mo Man Ang Lahat and Pinakamamahal which also starred Oyo Boy Sotto. A lot of soap operas then followed after that. Marian became very popular when she had the role of Marimar, Philippine remake. Now, she has been considered as one of the soap opera queens.

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In 2009, Rivera ranked #5 in Manila Standard's "2009 Top Celebrity Endorsers",#3 in "Top 10 Most In-demand Celebrity Endorsers in 2010 and was also included in 2011's Top 20 Endorsers. She was hailed as FHM's Sexiest Woman in 2008 and recently, for the second time this 2013 dethroning Sam Pinto as the Sexiest Woman in the Philippines.

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Karylle Padilla Grabe ang Ganda

Name: Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari

Biography:

Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari, popularly known as Karylle, is a multi-talented actress, singer, TV host and athlete. She was born on March 22, 1981 in Manila also to a famous actress and singer Zsa Zsa Padilla and Dr. Modesto Tatlonghari, a good and famous dentist. She was raised by her father after her parents got separated. She has two siblings from her mother’s relationship with the late comedian Rodolfo Vera Quizon popularly known as Dolphy. She was a student at the O.B Montessori Center at Greenhills and at Poveda. She was a promising student being the class valedictorian during her grade school and earning a Service Medal for extracurricular and volunteer works when she was in high school. She pursued college and took up B.S Management major in Communications at the Ateneo de Manila University where she became a consistent dean’s lister. 

Before becoming a good actress, Karylle took up formal ballet lessons starting at the age of three and continued until she reached the age of fifteen. She starred as Princess Sapphire in her first stage musical Little Mermaid. As a singer she entered into the world of show business bagging different awards. Her first album was titled Time to Shine from Universal Records. Her second album, You Make Me Sing was released on 2005. This album showcased her song writing skills. Another album was released in the year 2011 which was titled Roadtrip in which she produced the album by herself. She became an official ABS CBN talent in the year 2008. Karylle acted in three movies under Regal Entertainment namely Mano Po 2: My Home, Mano Po 3: My Love and the film Dalaw. She also played roles in different tv series like Dahil May Isang Ikaw, Encantadia in which she played the role Sang'gre Alena and in the Asian musical television series Kitchen Musical. 

Karylle earned respect and admiration from the public for being a person of class and composure during the difficult times with her then showbiz boyfriend Dingdong Dantes. Her new romance where she claims being happy and content is with the lead vocalist of Spongecola, Yael Yuzon. She is presently a noon time host for ABS CBN, It’s Showtime.

Singer-actress Karylle married Sponge Cola lead vocalist Yael Yuzon in an afternoon ceremony attended by family and friends at the San Antonio de Padua Church in Silang, Cavite.

Karylle’s It’s Showtime co-host Jugs Jugueta posted a photo of him together with the newlyweds.

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