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I’m with her
Johnny Manahan, Svengali of Star Magic (the celebrity-manufacturing factory of ABS-CBN), detected her obvious beauty and latent acting talent almost a decade ago, and the dutiful, hardworking young girl did not disappoint. She rewarded his insight the old-school way: by taking her craft seriously
Are You Ready For Your Close Up?
When a director needs a woman who is strong and isn’t a doormat . . . Mylene Dizon is on top of the list,” says director Chris Martinez, who interviewed our March covergirl. (He should know; he directed her in 100.) This generation’s coolest actress handles the compliment by revealing she’s
Fade Into You
In between the high-wattage Wimbledon bout of Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal—and later, Pacquiao and Cotto, in Las Vegas—Gutsy Tuason gets an unfettered glimpse of Cristina Garcia: veteran model, New York native, interior decorator, and, just coincidentally, his cousin of a close degree.
The Goodbye Girl
Self-sufficient since her teens, nomadic Swedish-Filipina model Maria Dolonius is a self-proclaimed “citizen of the world”—and a totally fetching one, at that. She’s worn many loose-fitting hats in her 21 years, including fleeting stints in real estate and interior design, finding only a
The Story of O
There are radicals and then there’s Ornusa Cadness. She’s been labeled as a manic mess, but dodge the tabloids: the truth is she has nothing to prove. The edge may be her natural habitat, but her lack of vanity will surprise. Behind her reassuring smile is a slight suspicion of the journalistic
The Dark Side of the Moon
She was Rogue’s inaugural cover girl, a staggeringly worthy muse. Two years later and Solenn Heussaff becomes the first-ever lady to grace the cover twice. Writer Paolo Lorenzana rises to the occasion—no small feat, we promise—by extracting from Solenn information that will make you, in
The Unbearable Lightness Of Being Alexandra Rocha
Her arresting good looks and bright-eyed savviness have scooped her a pageant crown that flew her to Cannes. But lest you think chef-in-training Xandra Rocha is a typical pretty girl who’s just out to have fun, know that she prefers to wear her beauty inside out. Just ask Nicolas Lacson, who was
Marian Faithful
During the Marimar auditions, Marian Rivera came prepared and performed fearlessly, besting other hopeful actresses for the lead role. A little over a year after the stunningly successful TV series ended, her vast fan base has made her the endorsement darling for products ranging from condominiums
Good Night, And Good Luck
Being the messenger of national news is the closest thing to being in politics—without getting burned. This infectious rush is what keeps ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) anchor Pinky Webb burning the midnight oil, as she reports the details of a contentious story, driven by her passionate nose for
Show & Tell
A member of a beguiling clan. A glorified clothes hanger. The city’s resident pretty girl. However one chooses to describe Georgina Wilson, the labels are certain to fall short. With her sight set on going beyond the dents of seasonal hype, she blows that rash stereotype of “hand-groomed,
Prelude to a Kiss
Yciar Castillo—commercial model, TV host, radio scriptwriter, theater actress, and now makeup apprentice—is in a self-deprecating mood. Her life is unremarkable, she protests. “What are you going to write about me if I’m just the girl next door?” she asks, genuinely puzzled. She
If Looks Could Kill
Who is Rosanne Prieto? The ice-cool temptress or the no-frills friend who’s just one of the boys? She glides under the radar with her low-key conduct, but occasionally, she’ll make a big, wet splash (infiltrating male-dominated trades and national advertising campaigns). Gamely consenting to
Catch Me If You Can
Her life was no open (Face)book, that’s for sure. But the ever-elusive Fabian Fink—a 22-year-old German-Brazilian mannequin who has catwalked the same path many a Gisele Bündchen before her has trodden—has left a revealing trail of crumbs in her decidedly sparse and minimalist online
Earth Bound
Angel Locsin has spread her wings quite well on the teleserye front, essaying a range of coveted, primetime roles—from a high-flying Pinoy superheroine (Darna) to a much-prophesied human-eagle hybrid (Mulawin). In spite of her success, she’s remained remarkably unassuming; handling
Play That, Funky Muse
From a lake house in Germany to a beach farm in Batangas, and music, modeling, and surfing in between, Christina Bartges A.K.A DJ Miss Badkiss, is having the time of her life. Paolo Lorenzana road-trips to rebel country to meet the alpha female and toke about downtempo beats and disco jellyfish,
Apes of Wrath
Rufa Mae Quinto is better than you and me. While we whine about how life taunts us, the turned adversity into opportunity quicker than you can say “taipan.” She pokes fun at her stalkers, extracts comedy gold from her sexy persona, and makes a monkey out of writer Earl Ignacio. Photographed
Take a Number
With a filmmaker’s hungry eye, Quark Henares explores the nebulous world of Amanda Lapus. During the interview, she flits from one ambivalent conquest to another; he, by fair means or foul, pins her down each step of the way. In these pages, photographer J.A. Tadena paints a picture of
Hindy
Things are not what they seem in the fashion world nowadays. Sure, appetites for designer labels are increasingly ravenous, but an uprising—led, surprisingly, by industry maverick Hindy Weber-Tantoco—against mindless covetousness has begun. Vanni de Sequera uncovers her tricky juggling act:
Honey, I’m Home
Successful model, VJ, TV host, endorser, entrepreneur—Amanda Griffin has played many roles in the last few years, much of them in the public eye. Now, living in a new city and facing a new chapter in her life, she looks back on her time in Manila and her 12 years in front of the lens. Rafael
Girl Most Likely To
When she first came into the spotlight, Anne Curtis was barely a teenager. Despite this, she never fit into the teeny-bopper mould that befitted her age because, without meaning to, she was already a woman. At the very least, she looked like one—and in show-business, appearances are everything.
I Heart RP
Known for her spunk and wit, Joey Mead was not only the ubiquitous face of fashionable Manila in the 90s, but also the embodiment of the brash changes sweeping youth culture at the time. She famously graced the cover of the legendary Filipino band Eraserheads’ fifth album, Sticker Happy, in the
Sanya Says
Even from a distance, she cuts a striking figure: a stylish bob, a strangely beautiful face, long lean limbs. Her name is Sanya Smith—commercial model, MYX VJ, and veritable rock ‘n’ roll royalty. Being the daughter of musical icon Joey “Pepe” Smith has blessed her an automatic genetic
From Venus With Love
Space Age Bachelor Pad Music was the soundtrack of the swingin’ future. It promised adventure, sex, and the perfect martini. Though this stylish and chic version of utopia didn’t exactly happen, its intoxicating mélange of sight and sound survives in the detritus of Pop Culture: in elevators,
Room With A View
One of the country’s most popular models, Isabel Roces, has used her celebrity to promote organizations such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA. The granddaughter of the esteemed publisher Joaquin “Chino” Roces, she is passionate about her advocacy to the point of going
Call of the Wild
Since she first burst into the limelight as “the Ivory girl,” 29-year-old model Bianca Araneta-Elizalde was defined by the commercial definition of beauty, living in an artificial world that upheld cookie-cutter standards of perfection. But somewhere along the way, she married, had a daughter,
On Your Knees
Before she took the stage to sing New Order’s “Bizarre Love Triangle” at Mag:net’s live-band karaoke night, Quark Henares sat down with Shawn Yao—reluctant model, cult TV personality, and idealistic photographer—who filled him in on a forgettable ass-grabbing incident in Cuisine, her
Great Expectations
At 22, Philippine show business scion KC Concepcion has already begun to untangle the strands of her celebrity DNA. Now back from her four-year stint in the City of the Lights, Sharon Cuneta’s daughter has started to strike her own professional path. Paolo R. Reyes peels away the layers to
The Art of Ingenue-ity
Lovely, young, and unaffected—Mika Lagdameo is living proof that an unexpected tumble into the spotlight doesn’t necessarily have to be as scary as it seems. Lexi Schulze marvels at our cover girl’s wide-eyed sense of wonder and genuine innocence, and finds a seemingly rust-proof spirit
The Trouble With Nancy
Rogue steals away with Nancy Castiglione for a few moments to bask in the sun on a secluded shore with this misunderstood goddess. Jade Bernas sits down with the outspoken, 26-year-old Filipina-Canadian, and talks to her about who she is, where she comes from, and what the future holds for her.
A Girl Called Max
Eddie Mesa and Rosemarie Gil, uncle Michael de Mesa, aunt Cherie Gil, cousin Ryan Eigenmann, brother Sid Lucero, and her own father—Mark Gil. But Maxine Eigenmann has got more to offer apart from the very promising ratios-of-success from her gene-pool. A former Sunday school teacher, she’s no
Breathless
Rogue caught up with Cristina Garcia when she flew in briefly from New York—and much like a whirl-wind romance—she came, she conquered, and took our breath away.
The Good Girl
Even though top fashion model Maike Evers calls herself a “conservative Asian girl,” the temperatures she’s raised in the hearts and minds of men are anything but conservative. So it didn’t take much to convince Jade Bernas to meet her one evening for a cup of cappuccino in the poolside
The Shoot
The Brazilian invasion of Manila’s fashion scene continues with Wanessa, who jumped at the chance to pose for such a prestigious magazine, and we knew she would not be disappointed—especially with the talented Mark Nicdao weaving his magic around her in a baroque mansion in old San Juan.
The French Connection
She’s been hailed around Manila’s young social elite as the perfect Eurasian beauty, but when it comes to magazine pictorials she’s a bit of a puzzle. Vanni De Sequera interviews the French-Filipina stunner, then talks to three of her fans in an attempt to explain the Solenn Paradox.
