Claudine Barretto

Claudine Barretto (born July 20, 1979 in Manila, Philippines)is an award-winning television and movie actress and best known as the Telesereye Queen. She conquered both television and movies with her top-rating teleseryes and box-office hit movies. She is one of the best actresses of her generation. She has proven her acting prowess both critically and commercially. As a film actress and box-office star, her movies Anak, Milan and Sukob are among the highest grossing Filipino films of all time. She is one of the Movie Queens of Philippine Cinema in the 90’s and even up to the present. She has appeared in over thirty movies and has won several awards. She is considered as the next Vilma Santos.

Claudine, as a celebrity, has endorsed many products which rake in millions. She has been recognized for being a well-dressed actress and stylish in her accessories. Being a Barretto, she is one of the most beautiful faces in showbizness which proves to that is her inclusion in “Mega’s 10 Most Beautiful Women” in the 10th edition of the said magazine. Barretto is a member of ABS-CBN’s elite circle of homegrown talents, properly named Star Magic.

Heart Evangelista

Arguably one of the most popular young stars in the Philippines, Heart Evangelista (born February 14, 1985) was first discovered by a commercial agent while shopping at the mall with sister Camille. She signed with Star Magic (formerly known as Talent Center) and was paired with John Prats in the show G-Mik. Her relationship with John Prats gained tremendous popularity, and they starred in several movies together—Trip, Ang Tanging Ina and My First Romance. They also starred in popular teen-oriented show “Berks.” After which their real and reel life romance fizzled.

Since then, Heart was paired with Geoff Eigenmann in popular primetime soap opera “Hiram” which also starred Kris Aquino, Dina Bonnevie, John Estrada and Anne Curtis. This soap earned Heart a Star Awards Best Actress nomination at the age of 20.

She has also starred in an action-based show called Panday with her current boyfriend, Jericho Rosales.

Other notable achievements of Heart is winning best new female personality for both Star TV and Star Movie awards. She also won texter’s and listener’s choice at Himig Handog Awards for her single “Love Has Come My Way.” Heart also released a single “Tell Me” in Australia which made it into the charts, peaking at number 18.

She is now managed by Manila Genesis Entertainment after her decision to not renew her contract with Star Magic (formerly Talent Center of ABS-CBN).

Shaina Magdayao

Shaina Magdayao, born November 6, 1989, is the youngest daughter of Enrique and Deanne Magdayao. She has three older sisters (Shiela, Sharon and Sheryl), one of whom is singer-actress Vina Morales (Sharon).

Shaina’s entry into show business began when she was cast, at six years old, in the drama series Lyra, playing the title character. She caught the eye of someone at ABS-CBN and became part of the Star Magic Family at the age of seven. She was included in the cast of the just-revamped AngTV show, Kaybol. She was then brought together, with two other great child actresses of the time Camille Prats and Serena Dalrymple to star in ABS-CBN’s afternoon drama series Marinella, playing the role of Rina.


In 2000, when Shaina was 10 years old, she released a self-titled debut album with Star Records. The carrier single was “Sayaw Sweet Lullabye”. The song’s music video was often played in the afternoons right before Marinella or youth-oriented shows.

Shaina has also played daughter to a very wide-range of celebrity “parents” on the big and small screens. It was a role like this, in 2000 for the Laurice Guillien helmed project Tanging Yaman, that won her a Best Child Actress award from the FAMAS (Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards), and Most Popular Child Actress Award from the 2001 Guillermo Mendoza Awards. She has also spoofed this award-winning role in the Ai Ai De Las Alas starrer, Ang Tanging Ina. She had also previously received the Best Child Performer award from the Parangal ng Bayan in 1999, and Best New TV Personality in the 1996 Star Awards.

Since then, Shaina has slowly but surely been building her career over the years. In 2002, she starred in a light weekend afternoon series, called K2BU, where she met half-Brit Bea Alonzo, who is her best friend. She has appeared in several drama series and sitcoms, and at one point, doing three at the same time (Seasons of Love, Bida si Mister Bida si Misis, Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay), while going to regular school. She started to be home-schooled in late 2004, as her schedule got even more hectic, but will be graduating at the same time as Pop Princess Sarah Geronimo.

In 2005, she was included in the cast of the much underrated primetime drama series Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin, along with Claudine Barretto, Diether Ocampo, her best friend Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz. It was here that she was paired with actor-dancer Rayver Cruz, who she is currently still being paired with.

She is currently still taping for the Chito Rono and Erik Matti’s newest television series, Rounin, set to air in January or February 2007. She is currently starring in the afternoon light drama Star Magic Presents: All About Your Love along with her loveteam, Rayver Cruz and 17 other young stars under Star Magic. She is also a semi-regular at ABS-CBN’s Sunday noontime variety show, ASAP 06. Magdayao is a member of ABS-CBN’s elite circle of homegrown talents properly named Star Magic.

Shaina is a familiar face in advertisements. She started of as a baby model for various baby products. As a child, she was a model for children’s clothing company, Garfield as well as appearing in a slew of television commercials for Magnolia Chocolait, Lemon Squares Products and Goldilocks, among others. She was also one of the youngest models ever for Ben Chan’s clothing company Bench, moving up the ranks from modelling Bench products for children, to her current HerBench endorsements. Shaina has also endorsed/is currently endorsing Johnson & Johnson Face Powder, CreamSilk conditioners, Lactacyd Confidence, Skechers, Cose Teen Bags and Colgate Toothpaste.

Her earnings since childhood have also not been put to waste, and have been wisely invested in business ventures. She currently owns a branch of the family business YSTILO Salon, and a 20-door apartment complex.

Shaina Magdayao is voted No. 5 Most Beautiful Filipina.

Bea Alonzo

Bea Alonzo (Real name: Phylbert Angellie Ranollo Fagestrom), born Oct. 17, 1987, had always dreamed of being in show business. Growing up without a father since the age of four, Bea has nonetheless managed to strike it out on her own.

She joined beauty contests at a very young age and she was moderately successful in this endeavor. It was in a small town beauty contest that she was discovered by famed Filipino fashion designer Oscar Peralta who then brought her to the attention of talent manager Archie Ilagan. The latter presented Bea to the head of the ABS-CBN Talent Center Johnny Manahan who inducted her into the Star Circle Batch 10. There she would be given a wide-range of acting lessons which later helped her land a part in the teen-oriented drama/comedy K2BU.


In 2003, at the age of 15, Bea would be cast as 20 year old lawyer Katrina Argos in the TV drama Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay. The role would garner her her first “Best Actress” nomination at the 2003 PMPC Star Awards.

The role of Katrina Argos would also pair Bea with John Lloyd Cruz who played Yuri Orbida in the drama series. John Lloyd would eventually be Bea’s long-time on-screen romantic partner and the Bea Alonzo-John Lloyd Cruz tandem proved to be quite popular that it was featured in three more TV drama series: It Might Be You, Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin and currently Maging Sino Ka Man. The pair would also star in movies such as My First Romace (where Bea Alonzo was named “Best New Movie Actress” at the 2004 PMPC Star Awards), Now That I Have You, Close To You and the recent All About Love.

After All About Love, Bea’s next movie project is a remake of the classic Dolphy movie Pacifica Falapay. The movie co-stars Vhong Navarro and it will be Bea’s first foray into big-screen feature-length comedies.

Although Bea has been paired with John Lloyd Cruz for several years, she claims that there has been no real romantic involvement between them.

She is currently linked to Filipino actor Mico Palanca, younger brother of Bernard Palanca, who is also an actor. The two have confirmed that they are actually dating each other.

Bea Alonzon is voted No. 7 Most Beautiful Filipina.

Source: Wikipedia

Jennylyn Mercado

Jennylyn Mercado (born May 15, 1987) is the ultimate female survivor in GMA 7’s first season of Starstruck talent search. Since winning Starstruck, Jennylyn became one of GMA’s hottest contract stars.


In the October 14, 2004 episode of TV drama series Magpakailanman of GMA Network, which featured her life story, viewers learned more about Jennylyn’s childhood.

In May 4, 1991, when she was nearly four years old, Jennylyn made headlines as a battered child.

Her assailant was her stepfather. He burned Jennylyn’s young skin with cigarette butts and whacked her back with a flat iron. Her mother, who was then in Dubai working as a domestic helper, immediately came home. Sadly, though, she came not to take care of her daughter but to bail out her cruel partner, who was in detention.

Her mother migrated to London and had her own family. Because of this, Jennylyn’s aunt, Lydia Mercado, legally adopted her.

In June 2004, Jennylyn’s biological father, Noli Pineda, now 50 came home for a holiday. His arrival did not go unnoticed by the press. Reports came out saying that he was asking for money from his now self-sufficient daughter. This, Jennylyn strongly denied. What her father wanted, she said, was for Jennylyn to use his surname.

Still, according to Jen, she and her biological father keep in touch, even if they don’t get to see each other often, since he’s based in Korea.

Because of her experience as an abused child, she is now the Official Spokesperson of the Bata Foundation (Christian Mission Services), a non-government organization that operates with basic funding support from its partner organization Christlicher Missiondienst (CMD) headquartered in Germany, supplementary assistance from two Japanese organizations and a few local groups, with the help of Feed Hungry Inc. and the GMA Artist Center.

School
Before joining showbizness, Jennylyn was a senior student at the Augustinian Abbey in Las Piñas where she actively took part in school programs.

Because of her hectic work schedule after winning Starstruck, she had to take a leave from school. If given the time and opportunity to pursue her studies further, the young actress has answered that she’d like to take up Mass Communications as a major.

Health
On the April 3, 2004 episode of Startalk, a showbiz-oriented show in the Philippines, Jennylyn admitted that she suffers from a heart ailment which prohibits her from becoming too tired, and overly excited and angry.

Debut
A day before her 18th birthday, Jennylyn decided to spend her special day with abused children from the CMSP, distributing gifts and just spending quality time with the children, instead of a grand debutante party.

But the real-life Cinderella cannot escape the life of a princess. MAQ Productions SM Megamall Cinema threw her a belated 18th birthday celebration to coincide with the premiere of her first movie as a leading lady, Say That You Love Me. This was the Philippines’ first ever movie premiere with a birthday debut.

The production company went all-out with the celebration. Insiders won’t give exact figures, but rumor has it that the price tag is in the seven figure region in Philippine pesos.

Jennylyn wore a beautiful gown created exclusively for her by fashion genius Rajo Laurel. Award-winning production designer Edgar Martin “Egay” Littaua also put his unmistakable stamp on the glittery, flowery affair

Mark Herras, Jennylyn’s real-life beau at the time and leading man in Say That You Love Me, escorted his lovely leading lady on her very special evening, together with other young men from Jennylyn’s family, Starstruck, GMA Network, and Regal Films.

Her traditional 18 Roses Dance included the following: Vincent Pineda (Jennylyn’s father), Rainier Castillo, Jake Cuenca, Tyron Perez, Bearwin Meily, Benj Pacia, Dion Ignacio, Christian Esteban, Anton dela Paz, Alvin Aragon, Kirby de Jesus, Kevin Santos, Ken Punzalan, Jay-R, James Blanco, John Prats, Marco Alcaraz, Dennis Trillo, and Mark Herras.

Well wishers included Say That You Love Me director Mac Alejandre and producer Roselle Monteverde-Teo, manager Becky Aguila, Jennylyn’s “Mommy” Lydia Mercado and “Mother” Lily Monteverde. High-ranking executives from GMA Network, including Annette Gozon-Abrogar, Jimmy Duavit, Ida Henares, Marivin Arayata, Lilybeth Rasonable, Reggie Acuña-Magno, Bang Arespacochaga, Darling de Jesus, and Atty. Felix Gozon were also in attendance.

Three hundred guards added even more pomp to the glittery affair, which climaxed with the premiere of the movie in cinemas 3 & 4. Cinema 3 was reserved be for the stars, staff, and special invited guests, while cinema 4 hosted sneak preview ticket-holders. A sumptuous dinner was also prepared for the invited guests.

For those who were not present at the event, the giant plasma screen hanging from the EDSA face of SM Megamall allowed commuters and passersby to see the celebration. There was also a live feed to GMA’s top-rating news program, 24 Oras, that allowed TV viewers to witness the revelry from the comforts of their living rooms.

Relationships
She became the girlfriend of co-StarStruck survivor Mark Herras but their relationship has now ended. Although the pair may have declared that they have split up, their on-screen team-up bears no signs of breaking down.

Jennylyn was being wooed by numerous men (like actor Jake Cuenca who gave her a dog - Migs - while working with her in the 9th season of Love to Love entitled Miss Match. But all were just rumors.There were also hints that Jennylyn and Mark got back together again but there had also been rumors that she and her former non-showbiz boyfriend, Jigs Cristobal were back together, too. Jen denied all of these saying she has not got back together with Jigs nor Mark. Some sources also said that she’s been courted by Captain Barbell star, Patrick Garcia.

The young singer-actress has stated that none of the rumors are true. She claimed that, at present, she still is entertaining suitors and that her career is her utmost priority.

Now she admitted that she has been going out with award-winning actor, Patrick Garcia. The two had recently been spotted together in one of the country’s finest island, Boracay. Rumor has it that the two is now officially together as confirmed by some of their friends. But the actress-singer neither admit nor deny about the status of their relationship. In one recent interview by Dolly Ann Carvajal of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jennylyn explains, “”I don’t deny that Patrick inspires me but that is all for now.â€�

Jennylyn Mercado is voted no. 10 Most Beautiful Filipina.

Source: Wikipedia

Toni Gonzaga

Toni Gonzaga was born in January 21, 1984. She got her first big break as a fan of Piolo Pascual in a softdrink commercial, at the age of 17 years old. She recalls that at that time, “Masaya ako at excited kasi ito yung first lead commercial ko tapos Piolo was there di ko nga ineexpect na nandun sya.” (I am happy and excited because this is my first lead commercial after Piolo was there and I did not expect that he was there.)


Toni later became one of the co-hosts of hit noontime variety show Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) where she started her showbiz career. At about the same time, she joined Studio 23’s Wazzup Wazzup as one of the anchors and was tagged as the “News Diva” because she always seemed to deliver the news with such a powerful voice.

After signing with ABS-CBN (and leaving GMA7), She encountered different accusations of being ENGRATA but she is not, They had meetings with GMA before she left and the said network welcomes Toni whenever she want to. Toni quickly became a part of such shows like the Most Requested Show (MRS) with Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez. Of which she says, “masaya katrabaho mga beteranong artista kasi aside sa magaling sila at enjoy kasama marami kang matutunan sa kanila.” She was also a part of Entertainment Konek (ETK) with Ogie Diaz, which she enjoys because of the fun environment. She also signed up as of the female co-hosts of the then-novel reality show, Pinoy Big Brother. “Natutuwa ako at nagpapasalamat kasi they (Management) considered me at they trusted me na maging part ng malaking show na ito,” she says. She shares that the offer to be a part of PBB came before their group went to perform in the US for the US Kapamilya Caravan.

She’s also the host of the recently concluded Pinoy Dream Academy and her movie opposite Sam Milby entitled You are the One is one of this year’s blockbuster.

Kim Chiu

Kim Chiu
>> PBB Winner
>> Kapamilya Actress
>> Recording Artist
>> Product Endorser
>> Bench Model
>>Star Awards winner for
Best New Female TV Personality

Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu (born April 19, 1990) was born in Xiamen, China and migrated to Cebu City at the age of 3. Kim Chiu was first known as the big winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition, and from there, she instantly captured the hearts of the televiewers.

Kim Chiu truly has a promising career on her side. The viewers have been moved by Jasmine aka Poknat in the teleserye, Sana Maulit Muli that had taken the country by storm and even secured a strong hold as the country’s most watched program, with the success that she shares with love team Gerald Anderson.

Chiu and Anderson appeared together in several shows of ABS-CBN, bagged commercial endorsements,and was formally introduced in the silver screen via their first movie, First Day High. Marking their first anniversary in show business is their first starring movie I’ve Fallen For You which premiered September 26, 2007 under Star Cinema.

They are currently regular performers on ASAP ‘07 and recently concluded their appearance in Gokada Go!

Not long after that, she was given a break in the recording industry. Under Star Records her first album Gwa Ai Di was released mid of 2007.

Last year’s no. 5 was Anne Curtis. Kim Chiu climbed 7 notches this year. She received a total votes of 1,093 in the Top 30 poll.