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Katarina Rodriguez
Katarina Sonja Rodriguez (; born August 1, 1992) is an American-born Filipino actress, athlete, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Philippines 2018. She represented the Philippines at the Miss World 2018 pageant but was unplaced. Previously, she was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2017 and placed 1st Runner-Up in Miss Intercontinental 2017. She rose to fame after being the last eliminated in the second season of Asia's Next Top Model in 2014. Early life and education Rodriguez was born in Orlando, Florida, United States to Filipino parents. Her mother is from Manila while her dad is from Davao. She spent her childhood going back and forth the United States and the Philippines every other year. She attended high school in Orlando and recounted the bullying she experienced at school, which would later on help her develop "tough skin" before finally moving permanently to the Philippines with her family. In Manila, she pursued and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binibining Pilipinas 2017
Binibining Pilipinas 2017 was the 54th edition of Binibining Pilipinas. It took place at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on April 30, 2017. At the end of the event, Maxine Medina crowned Rachel Peters as Miss Universe Philippines 2017, Kylie Verzosa crowned Mariel de Leon as Binibining Pilipinas International 2017, Jennifer Ruth Hammond crowned Katarina Rodriguez as Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2017, Joanna Louise Eden crowned Chanel Olive Thomas as Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2017, Nicole Cordoves crowned Elizabeth Clenci as Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2017, and Nichole Marie Manalo crowned Nelda Ibe as Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2017. Charmaine Elima was named 1st Runner-Up and Kristel Guelos was named 2nd Runner-Up. Results ;Color keys * The contestant was a Runner-up in an International pageant. * The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant. * The contestant did not place. § – Fan V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quezon City
Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was founded on October 12, 1939, and was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the List of presidents of the Philippines, second president of the Philippines. The city was intended to be the Capital of the Philippines, national capital of the Philippines that would replace Manila, as the latter was suffering from overcrowding, lack of housing, poor sanitation, and traffic congestion. To create Quezon City, several barrios were carved out from the towns of Caloocan, Marikina, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan and Pasig, in addition to the eight vast estates the Philippine government purchased for this purpose. It was officially proclaimed as the national capital on October 12, 1949, and several government departments and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sari-Sari Channel
Sari-Sari Channel is a 24-hour general entertainment channel under a joint-venture between Cignal TV and Viva Communications. Named after the Philippine Sari-sari store, it offers a smorgasbord of shows from the portfolios of Viva TV and TV5. The channel's content include archive shows and movies from Viva Television and Viva Films, original movies from Studio5, the film production arm of TV5 Network and in-house original productions in partnership of the latter's talents. In 2015, Sari-Sari Channel was delegated as the official production outfit to handle all entertainment programs of TV5 after Viva Communications chief Vicente "Vic" del Rosario, Jr. was appointed as the network's entertainment head, replacing Wilma Galvante, following the retrenchment on TV5's main entertainment department. Starting October 21, 2017, selected original serials from the channel is broadcast on TV5 under the ''Sari-Sari Weekend on TV5'' block. It is also carried over to its overseas counterpart K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STAR World
Star World (formerly known as Star Plus) is an English language entertainment television channel originally launched on 15 December 1991 as Star Entertainment () by STAR TV in Hong Kong as the old iteration of Star Plus. On 30 March 1996, the channel was split into two, when the former became Star World in East and Southeast Asia part of STAR TV's rebranding, and the latter retained the Star Plus name in India and the Middle East. However, after Star (subsequently acquired by News Corporation) ended its partnership with Zee TV on 30 June 2000, Star Plus was transformed into a Hindi-language channel on 1 July 2000, with Star World being already introduced in the region as an English entertainment replacement. The channel's programming line-up mostly consists of entertainment television programmes from the United States, the United Kingdom and sometimes Australia and New Zealand to appeal to English-speaking locals as well as the expatriate population of South Asia, the Middle E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Ponce
Silvia Vanessa Ponce de León Sánchez (born 7 March 1992), known simply as Vanessa Ponce, is a Mexican model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2018. She is the first Mexican to be crowned as Miss World. In the history of the Miss World competition, she holds the record for being the oldest winner thus far. Life and career Vanessa Ponce was born in Mexico City, Mexico on 07 March 1992. She studied international commerce at the University of Guanajuato, in the state of Guanajuato. She resided for ten years in the State of Aguascalientes, Mexico, and for five years in the State of Guanajuato. She then returned to her hometown in Mexico City, Mexico to live and work. She speaks basic English, in addition to her mother tongue Spanish. During the Miss World 2018 competition, she promoted her project called "Na Vili", whose objective is to help the children of the indigenous Mexican day laborers who emigrated from the State of Guerrero, Mexico to the State of Guanajuato. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanya
Sanya (; also spelled Samah) is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China. According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, living in an area of . Nevertheless, its built-up (or metro) area encompassing Haitang and Jiyang Districts was home to 801,020 inhabitants as of 2020. The city is renowned for its tropical climate and has emerged as a popular tourist destination, also serving as the training site of the Chinese national beach volleyball team. Sanya is home to small concentrations of Utsul people. Sanya is also the location of Yulin Naval Base, a major military facility on the South China Sea which is home to the People's Liberation Army Navy ballistic nuclear missile fleet. History Known in ancient times as Yazhou, postal romanization: Aichow (), literally "cliff state or prefecture", Sanya's history dates to the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE). Due to its r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World Philippines 2019
Miss World Philippines 2019 was the 9th edition of the Miss World Philippines pageant. It was held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on September 15, 2019. Katarina Sonja Rodriguez crowned Michelle Daniela Dee as her successor at the end of the event. The Miss World Philippines Organization crowned a new set of winners for 2019. Michelle Dee garnered the most coveted title of Miss World Philippines 2019, while five additional titleholders were also elected: Kelley Day as Miss Eco Philippines 2019, Maria Katrina Llegado as Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2019, Isabelle de Leon as Miss Multinational Philippines 2019, Glyssa Leiann Perez as Miss Tourism Philippines 2019, and Vanessa-Mae Walters as Miss Teen Eco International Philippines 2019 and later was ''dethroned'' and replaced by Mary Daena Zaide Resurrecion to represent the Philippines at Miss Teen Eco International 2019. Results ;Color keys * The contestant was a Finalist/Runner-u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Dee
Michelle Daniela Marquez Dee (; born April 24, 1995) is a Filipino actress, model, host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Philippines 2019. She represented the Philippines at the Miss World 2019 pageant in London, England and finished as a Top 12 semifinalist. Early life and education Dee was born in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines on April 24, 1995 to businessman and former actor Frederick "Derek" Dee and to actress, author, former supermodel, and beauty queen Melanie Marquez, who was previously Miss International 1979. She has one sister, Maxine, and four maternal half-siblings – Miguelito, Mazen, Adam Jr. and Abraham. She is of Chinese descent from her father. Her grand-uncle is Chinabank founder Dee C. Chuan, while her grandfather Dee K. Chiong also served as Senior Vice President of Chinabank; both were immigrants to the Philippines from Fujian, China. Dee spent a considerable time of her childhood in their family ranch in Utah, United States du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Lehmann
Laura Victoria Lehmann-Pessumal (born July 16, 1994) is a Filipino actress, TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Philippines 2017. She represented the Philippines at the Miss World 2017 pageant in China and finished as a Top 40 semifinalist. Early life and education Lehmann is of German, Swiss, Spanish, and Filipino descent, and was raised by a single mother. Lehmann graduated from Assumption College San Lorenzo during her grade school days then during high school she transferred to Beacon International School before graduating at the International School Manila. She also attended Occidental College before transferring to Ateneo de Manila University to finish her studies. She is a former member of the Philippines women's national softball team during her younger years and was supposed to play for Ateneo before she decided to accept the scholarship offered to her by the Occidental College at the last minute. Career Lehmann started off her car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davao City
Davao City, officially the City of Davao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dabaw; ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area. It is the third-most populous city in the Philippines after Quezon City and Manila, and the most populous in Mindanao. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,776,949 people. It is geographically situated in the province of Davao del Sur and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority, but the city is governed and administered independently from it. The city is divided into three congressional districts, which are subdivided into 11 administrative districts with a total of 182 barangays. Davao City is the center of Metro Davao, the second most populous metropolitan area in the Philippines. The city serves as the main trade, commerce, and industry hub of Mindanao, and the regional center of D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico ''''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
