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Miriam Quiambao
Miriam Redito Quiambao-Roberto (, born May 20, 1975) is a Filipino physical therapist, inspirational speaker, author, entrepreneur, actress, television host, real estate broker, endorser, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1999 and placed first Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1999. She is currently serving as one of the co-hosts of ''The 700 Club Asia''. Early life Miriam Redito Quiambao was born on May 20, 1975, in Quezon City to Medardo Quiambao of Bacacay, Albay, and Magdalena (''née'' Redito) of Oas, Albay, and is the first of two children. She attended the School of the Holy Spirit of Quezon City during her elementary and high school years and went for her collegiate studies at the University of Santo Tomas, where she obtained her degree in physical therapy. She is also a licensed Physical Therapist for the state of Indiana in the United States. Before her Binibining Pilipinas stint, Quiambao had a thriving career as a therap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binibining Pilipinas
Binibining Pilipinas (abbreviated as Bb. Pilipinas; ) is a national beauty pageant in the Philippines that selects Filipina representatives to compete in one of the Big Four international beauty pageants: Miss International and selects two other titleholders to participate in minor international pageants such as Miss Intercontinental, The Miss Globe and Miss Charm International. History Binibining Pilipinas is owned by the Araneta Group of Companies headed by Filipino business magnate Jorge León Araneta, the group's President and CEO, the BPCI Organization is spearheaded by Jorge's wife, national director Stella Marquez-Araneta, with Cochitina Sevilla-Bernardo, artist and entrepreneur, as co-chairperson. Former Miss Colombia Stella M. Araneta, who became a Miss Universe semi-finalist and the winner of the first Miss International beauty pageant in 1960, is the chairperson of Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated (BPCI), which had been the official national franchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semi-finals
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, whose winner becomes the tournament champion. Each match-up may be a single match or several, for example two-legged ties in European sports or best-of series in American pro sports. Defeated competitors may play no further part after losing, or may participate in "consolation" or "classification" matches against other losers to determine the lower final rankings; for example, a third place playoff between losing semi-finalists. In a shootout poker tournament, there are more than two players competing at each table, and sometimes more than one progressing to the next round. Some competitions are held with a pure single-elimination tournament system. Others have many phases, with the last being a single-elimination final stage, ofte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's AdSense program, which seeks to generate more revenue for both parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mister Donut
Mister Donut is an international chain of doughnut stores. It was founded in the United States in 1956 by Harry Winokur. Primary offerings include doughnuts, coffee, muffins and pastries. After being acquired by Allied Domecq in 1990, most of the North American stores became Dunkin' Donuts. Outside of the United States, Mister Donut maintains a presence in Japan, El Salvador, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Lagos and Ibadan in Nigeria. History In 1955, Harry Winokur worked with brother-in-law William Rosenberg, the founder of Dunkin' Donuts. After Winokur broke his partnership with Rosenberg, he went on to create Mister Donut with his son-in-law David Slater that same year, with stores in most of North America.Sauter, Michael B. and Alexander E. M. HessFamous Restaurant Chains That Are Hard to Find Page 2. 247wallst.com The Mister Donut business became so popular that Winokur and Slater decided to go into franchising. As a result, Mister Donut began a rapid expansion that res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Agoncillo
Kristoffer Lou Gonzales Agoncillo (, born April 10, 1979), known professionally as Ryan Agoncillo, is a Filipino actor, model, photographer, recording artist and TV host. Career Agoncillo started as a model at the age of fifteen, beginning as one of the early Penshoppe's Club Pen models. He has appeared in various television commercials for a variety of products such as Greenwich Pizza (together with Donita Rose), Sprite, Smart Communications, Emperador Brandy, Rexona, Swish mouthwash and McDonald's. Agoncillo became one of the original hosts of ''Mornings @ GMA'', an early morning variety program of GMA Network. He also hosted ''Campus Video;'' a short-lived program shown every Saturday mornings at GMA Network. He moved to ABS-CBN and became a co-host in '' Talk TV'', a morning talk show co-hosted by broadcasters Julius Babao and Christine Bersola-Babao, and actress Janette McBride. Agoncillo was briefly paired with co-host Janet McBride. Rumors spread that the two w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Ferriols
Michelle Ferriols (born March 8, 1973), simply known as Mickey Ferriols, is an American-born Filipino actress. She has a son with ex-partner Archie Alemania named Brent Marcus Alemania. Career Ferriols shot into stardom via a PLDT commercial. She has since starred in memorable teleseryes like '' Sana Maulit Muli'', '' Hiram'', '' Dyosa'', '' Ina Kapatid Anak'' and ''Kadenang Ginto'', among all. She also appeared in several movie blockbusters such as ''Honey, Nasa Langit Na Ba Ako?'' (1998), ''Jose Rizal'' (1998), ''Kung Ako Na Lang Sana'' (2003), ''Caregiver'' (2008), and '' Born to Love You'' (2012); all of which she worked with high-caliber actors with the likes of Cesar Montano and Sharon Cuneta. For some time, Ferriols hosted award-winning shows such as ''Eat Bulaga ''Eat Bulaga!'' (), formerly ''Eat... Bulaga!'', is a noontime Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Produced by TAPE Inc., it is the longest running variety show in the Philip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Clavio
Arnold Aldea Clavio (; born November 2, 1965), also known as Igan, is a radio and television newscaster, journalist, and television host in the Philippines. He currently co-anchors GMA Network's late-night newscast ''Saksi'', the morning show ''Unang Hirit'', and a morning radio show called '' One on One: Walang Personalan'' on DZBB with Connie Sison. He also writes a column entitled ''Hirit Na!'' for the tabloid newspaper ''Abante''. He was the director of Solid Ground School in Plaridel, Bulacan in 1998. Biography Whilst in school, Clavio was a member of his school newspaper's editorial staff. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters. After graduating, Clavio worked as a news writer at DWIZ. After a year, he became a field reporter for GMA Network's flagship radio station, DZBB. Clavio made his first appearance as a television news reporter in 1994, when GMA offered him a reporter's slot in '' Brig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unang Hirit
''Unang Hirit'' () is a Philippine television news broadcasting and talk show broadcast by GMA Network. It is the longest running morning show in the Philippines. Originally hosted by Ryan Agoncillo, Lyn Ching-Pascual, Arnold Clavio, Suzi Entrata, Mickey Ferriols, and Miriam Quiambao, it premiered on December 6, 1999 on the network's morning line up replacing ''Mornings @ GMA''. Ching-Pascual, Clavio, Nathaniel "Mang Tani" Cruz, Susan Enriquez, Entrata, Ivan Mayrina, Connie Sison and Mariz Umali currently serve as the hosts. Overview ''Unang Hirit'' premiered on GMA Network on December 6, 1999, replacing ''Mornings @ GMA''. Ryan Agoncillo, Lyn Ching, Arnold Clavio, Suzi Entrata, Mickey Ferriols and Miriam Quiambao served the show as the original hosts. On July 15, 2002, the news broadcasting segment ''Unang Balita'' debuted. On April 11, 2011, Edu Manzano returned to the show. A day later, Lhar Santiago accidentally broke his right arm and his injured right eyebrow dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (formerly known as Republic Broadcasting System, GMA Radio-Television Arts and GMA Rainbow Satellite Network) is commonly referred to as the Kapuso Network in reference to the outline of the company's logo. It is headquartered in the GMA Network Center in Quezon City and its transmitter, Tower of Power, is located at Tandang Sora Avenue, Barangay Culiat also in Quezon City with regional stations and offices strategically located in over 9 major cities across the country. The original meaning of the GMA acronym was Greater Manila Area, referring to the initial coverage area of the station. As the network expanded it changed into Global Media Arts. The flagship television station of GMA is DZBB-TV (GMA-7 Manila) which carries VHF Channel 7 (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mpule Kwelagobe
Mpule Keneilwe Kwelagobe (born 14 November 1979) is a Motswana investor, businesswoman, model, and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1999. She was the first black African woman to win one of the Big Four international beauty pageants, the first woman from Botswana to win, and the first from a nation making their debut in nearly four decades. Kwelagobe had previously been crowned Miss Botswana 1997 and Miss Universe Botswana 1999, and competed in Miss World 1997. Kwelagobe has been recognized as a human health rights activist, especially for her fight against HIV/AIDS and advocacy for youth and women to have greater access to sexual reproductive education and services. She is the co-founder of QuesS Capital LLC, a private equity firm with investments in financial services, renewable energy and agriculture in Africa and South Asia. Early life and education Kwelagobe was born on 14 November 1979 in Gaborone. She comes from the Tswana ethnic group, and her native langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. It is connected to Zambia across the short Zambezi River border by the Kazungula Bridge. A country of slightly over 2.3 million people, Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. About 11.6 percent of the population lives in the capital and largest city, Gaborone. Formerly one of the world's poorest countries—with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s—it has since transformed itself into an upper-middle-income country, with one of the world's fastest-growing economies. Modern-day humans first inhabited the country over 200,000 years ago. The Tswana ethn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbal Essences
Herbal Essences is a brand of hair care products line by Procter & Gamble. The brand was founded in 1971 as the single shampoo Clairol Herbal Essence Shampoo (officially typeset as ''Clairol herbal essence shampoo''). There are 29 collections of varying hair care products, each designed to have a different effect on the user's hair. History Clairol introduced Herbal Essence in 1971. The original Herbal Essence (now called Herbal Essences) used a cartoon image of the nature girl in a pool on the front label. The original color of the shampoo was green, and could be seen through the clear plastic bottle packaging. In 1990, sex therapist and radio and tv host Ruth Westheimer (Dr. Ruth) appeared in a tv commercial for the shampoo and body wash. Currently, their shampoos and conditioners are characterized to be paraben, gluten, and sulfate-free. The company is developing sustainable strategies to cooperate with the environment. They partnered up with World Wildlife Fund Canada to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
