Belinda Jay Panelo is a

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actress and former commercial model who became an

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after winning the

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in 1999, along with K. C. Montero. She is the daughter of U.S. vet, Salvador Sauza Panelo (not to be confused with the Filipino lawyer with same name). She made her mark in MTV as one of the funniest and wackiest MTV VJs ever, especially in her regular shows ''Classic MTV'' and ''MTV Mush''.

Personal life

Belinda left MTV in 2003 and has since married her longtime boyfriend, tennis player

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, whom she has a child with. The family relocated to

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. In February 2019, she was the target of a racist rant.

Notes

External links

Belinda article on inq7.net
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References

VJs (media personalities) American actresses of Filipino descent American female models American expatriates in the Philippines Filipino female models Participants in Philippine reality television series Living people 1974 births Star Magic 21st-century American women {{US-tv-actor-1970s-stub