Carlene Ang Aguilar-Ocampo (; born February 8, 1982) is a Filipino-Chinese actress and former beauty queen, having been crowned

Miss Philippines Earth 2001 Miss Philippines Earth 2001 (also called Miss Philippines 2001) was the 1st edition of Miss Philippines Earth. It took place at the UP Theater in Quezon City, Metro Manila on April 28, 2001. At the end of the event, Carlene Aguilar was crowned a ...

and Binibining Pilipinas World 2005.

Biography

Carlene Aguilar was born on February 8, 1982, to Raul Aguilar and Catharin Ang. She has two brothers and a sister, all raised in the heart of

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Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. Aguilar studied at the Immaculate Conception Academy-Greenhills for her elementary and high school education. She majored in Art Studies at the

University of the Philippines Diliman , image = University of The Philippines seal.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = Official Logo of UP Diliman , motto = Honor and Excellence , established = February 12, 194 ...

. She has a previous relationship with

Dennis Trillo Abelardo Dennis Florencio Ho (born 12 May 1981), known professionally as Dennis Trillo (), is a Filipino actor, model and recording artist. He is currently a contract star of GMA Network. He was known for his role as Eric del Mundo in the firs ...

, wherein she had a son, Calix Andreas. Aguilar is currently married to Yo Ocampo, where she had two children, namely Marcus and Hunter.

Career

Pageants

Aguilar won the title of

and became the country's representative to

Miss Earth 2001 Miss Earth 2001, the 1st Miss Earth pageant, organized by Carousel Productions. The pageant coronation night was held on October 28, 2001 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Philippines. There were 42 delegates who compet ...

, where she placed in Top 10 and won special award Best in Evening Gown. In 2004, she became Miss Chinatown Manila and subsequently became a 2nd runner-up at

Miss Chinese International Miss Chinese International Pageant (, formerly 國際華裔小姐競選), or MCI () for short, is an annual international beauty pageant, organized and broadcast by TVB, a network television station in Hong Kong. It was established in 1988 and th ...

. In 2005, at the

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 ot ...

pageant, Aguilar was crowned as Binibining Pilipinas World. She was also named Miss Philippine Airlines and Miss Avon. Aguilar was also a semi-finalist at

Miss World 2005 Miss World 2005, the 55th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 10 December 2005 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. María Julia Mantilla of Peru crowned her successor Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland. 102 contesta ...

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, China. Aguilar is the first woman to represent the Philippines in two major international pageant competitions, namely Miss Earth (2001) and Miss World (2005).

Actress

Aguilar went into acting, having had a previous performance contract with

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Network, where she stayed for a few months. Aguilar was a dancing contestant on the

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show ''

U Can Dance Season 1 Iya Villania and Derek Ramsay were the hosts of ABS-CBN's new dance reality competition, which aired every Sunday night. The show has two contests, Sayaw Baranggay, wherein two dance groups from different barangays dance their way into wi ...

''. Billed as a "beauty titlist" in the Filipino version of ''

Dancing With The Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...

'', her partner was professional dancer Dindo Divinagracia. She became a contestant in the second Philippine edition of ''

Celebrity Duets ''Celebrity Duets'' was an American reality television show, of the progressive game-show type, which combined celebrities of different backgrounds with professional singers in a weekly elimination competition. History The show was a take-off of ...

'' but was eliminated before the finals on October 25, 2008. She was in the 34th Metro Manila Film Festival movie entry, '' Iskul Bukol: 20 Years After'', opposite

Tito Sotto Vicente Castelo Sotto III (; born August 24, 1948), professionally known as Tito Sotto, is a Filipino politician, entertainer and athlete who served as Senate President from 2018 to 2022. Before that, had two stints each as Senate Majority Lea ...

Vic Sotto Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto (; born April 28, 1954), professionally known as Vic Sotto, is a Filipino actor, singer and comedian known far and wide for his various television and film projects on the major Philippine television networks GMA ...

and

Joey de Leon Jose Maria Ramos de Leon Jr. (born October 14, 1946), professionally known as Joey de Leon, is a Filipino comedian, actor, television presenter and songwriter. He hosts the noontime variety show ''Eat Bulaga!'' He is a member of the comedy trio ...

. In early 2009, Aguilar played Clarisse Morales in ''

Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang ''Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang'' (International title: ''Dangerous Love'' / ) is a 2009 Philippine television drama thriller series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is an adaptation of Carlo J. Caparas' graphic novel. Directed by Joy ...

'' in which she worked with

Angelu de Leon Maria Luisa Angela Martinez de Leon-Rivera (born August 22, 1979), better known as Angelu de Leon, is a Filipino actress and politician. Early and personal life Angelu de Leon is the youngest daughter of Luis and Flora de Leon. She attended St ...

. She made a guest appearance on

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 (f ...

's talk show ''

Cool Center ''Cool Center'' is a Philippine television comedy talk show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Eugene Domingo and Anjo Yllana, it premiered on March 14, 2009 replacing ''Nuts Entertainment''. The show concluded on April 17, 2010 with a total ...

''. Aguilar played Rodora in '' Rosalinda'', starring

Carla Abellana Carla Angeline Reyes Abellana (; born June 12, 1986) is a Filipino actress and model who played the lead role in the Philippine adaptation of the Mexican telenovela '' Rosalinda'' in 2009. She is also known for her lead role in '' Sine Novela: ...

and

Geoff Eigenmann Geoffrey Michael Alatiit Eigenmann (; born March 23, 1985), better known by his screen name Geoff Eigenmann, is a Filipino actor, host and model notable for his performances in television; he is a member of the Eigenmann family of actors a ...

, and as Gilma in '' MariMar''.

Covergirl

Aguilar was the covergirl for the January 2009 edition of ''FHM'' Philippines Magazine.

Filmography

Television

Online series

Film

References

External links

* (video
Dennis Trillo now friends with Cristina Reyes, Carlene Aguilar - 21 January 2008
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aguilar, Carlene 1982 births Living people Filipino people of Chinese descent Miss World 2005 delegates Miss Earth 2001 contestants Participants in Philippine reality television series Star Magic personalities Filipino television actresses Miss Philippines Earth winners Binibining Pilipinas winners People from Quezon City Actresses from Metro Manila University of the Philippines Diliman alumni