Gwendoline Gaelle Sandrine Ramos Ruais (; born December 11, 1989) is a Filipino-French actress, model, TV presenter and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Philippines 2011. She represented the Philippines at the

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pageant in

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, England and placed 1st Runner-Up.

Biography

Ruais was born to a French father and a Filipino mother.. She has a Business Management Honors degree from

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. Ruais has a sister who is also a beauty queen,

Gwennaelle Ruais Miss Philippines Earth 2010 was the 10th edition of the Miss Philippines Earth pageant. It was held on April 24, 2010 at the Aquatica, Manila Ocean Park, Manila, Philippines. Miss Philippines Earth 2009 Sandra Seifert crowned Kris Psyche Resus fr ...

, who competed in

Miss Philippines Earth 2010 Miss Philippines Earth 2010 was the 10th edition of the Miss Philippines Earth pageant. It was held on April 24, 2010 at the Aquatica, Manila Ocean Park, Manila, Philippines. Miss Philippines Earth 2009 Sandra Seifert crowned Kris Psyche Resus f ...

and finished as the 3rd Runner-Up. Both sisters are the granddaughters of Pierre Ruais, who was the mayor of

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between 1956 and 1957.

Pageantry

Binibining Pilipinas 2010

Ruais first joined

Binibining Pilipinas 2010 Binibining Pilipinas 2010 was the 47th edition Binibining Pilipinas. It took place at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on March 6, 2010. At the end of the event, Bianca Manalo crowned Venus Raj as Binibining ...

and placed as a top 10 semifinalist. The eventual winners were ( Binibining Pilipinas International 2010)

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, ( Binibining Pilipinas World 2010) Czarina Gatbonton, and ( Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2010)

Venus Raj Maria Venus Bayonito Raj (; ; born July 7, 1988) is an Filipino-Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas 2010, Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2010. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Univ ...

Miss World Philippines 2011

Ruais joined the first edition of CQGQ's Miss World Philippines in

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where she was victorious. She was crowned by

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in the

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on 18 September 2011. She represented the

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in the

pageant. On June 24, 2012, Ruais crowned Queenierich Rehman as her successor at the

Miss World Philippines 2012 Miss World Philippines 2012 was the 2nd edition of the Miss World Philippines pageant. It was held at the Manila Hotel in Manila, Philippines on June 24, 2012. At the end of the event, Gwendoline Ruais crowned Queenierich Rehman as Miss Worl ...

pageant held at the

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Miss World 2011

In the Miss World finals night, Ruais was crowned as the 1st Runner-Up, with

Ivian Sarcos Ivian Sarcos (born July 26, 1989) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2011 on November 6, 2011, in London, United Kingdom. Sarcos is the sixth woman from Venezuela to win Miss World. Early life Ivian was a diplomacy ...

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being crowned as the winner. This was the Philippines' highest placement in Miss World since

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placed as 1st runner-up in

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and

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, who placed as 2nd runner-up in

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Career

After

, Ruais became a regular performer at ''

Party Pilipinas ''Party Pilipinas'' () is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Regine Velasquez, Ogie Alcasid, Jaya and Janno Gibbs, it premiered on March 28, 2010 replacing ''SOP''. The show concluded on May 19, 2013 with a ...

'' and a host for ''

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 Entr ...

'' on

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in 2012. She then went on to be a host and judge on the reality show ''Gusto Ko Maging Beauty Queen'' (I want to be a beauty queen) and continued with various stints on TV shows and movies. After winning in the international pageant, the Miss World Organization called her back to be the pageant reporter for the Miss World 2013 in Bali. She did not just host Miss World, up to this date she has been the yearly host of the Miss World Philippines pageant, and aside from hosting the televised coronation night, every year she also mentors and trains the new candidates in catwalk, grace and question & answer.

''Asia's Next Top Model''

In 2016, Ruais was chosen as one of the final fourteen contestants for the fourth season of ''

Asia's Next Top Model ''Asia's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated as ''AsNTM'') is a reality television show based on the American franchise ''America's Next Top Model'' in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of ''Asia's Next Top Model'' and a chance ...

''. During her stay on the show, Ruais was heavily criticized for her background in pageantry. She was originally eliminated during the show's first episode, but was allowed to remain in the competition. She placed 11th overall.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruais, Gwendoline Living people Binibining Pilipinas contestants Filipino female models Filipino people of French descent French female models Miss World Philippines winners Miss World 2011 delegates Top Model contestants People of Breton descent People from Muntinlupa 1989 births