Raquel Denise "Kelly" Galvez Misa-Fernandez (born August 28, 1981) is a

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and

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. She has appeared in several

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magazine publications and commercials locally and is considered one of the Philippines' most recognizable faces in print ads, commercials and ramp modeling. She is also a beauty columnist.

Career

Kelly Misa started as a part-time ramp model, she then first came to the attention of media when she became finalist for Teen Model Search of Teen Magazine, she was then featured the same year and was in the cover of the May 2001 edition of

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together with KC Montero. She appeared in several commercial endorsements notably the “Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang?” (Why just now) campaign for

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, the

Globe Telecom Globe Telecom, Inc., commonly shortened as Globe, is a major provider of telecommunications services in the Philippines. The company operates the largest mobile network in the Philippines and one of the largest fixed-line and broadband networks ...

summer of 2005 advertising campaign, the Pond's Whitening campaign and Pantene TVC. She has appeared on local magazine editions of

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, and local titles Mega Magazine, Preview, Candy, Mobile Philippines and Chalk Magazine. Kelly is also an image model for the local retail designer-lin
folded and hung
and the clothing company Pink Soda. Kelly Misa ranked 61 at FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World in 2005 and the next year she ranked 84 in the

FHM Philippines ''FHM'' (For Him Magazine) is a British multinational men's lifestyle magazine that was published in several countries. Its master edition contained features such as the ''FHM'' 100 Sexiest Women in the World, which has featured models, actres ...

sexiest women of 2006 and again the following year ranking 85 in the FHM Philippines 100 sexiest women of 2007.

Personal life

Kelly graduated from high school at

Colegio de San Agustin The University of San Agustin – Iloilo, also referred to by its acronym (USAI or as San Ag), is a private, Roman Catholic, research, coeducational, non-profit basic and higher education institution run by the Augustinian Province of Santo Ni� ...

Makati Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...

. She is a

bachelor’s degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six y ...

graduate from

De La Salle University De La Salle University ( fil, Pamantasang De La Salle or Unibersidad ng De La Salle), also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private university, private, Catholic Church, Catholic coeducational research university run by the I ...

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...

, majoring in Organizational Communication. She sends regular updates about her on her

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page which she herself maintains. She has been a regular attendee at fashion events in which has associated her as a fashionista.

Television

Wowowee ''Wowowee'' () is a Philippine noontime variety show that was broadcast by ABS-CBN from 2005 to 2010. The show premiered on February 5, 2005, and aired live on weekdays and Saturdays. The show was also broadcast worldwide through ABS-CBN's The ...

-Co-Host -

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- April 10-July 30, 2010 *

Elias Paniki '' Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla presents Elias Paniki'', more popularly known as simply Elias Paniki () was the fourth installment of the Philippine weekly mini-series '' Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla'' aired by ABS-CBN that s ...

-Raya-

- 2010 *

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- Guest Judge -

- 2010 * M3: Malay Mo Ma-develop - Lisa De Asis - 2010 * Kristine - Mylene - 2010

References

External links

Kelly Misa’s Twitter pageKelly on Behance.netKelly Misa's KFC commercial
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