Patricia Isabel Medina Fernandez (born November 5, 1985, in

Pasig Pasig, officially the City of Pasig ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people. It is located along the ...

, Philippines) is a Filipino TV host, actress, model, and beauty pageant winner. She was crowned

Binibining Pilipinas International 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 ...

at the

Araneta Coliseum The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed as "the Big Dom ...

on March 8, 2008 in

Quezon City Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

Pageantry

Mutya ng Pilipinas

Having won Mutya ng Lungsod Quezon Turismo 2006, Fernandez represented Quezon City in Mutya ng Pilipinas, where she won First Runner-Up.

Binibining Pilipinas

The 2008 edition of 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 ...

Beauty Pageant was held March 8 of that year in the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines. Fernandez captured the title,

, and earned the right to represent the Philippines in the Miss International Pageant later that year. She also received the Miss Natasha special award and appeared on the Natasha Catalog. The 2008 edition of the Philippines national beauty pageant encountered much controversy due to the question and answer portion of the

Binibining Pilipinas World 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 ...

winner,

Janina San Miguel Janina Miller San Miguel (born November 14, 1990) is a Filipino beauty queen who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas World at the Binibining Pilipinas 2008 beauty pageant. San Miguel resigned from her title in September 2008, citing personal reaso ...

. Fernandez was succeeded by

Melody Gersbach Melody Adelheid Manuel Gersbach (November 18, 1985 – August 21, 2010) was a Filipino-German model and beauty queen. Personal life Born in Daraga, Albay, to a German father (Wolfgang Gersbach) and a Filipina mother (Marina Manuel) and raised i ...

, who won the Binibining Pilipinas International title on March 7, 2009.

Miss International

The 2008

Miss International Miss International (''Miss International Beauty'' or ''The International Beauty Pageant'') is a Japan-based international beauty pageant organized by the International Culture Association. First held in 1960, it is the fourth largest pageant i ...

Beauty Pageant was held in the Venetian Macao Hotel, Macau, China on November 8. Fernandez's performance in the pageant landed her a spot in the Top 12 Semi-Finalists. The Filipino crowd gave her a round of applause at the gate of the Venetian Macao Hotel Theater, the only pageant candidate to receive such appreciation.

Career

Host

Fernandez was part of

Solar News Channel Solar News Channel (SNC) was a major commercial television network in the Philippines, owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation's arm television subsidiary of Solar Television Network lease with its owner by Radio Philippines Network. Its flag ...

(later

9TV 9TV (formerly branded as Solar News Channel) was a major commercial television network in the Philippines. It was owned by Nine Media Corporation, Nine Media had an airtime agreement as the main content provider of Radio Philippines Network. 9 ...

)'s headliner morning news program,

Solar Daybreak ''9TV Daybreak'' (formerly known as ''Solar Daybreak'') was the English-language morning hard-news newscast of 9TV. It featured daily headlines as well as national and local news, weather, traffic, sports, foreign, and entertainment stories. Its ...

, for which she did weather updates and feature stories in her own segment, "People, Attractions, and Travel, PAT Features." PAT Features also aired on Solar News Channel's Solar Newsday and Solar News Cebuano. Fernandez was

CNN Philippines CNN Philippines (abbreviated as CNN PH) is a commercial broadcast, cable and satellite television network in the Philippines. It is owned and operated by Nine Media Corporation, together with Radio Philippines Network (RPN) as the main content ...

' entertainment correspondent during the transition between 9TV and CNN Philippines. Fernandez was

Sapul sa Singko ''Sapul sa Singko'' (English: Bullseye on Five), formerly ''Sapul'' (English: Bullseye) was TV5’s daily morning show. The two-hour program premiered on April 5, 2010, as ''Sapul'' and due to its widespread success and viewership, it was expan ...

and its updated version

Good Morning Club ''Good Morning Club'' was a morning television program shown on TV5. The show debuted on February 6, 2012. replacing '' Sapul sa Singko'' and ''Kumare Klub'', this show aired every Mondays to Fridays, 5:30 to 7:00 AM ( PST), and was also simulc ...

's Showbiz News segment host, and frequently appeared on the show's popular Love Hurts segment. Sapul and GMC are TV5's morning news and talk show. She was also a weather anchor for TV5's news channel,

AksyonTV Aksyon TV () was a Philippine free-to-air television network. It was a joint venture of Nation Broadcasting Corporation and TV5 Network, Inc. (international operations is under its subsidiary Pilipinas Global Network Ltd.), both under PLDT medi ...

(now

5 Plus 5 Plus (stylized as ''5PLUS'') was a commercial sports terrestrial television network in the Philippines. Named after its parent station, 5 Plus served as complementary channel for 5 with its programs primarily produced by its sports divisio ...

). Fernandez was also a host for the international network The Filipino Channel on the educational series Filipino Ka Sabihin Mo for its second and third seasons. The show aimed to teach Filipino expatriates the Filipino language through daily tasks and activities.

Actress

Fernandez was part of TV5's youth oriented romantic mini-series Luv Crazy, and played the role of Monica.

References

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