Amanda Griffin (born Amanda Claire Ricardo Griffin on 28 September 1979 in

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, Berkshire) is an English model and television personality in the

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. Griffin is the eldest of three children born in Windsor to an English father and a Filipino mother. She spent her childhood growing up in

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, the United States, Australia and in the

, where she is currently based. She attended a

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in Australia and has degrees in both

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s and Business. Since she was 14, Griffin has modelled for numerous designers and brands both in the Philippines and other countries in Asia, where she has also graced the covers of different magazines. Aside from modelling, Griffin is also an entrepreneur, being the proprietor of Tabu swimwear and event management "fatally femme productions", and a recognisable face on television. Together with top Filipino model,

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and TV journalist, Daphne Oseña-Paez, Griffin was also a host on

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(eventually moved to

Studio 23 Studio 23 (officially Studio 23, Inc. and previously AMCARA Broadcasting Network) was a Filipino television network owned by ABS-CBN Corporation. The network was named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV and carried on UHF cha ...

)

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weekly show, '' F!''. She also co-hosted the info-travel show ''Team Explorer'' on

's sister station, Studio 23. Griffin was crowned as Philippines' Sexiest Vegetarian of 2013 by PETA Asia Pacific. In 2013, Griffin joined the PETA campaign to free Mali from captivity in Manila Zoo and have her transferred to Boon Lott's Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand. She posed for a photo shoot with Sanya Smith, Geneva Cruz, Ornussa Cadness, Mia Ayesa, ETC HQ host, Julia Sniegowski, '' The Amazing Race Philippines'' contestant Sheena Vera Cruz and Daiana Menezes, who were all asking for Mali to be freed.

Trivia

* She was once a VJ/presenter on the

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music TV channel,

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. * She was one of the first VJs of Studio 23 in the Philippines. * She appeared on the cover of ''FHM Philippines'' November 2006 issue.

References

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