CYNTHIA UGALDE

CYNTHIA UGALDE BIOGRAPHY

Cynthia Ugalde was the 1961 Miss PPP winner. She appeared in Birds of Paradise, a film which also starred two other beauty queens—Josephine Estrada and Sylvia Gumabao-- was produced by Sampaquita Pictures.

She won several beauty titles such as (Miss Philippine Airforce 1957, Miss Education 1960 in UST, and the 1961 Miss Press Photography of the Philippines ). She was chosen as the Philippine representative to the 1962 Miss International pageant in Long Beach, California and went on to become the first Filipina to win a photogenic citation (she was 4th runner up in the miss photogenic round)in any international beauty pageant. Australia's Tania Verstak won most photogenic and eventually bagged the Miss International crown.

She joined the movie industry and was introduced in the film "Reynang Nakabakya" opposite the late Nestor de Villa. After several movies (Matang Lawin opposite the late Cesar Ramirez, Bathing Beauties, Birds of Paradise,Tansan vs Tarsan etc) she married Dr. Tan on December 17, 1965 and moved to the US after two years. Their eldest child, Camille, was born in 1970 and the youngest, Omar, was born in 1978. Cynthia studied in the New York School of Interior Design and John Robert Powers in Manhattan to broaden her knowledge. The couple returned to Manila mid 2004 to settle here for good.

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ALICE DIXSON

Alice Dixson



Date of Birth
28 July 1969

Birth Name
Alice C. Dixson

Spouse
Ronnie Miranda (28 May 1998 - present)


Became popular due to the shampoo commercial in which she uttered "I can feel it", which become a byword.

She starred in Dyesebel in 1997.


In 1999, she migrated to Canada where her celebrity webmaster Ronnie Miranda is based.

She's back again in the Philippines. She is now Ina Magenta, the role of Charito Solis in Okay Ka Fairy Ko. She used to be Faye, the fairy-wife of Enteng.

* 1998 Manila Film Festival Best Actress Awardee for the movie "Sambahin Ang Ngalan Mo"
* 1997 Manila Film Festival Best Actress Nominee for the movie "To Saudi With Love"
* 1987 Philippine Movie Press Club Award for Most Promising Star
* Creative Guild of Accredited Advertising Agencies Award of Recognition as Commercial Model Discovery of 1987

ACHIEVEMENTS

* Semi-Finalists in the Miss International Pageant held in Nagasaki Japan (1986)
* Miss Philippines International (1986)
* Eat Bulaga "Reyna ng Santacruzan" (1986)

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Melanie Marquez

Mimilanie Laurel Marquez was born on July 16, 1964 and became a Miss International for the year 1979.

She is from Mabalacat, Pampanga and one of the daughters of the late director, Artemio Marquez. After winning the beauty crown, she went on to to pursue a career in modelling and show business, where she uses her nickname Melanie as a screen name. She has been active as an actress, TV host, film producer, and most recently, as a celebrity endorser.

In addition to being Ms. International 1979, Melanie was also the Face of the 80s winner in New York in 1985, was first runner-up in the Supermodel competition in 1986, and was the Most Glamorous Woman in Italy, also in 1986. In 2005, she also competed in the Mrs. World pageant.

Melanie also continues to coach girls internationally in pageants, often making appearances at local ones; her most recent noted appearances included the Binibining Pilipinas World of BC 2004 pageant, and the Binibining Pilipinas World of Canada pageant, 2004. She was voted as the Most Beautiful Miss International in 2000.

Melanie had been to hell more times than what were probably enough for one lifetime. Before Adam, she already had four children from three husbands-Manuelito, 21, from action star and Pampanga Governor Lito Lapid; Mazen, 13, from an Arabian businessman; and Maxene Xuxa, 11, and Michelle Zarah, 8, from actor Derek Dee.

The twists and turns in her colorful life could shame those of a telenovela with the most convoluted script.

According to Melanie, "The most difficult part was when everything seemed to conspire against her.


Her ex-husband wanted her in jail. She said she was afraid, she'd lose custody over her two daughters. She had to run away with them and entered the US through the Mexican border because one of them didn't have valid papers.

His eldest son Manuelito rebelled against her. She had to flee to another country to lick her wounds and reassess her life.

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