Bianca Gonzalez, the Supergirl wannabe--as she humbly refers to herself in her personal blog, is the first person that pops out in my wits thinking someone who is famous, and interests me. Why her? Well, there are million things I love about her and you will know it right after you finish this article.
Bianca Gonzalez real name is Bianca Monica Malasmas Gonzalez. Yes, it is Gonzalez, with “z” and not s, and was born on March 11, 1983. She is a Filipina TV personality: model, host, writer, and a thought mover, who embraces and stands out with her 5’4 ½ ft height and sun-kissed skin. With all the pressure to conform to society's measure of beauty, it is amazing how she dons the Pinay pride and refuses to jump into the whitening bandwagon. She got into the industry after her very first shampoo endorsement (Pantene). Her hair must be the lucky charm until now as she recently tagged as the "queen of all fringe" for setting the trend on bangs by online fashion magazine StyleBible.ph.
Digging up her education, Bianca is both green and blue-blooded. She went to De La Salle Santiago Zobel School from junior prep to high school and graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, major in Communication (film and production track) and minor in Philosophy. She was a consistent star student. She was part of her batch's honors section in high school and also the dean's list in college. I believe that her intellectual and no-nonsense approach in hosting proves it and makes her stand out. I can't think of anyone else from her generation of female hosts who can handle both socio-political and showbiz issues. I totally love her for that!
Bianca is also a family oriented person. She is been very expressive of how crazy she is about her family. Her personal blog is full of entries raving about her mom Ofel, brother JC, sister Aissa, and nephew and godson Roco. I adore also her humble attitude and her friendliness to all kinds’ people. One proof is that I tweeted to her asking if I can feature her in my character sketch article (which is now you are reading) and she suddenly sent me a direct message. Allowing me to do it and thanking me too. She is also well known for her youth advocacy. A specific advocacy she feels strongly about is children's education. This is evident in her choice of socially-oriented activities. Apart from being an appointed UNICEF Philippines' Child Rights Supporter, Bianca also spearheaded the HELP KIDS LEARN PROJECT, an initiative she started in 2005 which aims to assist less fortunate kids with educational supplies. One of her another personality that made me love her is being thrifty. Unlike other celebrities her age, shopping wasn't always associated with her.
When it comes to things she likes high-cut Chucks (Chuck Taylor) will always be on the list. Teen magazine features on Bianca never failed to mention her collection of it. When we tackle her food cravings, McDonald’s should start thinking about getting her as an endorser as she effectively advertises their nuggets, Coke float, and sundae! Random Twitter posts reveal how she constantly indulges in it. While in her past interviews have been consistent in saying that she has been using Johnson's baby cologne since she was a kid. Although known for being thrifty and not keen on shopping, there is one thing Bianca does not mind splurging on - travel. Her unique collection of tumbling shots in memorable landmarks has already been featured on TV, print and of course on her personal blog.
When we talked of her achievements, this makes me feel proud being her fan. At the age 23, she became the youngest person to be named by People Asia as One of the Most Influential Personalities of the Year (2006). She also won the Meg teen choice awards as the Favorite Female Host, also won the UP Gandingan Best Panel Discussion host of Y speak. Both are in the year of 2008. She also won on the 2010 24th PMPC Star Awards Best Female Oriented Talk-show Host in E Live and recently, she just earned the #ThoughtMover title at the 2011 Globe Tatt Awards.
No comments:
Post a Comment