Maxine Medina

Our favorite celeb summer bodies on the ‘gram

The days are longer and the sun is getting hotter, which means it's time to swap out the blazers for swim gear and head on over to the beach! Some celebs have already gotten into the summer spirit and began showing off their summer bodies. We've rounded up some of our…

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Hail to the Queens

For as long as anyone can remember, Filipinos have had a time-tested love affair with beauty pageants. Perhaps it's seeing beautiful faces that excites them the most, or maybe it's the glamorous dresses put on display and the stories of each potential queen that catch their attention. Or, maybe, it's…

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Maxine Medina: Ready for the Universe

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach officially ends her reign today and hands over the crown to the new queen of the cosmos, Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere of France. While the Philippines' Maxine Medina might not have earned a spot as a top finalist, Filipinos will continue to support her no…

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PeopleAsia’s Women of Style and Substance 2016 Awards Night

"A news item caught my eye; it said that a storm was going to hit Luzon tonight, and I immediately texted our managing editor Paolo Dela Cruz. And I told Paolo, please pray for good weather tonight. And in a heartbeat, he texted back, 'Don't worry, Joanne — we will…

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Manila, Philippines: The New Center of the Universe

It’s official — next year, the Philippines will be the center of the universe. The queen of all pageants, Miss Universe, will be held right here in the Philippines, this time with 26-year-old Maxine Medina representing the country in the pageant's 65th edition. Slated on January 30, 2017, it has…

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Cheers & Charriol for PeopleAsia’s Women of Style & Substance 2016

“So Alex, how does it feel to be the only man in a room full of really powerful women?” jests Malu Francisco, marketing communications manager of Store Specialists Inc., Philippe Charriol International’s international trainer Alexander Jentes. “Good!” was all the otherwise conversational gentleman could say, as the flush on his cheeks…

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