Monday, November 14, 2011

Bench Body on America's Next Top Model

Please watch out for the Bench Body feature on Americas Next Top Model 
this coming Monday, Nov 14, 8-9 pm on ETC.

Dubai based Filipino designer Michael Cinco, 
Americas Next Top Model Jay Manuel 
Bench CEO Ben Chan

Bench CEO Ben Chan with the runway coach and judge of 
America's Next Top Model J. Alexander known as Ms. J 

Bench Body products used for the America's Next Top Model shoot

Bench Body products used for the America's Next Top Model shoot

74 comments:

  1. YAY!!! Filipino pride!!! Sabi nga kanina sa The Bottom Line... World Domination na itey!!!!

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  2. Hi FP! Know what since I am just barely 3 years in Canada I didn't expect that Bench is really popular here, they even considered it as branded and take note it's really expensive like 100+ cad for a sweater, holy crap! unlike in pinas I considered it as "masa". When I went home early this year some of my co-worker even asked me to buy something for them,of course I am so willing to do that since I will earn an extra money from that hahaha. proud to be pinoy :)

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    1. It's not the same bench. That's bench.co from uk brand. And the other one is bench body from philippines

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  3. I am confused. Is Bench a Filipino brand? What about the Bench clothing here in the UK?

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  4. Googling Bench Canada, it looks like a brand from UK. Please someone clarify this. Thank you.

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  5. my cousin who lives in canada says the same thing, bench is quite expensive and is really considered branded hehehehe... filipino pride!!!!...

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  6. Bench in Canada is not the same as the Bench here in the Philippines, the logo is gray and the ones in Canada is a British brand. search wiki

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  7. Yan din pinagtataka ko but i think Bench UK is different from bench PH.. I don't think made in China ang products ni Mr. Ben Chan.. Bench UK has products made abroad.

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  8. I dont think Bench in d UK is the same as our Bench...we have it here in Ireland too and theyre different fr what we have

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  9. hello hello naman eh 5 seconds lang naman exposure ni chorchina wilksen... kung makapromote naman sa twitter akala mo tinuruan niya mag-model yung mga girls.

    kainis lang.

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  10. i watched the episode already and georgina appeared for like a short short while. naloka lang ako.

    i thought she was modeling with them or something. plus she was just a wardrobe stylist. what's up with that? she doesnt even do that here! and how hard is it to style those lingeries? eh bra and panty lang yun.

    i think masyadang gino-glorify si georgina.

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  11. Bench Canada is not the same brand as Ben Chan's Bench. I did a quick search online and here's what i got:

    "Bench is a British born, urban lifestyle brand which designs, sources and markets cool and distinctive products.
    The brand originated in the late 80s as a niche tee shirt brand creating pieces inspired by BMX biking and the world of skate boarding."

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  12. They just share the same brand name but Bench/ Ph ang nauna. :D

    Bench Canada

    BENCH was conceived in the UK in 1989 as a cool underground label known for strong graphic-based printed tees and sweats.

    Since its humble Manchester beginnings, Bench has now evolved and developed into a young contemporary lifestyle brand with a broad exciting collection, appealing to 20 – 40 year old men and women. They have also expanded their product line to include: swim/snow wear and kids wear.

    Bench/ Philippines

    Beginning in 1987 with a small store selling men’s t-shirts, Bench grew at an unparalleled rate by being the pioneer in the use of celebrity endorsers, television and giant billboards to propel a fashion brand that offers premium quality products at affordable prices.

    To date, Bench has grown to include a ladies’ line, underwear, fragrances, housewares, snacks, and a wide array of other lifestyle products, with the distinction of being present in virtually every retail space in the Philippines, and with a worldwide network of stores and outlets, reaching as far as the United States, the Middle East, and China.

    As it sliced through demographic divisions -- age, gender, socioeconomic status -- a stirring slogan, “Bench is forever”, became the company’s abiding creed.

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  13. Wow will definitely watch this!!
    Ang Galing ng Pinoy!!!

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  14. the bench outside the philippines is a uk based brand that has been existing since the 80's. it is different to the bench that we know of in the philippines. i am surprised there has been no lawsuit on copyright.

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  15. UK also has a brand called Bench and its different from Bench philippines owned by Ben Chan.

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  16. Bench UK is different from Bench Pinas.

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  17. Iba ata iyong bench UK brand sa bench Philippines. Iyong UK brand "bench." sa Philippines naman "bench/". Naku baka madismaya iyong nagpabili kay anonymous @3:59 AM. Can anyone clarify?

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  18. Bench UK is a brand out of Manchester, England.

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  19. I saw the episode. Ang gaganda nung mga underwear ng bench. Mas mukhang mas maganda pa kesa sa victorias secret.

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  20. Bench here in Canada and the BENCH in Pinas are unfortunately not the same brand. :( I asked the stores here in Montreal due to the really expensive tags on them compared to Manila.

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  21. Nov13, 3:59
    I think you are mistaken. Bench here in canada is not the same Bench we have in the Philippines. The one you're just talking about is fr UK. --the reason why it's very expensive.

    Hope this clarifies.

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  22. BENCH canada is different from the local brand Bench.

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  23. galeng! :) won't miss this for sure! :)

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  24. I think Bench Canada is different from Bench manila!!! Bench Canada started in UK year 1989. i checked their website and it's expensive because it looks expensive! pics pa lang, you can tell that quality is really different from bench manila.


    anyways, how did bench get into ANTM? and because of this... I WILL BE EXPECTING BENCH BODY TO BE MORE MATIBAY!!! Mas matibay pa ang Soen! ;o


    Royce

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  25. I'm quite sure the high-priced Bench is Bench UK, not our Bench. I do hope our Bench goes forward with world domination hehehe

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  26. Ang fierce naman ni greenhills wilson sa pic niya! Kaya lang naturn off ako sa BI niya kaya mas gusto ko na si safe haven na taga denim lab. :D

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  27. It seems Bench in UK and Canada are different from Bench of Ben Chan.

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  28. Bench UK ang Bench. Take note, may period ang logo.

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  29. That Bench one in Canada is a different brand! Ano ba yan. Can you please check that Bench ad? How can they say global brand? Nakakatawa. "Watch the GLORY unfold" Feeling! The filipino whos really made a name in this whole ANTM stint is Michael Cinco.

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  30. WATCH THE GLORY my face!

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  31. I watched this na. Bitin naman. Hindi man lang nabanggit ang Bench. Goergina had a dialoge with a model mga 4 seconds lang ata. Saw Ben Chan mga 1 second. Si Michale Cinco ang madamng exposure.

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  32. I kinda agree with anonymous 10:03am. While I am still happy to see Bench and Georgina taking part in this episode of ANTM, between them and Michael Cinco, the latter has longer exposure.

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  33. IMO, mas nabigyan siguro ng mas magandang exposure yung brand had they been given/chose another episode. The theme in this episode was Greek (the gowns designed by Michael Cinco, the Greek salad photoshoot..) parang medyo off nga if they promoted a Filipino brand & model. Sayang lang, kasi aside from us Pinoys, nobody else knows the brand. A brand mention and a brief background about it would've helped. Again, this is just my humble opinion. I'm not being nega/hater. Still glad about this international exposure of a Pinoy brand.

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  34. "Anonymous said...
    the bench outside the philippines is a uk based brand that has been existing since the 80's. it is different to the bench that we know of in the philippines. i am surprised there has been no lawsuit on copyright.
    November 13, 2011 6:47 AM"


    Hindi po sya copyright..it applies sa tulad ng music, literary works, software and the like. Trademark Infringement po, if ever may merit ang case, ang magiging violation.

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  35. All I can say is Georgina's photo is photshopped! pawahaha para maiba lang! Di nmn sya ganyan kapayat in person! Trust me! :)

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  36. proud ako sa pgkafeature ng bench sa ANTM pero ung hype(TT pa sa twitter) na kasama si georgina sa episode nakakafake, pano di man sya inintroduce tapos 3-4 secs lang ata sya pinakita..aside from that galing ng BENCH ha

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  37. Well, it's not entirely unknown. They got Vampire Diaries' hottie Michael Trevino to model for Bench Ph

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  38. Georgina's pose/picture is not so flattering. Looks like she has something tucked between her legs.

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  39. I was excited to watch this episode and anxiously waited for Georgina pero ngeks, mga 5 seconds lang pala exposure nya dun! Reading from her tweets, para namang kasali talaga sya dun. Hyped masyado sa news. Pero nakaka-proud na rin. Kudos!

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  40. I was surprised when I saw bench body products on their last episode. Some models were confused if it's a swimsuit or underwear coz it looks the same. Natuwa naman sila, kasi cool daw yung designs. Probably yan yung reason why Nigel Barker and Mrs J were here in Pinas early this year. :)

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  41. anyways, how did bench get into ANTM? and because of this... I WILL BE EXPECTING BENCH BODY TO BE MORE MATIBAY!!! Mas matibay pa ang Soen! ;o


    Royce
    November 13, 2011 9:06 AM

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    One of the shows producers, Michael Carandang, is a Fil-Am. Last cycle, they worked with Michael Cinco for the landfill couture, and the later recommended Bench for this shoot (he was previously one of the designers for their annual underwear show).

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  42. I was excited to watch this to see georgina wilson coz she made it look on twitter that todo mega guest sha sa ANTM.. wala lang.. got disappointed... she even tweeted na parang she had to be or look taray.. eh wala naman.. na edit ata... I'm happy pinoys are out there.. pero wag sana O.A .. mejo hinype nya mashado sarili nya. I'm not being a hater.. I was just expecting more lang coz of twitter.. oh well congrats Bench. :) All is well. Pinoys are proud of all of you.

    Michael Cinco for the win! :)

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  43. i thought bench originated in the phils. And the name bench comes from BEN CHan.

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  44. haiiiiiy nko ewan ko huh...pero when i watch the episode....guuuh i gorgina in 123 then gone she is like katulong lng to think she is gorgeous than the rest of the girls

    and about the underwear honestly tyra and the rest got confuse they dont know if the girls r wearing lingerie or a bikini....ghuuuushi hell and tim yap n super kung anik anik ang sinasabe sa twitter about gorge un pla taga abot lng...kaloka

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  45. georgina's pose here is so not fierce. her look here does not level up to the hype she and her bench family created. maybe they did not expect to get edited out so much from the episode? and i so do not believe the hype i read in one of the brand's tweets. according to them, the ANTM crew thought georgina was an international model? well, if that's what you aspire to be - tone up girl!

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  46. I think, when Bench and Georgina tweeted about their exposure sa ANTM, - they based it sa mga unedited shots, takes nila sa show. But of course sa actual episode (syempre limited lang naman ang timeslot), talagang most likely ma-eedit ang mga shots - thus sa final outcome the very short exposure of Georgina. Just my 2 cents.

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  47. I lurve Michael Cinco!!!

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  48. Kudos to Michael Cinco and BENCH! Haay naku, Georgina is as usual a pretentious beeeyatch. She appeared like for mere 3 seconds yet she announced to the whole Twitterdom like she made a substantial contribution to the show. She looked bland and didn't seem to look like an actual stylist.... :p

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  49. di ako fan ni georgina, pero in all fairness naman siguro, she had more exposure than what was shown naman only that they were edited/cut. she probably didnt knew na madaming na cut sa mga scenes nya kaya sya super excited sa twitter. or kung alam nya man, eh excited lang talaga sya to tell the whole world about it kesehodang 5secs lang ang exposure nya. after all, it's not every episode that you see someone from the Philippines in ANTM, noh. kalurkey naman mga haters!

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  50. Stylist? There wasn't even much style in that photo shoot. The models were asked to wear underwears, yun lang(which, in fairness, look nice naman, it almost looks like a bathing suit), buti sana kung ginawang mala-Victoria's Secret na may wings, or kung anu ano pa na design na ginawa, kahit nga sarong sana e.

    I'm not doubting Georgina's skills as a stylist, maybe she's good (i haven't seen her work though), but i think the exposure, as well as the task she supposedly had done, was overhyped. Much ado over a 5sec exposure.

    And that photo looks too plain. It doesn't even look like she's in Greece, a studio set up can do that effect. Sana man lang she was brought to one of the more famous tourist spots na associated to Greece, like the Parthenon or something, and she was portrayed as Athena, one of the Greek goddess...(oo na, ako na daw ang pakialamera masyado. hahaha! sayang kasi e!)

    But still, good job Bench & Georgina (who looked gorgeous even if she's not that made up, she's more beautiful than the contestants! I guess kaya onti lang yung exposure na binigay sa kanya, kakabugin niya ng bonggang bongga yung mga all star contestants :P)
    Hopefully next time, better exposure na. :)

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  51. "It's actually easier to change the model than the prototype" .... i'ts actually easier to change the stylist LOL

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  52. I think Georgina shouldn't have made such a big deal about the the whole ANTM thing considering the amount of exposure she had on the show. It would have been better if she kept mum about it instead and surprised everyone once the episode aired. I agree with the other readers who claim that her presence on the show was over hyped. As for Bench and Michael Cinco, they definitely make any Filipino proud! More power to them.

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  53. napanood ko na ang episode na'to....nakakatuwa....kaabang abang tuloy ang finale gowns ng magiging top 2......at ang gaganda ng photoshoot, sana lng naging guest judge din si Mr. Bench Chan since ung brand/product nya ang ginamit sa shoot.....sana rin gawan nila ng ads sa mga stores nila (since hndi na un pasado sa mga billboards) ang photoshoots ng antm models......kung pagbabasehan ay "underwear that looks like swimsuit" mas bet ko ung photo ni Lisa D'Amato...

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  54. ok lng khit saglit lng ang exposure ni georgina dito.....i think kaya xa nandun dahil..Bench endorser xa and Host xa sa cable channel na Starworld kung saan doon ipinapalabas ung ANTM episode...(replays ng past and present cycles)...Congrats to Bench ang Michael Cinco...mukhang magiging suki na ng antm si Michael Cinco ( guest xa sa Cycle 16 at ngaung Cycle 17)

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  55. i watched the episode already and georgina appeared for like a short short while. naloka lang ako.

    i thought she was modeling with them or something. plus she was just a wardrobe stylist. what's up with that? she doesnt even do that here! and how hard is it to style those lingeries? eh bra and panty lang yun.

    i think masyadang gino-glorify si georgina.


    >>>> hahahhaa panalo itong comment na ito!

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  56. "It's actually easier to change the model than the prototype" .... i'ts actually easier to change the stylist LOL >>>> SUPER AGREE!

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  57. Go bench! and Michael Cinco! ^^

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  58. In Manchester, UK sometime August.. I saw some watches na BENCH pati mga shades.. It really looked like BENCH natin..Napaisip pa nga ako and said to myself "Oh Wow!!!" astig.. tapos yun pala yun Bench. UK pala. I didnt buy kasi kahit dito hindi ako bumibili dun pa.. Bench Philippines does not appeal to me na kasi sa age bracket ko.. ahahaha.. The cost however by UK standards was not mahal.

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  59. LOL. I don't understand why people were congratulating Georgina on Twitter. They obviously made a bigger deal out of it. I don't even consider her a guest. She's not a guest judge, she didn't mentor them. she was an extra. you think the make up artists who get exposure on ANTM, they say that they're guests on ANTM?

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  60. i wonder why they approved this pic.. -.-' it doesnt have the greece feeling and georgina's pose was awkward.. :O sayang ang place and model.

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  61. Dear anonymous November 13, 2011 3:59 AM,

    Bench here in canada is different from bench in pinas... "Bench." Is a uk brand and the filipino brand is "bench/"

    - reader from toronto,canada

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  62. I just finished watching that episode and I haven't seen her in the show. Akala ko naman super duper chika chika sila nila Andre, Tyra, Nigel and the guest photog. =/ Over-hyped pero blahhh. Mas mahaba pa exposure nung mga bench items.

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  63. siempre alaga siya ni ben chan, kaya siya andun. next time daw si liz uy na

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  64. If her photo was sent into the judging room these would've been the comments:

    1) you look like you're about to take a dump. the legs look great but seem awkward. like there's something that used to be there on your crotch or you have a nasty hernia.
    2) you face looks like you're possessed. i get you're trying to be in ecstasy, but that snarled mouth, ruins it.

    it's patently gauche.

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  65. Maybe she was just too excited to be part of the show hence the tweets.
    Hey Even if she was there for just 5sec thats big deal already. Hello it's ANTM!!!
    Pagbigyan niyo na lang. Naging Excited lang siya!
    But let's all be happy for Michael Cinco and Bench!!!

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  66. It's so funny how people think Georgina's appearance on ANTM is a huge thing. Come on! it's ANTM. I know Filipino's LOOVEE the show but Americans don't. Reality Check sweetie NEITHER ANTM NOR Tyra Banks is influential in the fashion biz. Hello? It's freaking reality TV. People here in America thinks its pathetic. (Except for Tyra's fans though). Without Andre Leon Talley, ANTM would be a complete crappy show. So to Chorchina and her "socialite" bffs (eww), stop tweeting as if she starred Chanel's newest ad campaign or as if she opened Jean Paul Gaultier. Think before you click. Start a hype if she's doing Givenchy.

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  67. crab mentality. nothing is good enough. :P kahit nga extra ka lang, part of a crowd ka sa isang pelikula, tatawagin mo na buong baranggay mo para panoorin yun! siguro magrerequest ka pa ng recording nun, o screenshots man lang! tao lang naman yun at masaya na nakasama sa isang popular american tv show kahit saglit lang. e pano kung para sa kanya e big deal na yung 5 seconds niya? ;-)

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  68. It's not crab mentality. Honey we're talking about fashion here and I just hate people assuming that they're as influential as Lara Stone or Natasha Poly. At mas lalong ayoko yung nagfifeeling socialite. I'm sorry pero hate ko talaga ang group nina Georgina(except Anne Curtis) My God! Third world Socialites *pukes* Don't get me wrong, I just hate social climbers and even Kim Kardashian I hate!! so wag mo sabihin na crab mentality yun dahil whether Pinoy ka or Americano, having a 5-second appearance in a reality tv as lame as ANTM is not something to brag about all over twitter to the extent na super trend ka pa.. Aleli lang naman pala ang role.

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  69. i suppose its not crab mentality.....(though ANTM is my guilty pleasure). i think its more of a reality check

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  70. ang katotohanan lang po: hindi po lahat ng mga sikat na pinoy fashion figures natin ay makikita sa isang palabas tulad ng ANTM. kung may pinoy/pinay na mapasama kahit isang segundo lang, keri lang. huwag nang nega. magpapasko na e. ;)

    saka baka na-edit out naman yung na-tweet ni binibining wilson na shots niya sa show. kung si ben chan na may-ari ng bench/ ay hindi nga masyadong nafocus, siya pa? hehe.

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  71. thing is, ANTM is b*llsh*t. It's a reality show!It has no influence in the industry whatsoever. Pinoy lang naman nanunod nito. Baba ng ratings nito sa Amerika!

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