Paris Glamour: Season 5

The fashion designers with their models

Paris Glamour, a Paris-based event and series of fashions shows, now on its 5th Season, moved to the city of Lucena in Quezon, hometown of founder Roderick “Hikboy” Ranillo, a top Filipino photographer and events organizer.  

Hikboy had a vision of reaching out to Filipino-French youth through workshops and personality development seminars, thus inspiring them to try their hand a modeling and improve their character.  

Since its beginning in 2012 with 16 models, Paris Glamour has been very successful in Europe and has, within two years, expanded its community of Paris-trained Filipino-French models to over a hundred. 

The event, which happened on the evening of April 5, 2014, Saturday, at the Le Jardin de Fleur, featured 25 models  out of the 100 who auditioned from Quezon and nearby provinces of the region.  Their ages ranged from 17 to 25 years and all (except for one from Laguna) are natives of Quezon.

Models work the ramp

The 16 lady models were Ms. Carol Ann Aquino (Pagbilao), Ms. Sharmaine Asoy (Lucena City), Ms. Anne Michelle Campillos (Binan, Laguna), Ms. Kimberly Dano (Lucena City), Ms. Dhana Mhay Garcia (Lopez), Ms. Haura Mae Jalla (Lucena City), Ms. Zabrina Javillo (Candelaria), Ms. Mary Grace Lintoc (Tagkawayan), Ms. Lyra Luna (Tayabas City), Ms. Donita Anne Manguera (Lucena City), Ms. Nazaira Italia Omalin (Pagbilao), Ms. Jhean Rachelle Ordonez (Lucena City), Ms. Catherine Sajor (Lucena City), Ms. Remcyl Mae San Juan (Pagbilao), Ms. Mary Grace Santillan (Tiaong) and Ms. Noilyn Kay Zarsuelo (Tayabas City).

The 9 male models were Mr. Lorenzo Gerard Aranas (Lucena City), Mr. Almiro Jhayvie Avenilla (Mauban), Mr. Marc Robin Fabellon (Pagbilao), Mr. Kyle Harland Jimenez (Lucena City), Mr. Gerald Victor Lagos (Lucena City), Mr. Jonjo Cedrick Pormillosa (Pagbilao), Mr. Wilner Sabornido (Tayabas City), Mr. Nino Samiento (Candelaria) and Mr. Yupil Yuon (Lucban).

L-R: Mr. Maichel Fideles, Ms. Mel Dizon-Dulalia, Ms. Eya Redondo and Mr. Buddy Cunanan

Ms. Krishna Petines Amar
(Ms. MSEUF 2014)

These models were joined by two gorgeous and glamorous ladies from Lucena City, Ms. Ann Mary Joyce E. Nipales  (Ms. CEFI 2014), a Junior Tourism Management student of Calayan Educational Foundation, Inc., and Ms. Krishna Petines Amar (Ms. MSEUF 2014), a College of Business & Accountacy student of Manuel S. Enverga University, plus Ms. Julee Ann Cabrera, Ms. Quezon 2014 first runner-up from Tagkawayan. 

They were also joined by Mr. Maichel Fideles from Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) Teen Edition 2010. 

All 29 modeled the summer design collections of internationally-renowned fashion designers Archie S. Ranillo, and North P. Ortiz of Fashionorte, both from Lucena City; and Mr. Roy Aquino from San Narciso. 

This semi-formal cocktail party was hosted by Ms. Karen Mendoza and Mr. Harold Kim Reyes while beneficiaries of this fund raising event were the diabetic patients of the Lucena United Doctors Hospital & Medical Center.

L-R: Mr. Archie Ranillo, Mr. North Ortiz and Mr. Roy Aquino

Guest of Honor during the event was the Hon. Thelmo Luis “Buddy” Cunanan, honorary consul of Georgia in the Philippines and currently the brand ambassador of Mario D'Boro shoes and Maldita Man.  

The event was also made possible with the support of Secretary General Ms. Cristy Jane Pangan Albao, from the Philippine Consulate, and Marketing Manager Ms. Rea "Eya" Redondo (who also walked the ramp that night), a Paris-based fashion designer and Paris Glamour co-founder. 

The event's PR Director, Ms. Melissa Grace Dizon-Dulalia, also raffled off bags of Cardam's gift items that night. Providing live music during the evening was the Fragile Band and Ms. Rachel Rabelas.

Le Jardin de Fleur: Km 18 Diversion Road, Ilayang Dupay, Lucena City, Quezon.  Tel: (042) 716-2144. Mobile numbers (0922) 832-4365.