LOOK-ALIKES ON THE COVERS

        Browsing through hundreds, no thousands, of magazine covers, I found similarities of how the covers were presented, the angles, the features, and of course the persons on the cover. Yes, the persons on the covers that seemingly the mirror image of another – look-alikes.

        Since my high school days, I ostensibly developed some kind of mental retentivity. Recalling things that I have seen is a part of this. Using this ability, I tried collecting the images of magazine covers with similar features. Believe me, there are many.

 

          Let us start with the “not so obvious.” When you look at the two successive MOD covers (October and November 2012), you would think Bea Alonzo and Marian Rivera are sisters. Look at the facial features, especially the eyes and lips. And I considered these “not so obvious.”

Bea Alonzo and Marian Rivera
on the covers of MOD (October and November 2012)

          Here are two more MOD cover pages exactly eight months apart, where you might think of experiencing déjà vu with Angel Aquino (MOD Filipina, June 19, 1992) and Josephine Velasquez (MOD, February 19, 1993). As you look on their lips, it’s like two succeeding frames in a screen shot.

Angel Aquino on the cover of MOD Filipina (June 19, 1992)
and Josephine Velasquez on the cover of MOD (February 19, 1993)

          Maybe it’s just my imagination playing wild. Maybe it’s just a freak combination of photographic effects. Whether one admit it or not, for this particular comparison, Eula Valdez is a look-alike of Natassa Kinski. Pouting lips and all.

Eula Valdez on the cover of FHM Philippines (May 2006)
and Natassa Kinski on the cover of Time (May 2, 1983)



 

          This one is not new. Many may have already noticed that Rufa Mae Quinto looks very much like Jessa Zaragoza, but it’s still fun to behold in this two covers of Sexy Movie Stars Komiks Magazine.

Rufa May Quinto and Jessa Zaragoza
on the covers of Sexy Movie Stars Komiks Magazine (September 30 and October 28, 1997)



          Ah now this is just about nearly perfect. Maricar Reyes on the cover of Maven and Arci Muñoz on the cover of Bannawag. Don’t blink and tell me if they don’t look very much like the same lady.

Maricar Reyes on the cover of Maven (September-October 2011)
and Arci Muñoz on the cover of Bannawag (March 14, 2016)



          Wide-brimmed dimpled smiles bring out the best in cover girls. You can see apparent similarities with the way ladies give their smiles. Just look at Agot Isidro and Audrey Tan.

Agot Isidro on the cover of Women’s Health (July 2010)
and Audrey Tan on the cover of MOD Bridal Special (June 2001)



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