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.

          This one will create goosebumps as you look at it. More than half a century apart, but the resemblance is extraordinary. Behold Marlene Dauden and Judy Ann Santos.

Marlene Dauden on the cover of Movie Confidential (August 1959)
and Judy Ann Santos on the cover of MOD (December 2012)

          Cristina Crisol and Carminia Villaroel were just a few years older than the other. They have the most beautiful faces; no one can compare to them during their prime. Both had sweet and alluring smiles. They may have taken a different path in their career, but their faces left unforgettable memories on the minds of those who witness them onscreen. One may even mingle the images and discover so many similarities in beauty.

Cristinal Crisol on the cover of Bagong Babae (August 6, 1985)
and Carmina Villaroel on the cover of The Youngster (March 1988)



Cristinal Crisol on the cover of Dalaga (July 1985)
and Carmina Villaroel on the cover of MOD (September 4, 2006)

Cristinal Crisol on the cover of Pic (October 1986)
and Carmina Villaroel on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (October 21, 1997)

          There are ladies with whom it’s hard to find a look-alike, because their beauty is quite unique. Chynna Ortaleza is an example. Yet, I still found one in the person of Miss Fort Ilocandia 2005, Abby Cruz.

Chynna Ortaleza on the cover of Pump Issue #1 (July 2005)

and Abby Cruz on the cover of MOD Summer Special (April 2005)

 

          Here again, the smiles give it all. Oh that sweetness and charm, and they come in twos. Wouldn’t you mistake Regine Tolentino and Coleen Garcia for mother and daughter, nay sisters.

Regine Tolentino on the cover of Savvy (October 6, 1997)
and Coleen Garcia on the cover of Bannawag (September 7, 2015)

          Recorded forever in the cover pages of Sexy Movie Star Komiks Magazine, the sexy look-alikes of the late 1990s, Rita Magdalena and Glydel Mercado.

Rita Magdalena and Glydel Mercado
on the covers of Sexy Movie Star Komiks Magazine (September 9 and November 11, 1997)



          Apreal Tolentino was on the cover of Toyz for the Boyz fourth issue three years and three months ahead of Iwa Moto’s cover appearance in UNO. What a resemblance, face, body and bumpers!

Apreal Tolentino on the cover of Toyz for the Boyz (October 2004)
and Iwa Moto on the cover of UNO (January-February 2008)



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September 24 & September 25

 

SEPTEMBER 24 



Mr. & Ms. Vol. 19 No. 21, September 24, 1996
On the Cover: Jason Everly and Donna Cruz
 

 

Setyembre 24 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

 

          Noong Setyembre 24, 1716, Nagkaroon ng malakas na pagsabog ang Bulkang Taan sa Batangas.

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          Nasakop ng mga puwersa ng British ang Ermita at Malate at pinagsalikupan nila ang napapaderang siyudad ng Intramuros.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 24: 

1894 – Jose Y. Yulo, Secretary of Justice, fifth Speaker of the House of Representative (January 24, 1939 – December 30, 1941) and sixth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (February 5, 1942 – July 9, 1945) – in Bago City, Negros Occidental (d. October 27, 1976).

1934 – Edgardo Javier Angara, politician and senator – in Baler, Tayabas (now Aurora)

1940 – Renato Naranja, chess international master.

1940 – Rogelio Lunasco Ordoñez, multi-awarded fictional writer and journalist – in Alapan, Imus Cavite (d. May 19, 2016).

1970 - Keanna Reeves (Janet Derecho Duterte), actress - in Cebu City.

Keanna Reeves
on the cover of Sense and Style (August 2006)







1979 – Julia Clarete (real name Edna Giselle Rosetta Nuñez Clarette), singer, actress and television host. 

Julia Clarete
on the cover of MOD (January 13, 2006).

1989 – Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, German-Filipina actress, TV host, model and Miss Universe 2016 – in Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

Pia Wurtzbach, Miss Universe 2016,

on the covers of Cosmopolitan Philippines (April 2016) and Rogue (June 2016)

1992 – Coleen Garcia (full name Danielle Claudine Ortega Garcia), Filipina-Spanish model and actress – in Mandaluyong City.

Coleen Garcia

on the cover of Bannawag (September 7, 2015)

 

Ang mga Sesame Street characters na
sina Big Bird, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster,
Grover, Oscar the Grouch at Elmo,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng TV Star Guide
(September 2001).

Larawang Trivia

         Noong 2001 tinatayang mayroong mahigit 120 million manunood ang Sesame Street sa buong daigdig. Mahigit 1,000 research studies na ang ginawa tungkol sa efficacy, impact at effect ng programang ito sa American culture. Tinatayang 95 porsyento ng mga preschoolers sa America ay nakapanood na ng Sesame Street bago pa man sila umabot ng tatlong taong gulang. Halos 25 porsyento ng mamamayan ng America ang nakapanood na ng programang ito. Sa ika-40 anibersaryo ng children’s show noong Nobyembre 10, 2009, ito ay napanood sa mahigit 140 bansa kabilang na ang Pilipinas.

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SEPTEMBER 25

MOD 32nd Anniversary Special, September 25, 2006
On the Cover: Gloria Diaz and Daughter Isabelle Diaz Daza



Setyembre 25 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 25, 1945, itinatag ang People’s Court sa pamamagitan ng Commonwealth Act No. 682 upang maging hukuman para sa mga nagawang krimen laban sa pambansang seguridad sa panahon ng pananakop ng mga Hapon.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 25:

1876 – Hemenegildo Villanueva, politician – in Bais Negros oriental (d. April, 1939).

1879 – Lope K. Santos, poet, novelist, lwyer and labor leader – in Pasig (then part of Rizal) (d. May 1, 1963).

1925 – Pablo Paras Garcia, lawyer and politician – in Cebu.

1957 – Edgar Sulite, martial arts teacher and creator of Lameco Eskrima, a Filipino martial arts system – in Tacloban City (d. April 10, 1997).

1961 – Mark Gil (real name Raphael John de Mesa Eigenmann), actor – in Manila (d. September 1, 2014).

1966 – Ramon “Bong” Revilla (real name Jose Marie Mortel Bautista), actor and politician – in Manila.

 

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen on the cover
of Newsweek (September 25, 2000).

Picture Trivia

          Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen became one of Victoria’s “Secret Angels” starting year 2000 when she received a 25-million-dollar contract. It was also in 2000 when Bundchen wore the most expensive Victoria’s Secret Fantasy Bra of all time, the 15-million-dollar “Red Hot Fantasy Bra,” listed in the Guinness World Records as the “Most expensive lingerie ever created.”

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