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.

          What beauty to behold! It doubles as they unfold! Donita Rose and Daisy Reyes..... The seeking eyes and the pouting lips, no mortal man can resist. And one more coincidence to spice up this post, they have the same initials “D. R.”

Donita Rose on the cover of MOD (May 21, 2004)
and Daisy Reyes on the cover of Vanity Magazine (January 2015).



          Kathryn Bernardo and Nadine Lustre, again, may I ask: “Are they sisters by any means?” For it seems every inch of one is clone of the other, even the twinkling of the eyes and the bedimpled smiles.

Kathryn Bernardo on the cover of Bannawag (December 19, 2011)
and Nadine Lustre on the cover of Metro (March 2016)



          Dina Bonnevie, who is now a hot grandma, has one of the most beautiful faces in Philippine showbiz. It’s quite hard to find a look-alike worthy of her, until I found a Nadine Schmidt cover courtesy of the second issue of Toyz for the Boyz.

Dina Bonnevie on the cover of FHM Philippines (December 2001)
and Nadine Schmidt on the cover of Toyz for the Boyz (August 2004)

 

          Sleepy eyes or wide awake, lips to the left or lips to the right, fully-clothed or topless, Regine Velasquez and Amanda Griffin are both anatomies of sultry seduction.

Regine Velasquez on the cover of Mega (June 2010)
and Amanda Griffin on the cover of Rogue (December 2010 – January 2011)

 
          So young and so hot, two beautiful lasses, one laughing and the other contemplating, both enjoying life on the opposite sides of the world. Yet they share many similarities. Hmmm.....

Bea Binene on the cover of Total Girl (April 2012)
and Selena Gomez on the cover of Sugar (December 2010)



Bea Binene on the cover of Total Girl (April 2012)
and Selena Gomez on the cover of Girlfriend (July 2013)



          Up-posture, down-posture, get the drift? You probably didn’t notice, but there are a lot of similarities between Liza Soberano and Miss Universe 2015, Pia Wurtzbach, at least on the magazine cover. Take a look.

Liza Soberano on the cover of Liwayway (March 16, 2015)
and Pia Wurtzbach on the cover of Liwayway (March 26, 2018)

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January 27



January 27

Espesyal Komiks Blg. 383, Enero 27, 1969

Tampok sa taklob-pahina si Gina Pareño bilang Darna



UNANG LABAS

Ang unang labas ng Palos Komiks
(Enero 27, 1969)
Ang taklob-pahina ay iginuhit
ni Nestor Redondo

Ang Palos Komiks na nagtatampok sa bayaning likhang-isip ni Nestor Redondo na Palos ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Enero 24, 1969 tatlong araw na nauna sa nakatatak sa taklob-pahina (cover page) nito na Enero 27, 1969. Dito unang lumabas ang “Palos Fights Back” na sinulat ni Virgilio Redondo na iginuhit naman ni Nestor Redondo. Ang komiks na ito ay inilimbag ng Ares Publications Inc.

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January 27 in Philippine History:

1911 – Taal Volcano erupted devastating Volcano Island and killing 1,334 persons.

1946 – First session of the Philippine Congress after World War II.

1975 – Start of the first Nuclear Reactor Operators Training Course in the Philippines.

1987 – Colonel Rolando Abadilla led rebel soldiers in the takeover of GMA Channel 7. Simultaneously, another group headed by Colonel Bertuldo de la Cruz attacked Villamor Air Base. The two groups attempted to overthrow the Aquino government but surrendered three days later.

Pinoy personalities and celebrities born on January 27:

1867 – Juan Crisostomo Soto, journalist, poet, playwright and “Father of Pampango Literature” – in Sta. Inez, Bacolor, Pampanga. (d. July 12, 1918)

 

1961 – Dina Bonnevie (real name Geraldyn Schaer Bonnevie), actress – in Quezon City.

Dina Bonnevie
on the covers of FHM Philippines (December 2001), Good Housekeeping Philippines (November 2002),
and Health Today Philippines (September 2008).

1961 – Willie Revillame (full name Wilfredo Buendia Revillame), actor, singer and game show host – in Manila.

Willie Revillame
on the cover of Yes (January 2009).





Different kinds of corals on the cover of

AgriScope (January-February 1996).

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang isang pirasong dinamita na ginagamit sa mapanirang dynamite fishing ay kayang sumira ng halos 3,000 square meter ng bahura o coral reefs, na mangangailangan ng 50 taon bago ito muling tumubo sa dating katayuan.

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