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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Let's Save Our Planet: Bio-Intensive Gardening

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 19 No. 26, October 24, 1995

On the cover: (from left to right) Donna Cruz, Aga Muhlach, Donita Rose and Vina Morales

A reprint from of my Celebrity World article of similar title published one-and-a-half years earlier. It is still very much applicable today.

“He gives food to every living creature; His love is eternal. Give thanks to the GOD of heaven; His love is eternal.” – Psalms 136:25-26, The Good News Bible in Today’s English Version.

An Education on Philippine Endangered Species Part II (Biodiversity in an Hourglass)

Celebrity World Vol. 4 No. 213, September 11, 1995
On the cover: Donita Rose

Part II of my 1995 Science and Technology Award-winning 9-part special feature “An Education on Philippine Endangered Species” subtitled “Biodiversity in an Hourglass.”

Part I – “Paradise Lost, Can it be Regained?” (September 4, 1995)
Part II – “Biodiversity in an Hourglass” (September 11)
Part III – “When Trees Fall to the Ground” (September 18)
Part IV – “Cries from the Wild” (September 24)
Part V – “Saga of the Reptilian Kind” (October 2)
Part VI – “Wonders from Deep and Shallow Waters” (October 9)
Part VII – “Saving Our Marine Forest and Wildlife” (October 16)
Part VIII – “The Deflowering of the Wild Flowers” (October 23)
Part IX – “On the Wings of Hope and Unity” (October 30)  

“On each bank of the streams all kinds of trees will grow to provide food. Their leaves will never wither, and they will never stop bearing fruit. They will have fresh fruit every month, because they are watered by the stream that flows from the Temple. The trees will provide food, and their leaves will be used for healing people.” – The Book of Ezekiel 47:12, The Good News Bible in Today’s English Version.

Fiesta, Faulty Weather & Flood in 3 May 21 issues of MOD

MOD Vol. 36 No. 1701, May 21, 2004
On the cover: Donita Rose

Looking for fiestas, and wondering “Where to Go This Merry Month of May?” Read my article on MOD May 21, 2004 issue. A longer and much earlier version of this article, “Festive Fiesta” is published in Mr. & Ms. May 19, 1998 issue.

MOD Vol. 31 No. 1443, May 21, 1999
On the cover: Vanessa del Bianco

“Rain During Summer?” It’s happening now, it happened before. “What’s Happening with the Weather?” Read my MOD Special Report article that I wrote 18 years ago.

MOD Vol. 25 No. 1133, May 21, 1993
On the cover: Maria Cristina Soledad “Happy” L. Robles

An almost perennial annual problem in the Philippines – “Flood!” Read the article I wrote for MOD Special Feature 24 years ago.

“The LORD is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in Him. But He will sweep away His enemies in an overwhelming flood. He will pursue His foes into the darkness of night.” Nahum 1:7-8, Holy Bible, New Living Translation.

December 5



DECEMBER 5

Pinoy Komiks Taon 1 Blg. 15, Disyembre 5, 1963
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Captain Barbell”
na likha ni Mars Ravelo at iginuhit ni Jim Fernandez.

 

Disyembre 5 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Disyembre 5, 1837, ang Manila Post Office, na itinatag noong 1767, ay pormal na kinilala ng bansang Espanya bilang postal district ng Philippine archipelago. Makalipas ang isang taon, ang Manila Post Office ay naging sentro ng postal service sa buong Asia.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

The last illustration done by American-born Swedish artist Haddon “Sunny” Sundblom
(with a Coca-Cola look),
on the cover of Playboy (Gala Christmas issue, December 1972)

 

Personalities and celebrities born on December 5:

1955 – Redford White (real name Cipriano Cemeño II), actor and comedian. (d. July 25, 2010).

1963 – Franz Pumaren, basketball player and politician – in Quezon City.

1974 – Donita Rose (Full name Donita Rose Ramos Cavett), American-Filipino MTV-VJ, actress, model and telavision host – in Utah.

Donita Rose
on the covers of Celebrity World (September 11, 1995), People Asia (Maiden issue, December 1999), 
Mr. & Ms. (May 22, 2001), and FHM Philippines (August 2001).



Kristen Bell on the cover of
Complex (December 2007).

Picture Trivia

          On October 2007, Kristen Bell became part of the television series Heroes as Elle Bishop, a mysterious woman with extreme power. She appeared in 13 episodes of the series. It was also in 2007 when she started as narrator of the TV series Gossip Girl.

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August 25



AUGUST 25

Savvy Vol. 3 No. 12, August 25, 1997
On the cover: Donita Rose

 

Agosto 25 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 25, 1601, itinatag ni Pedro Chirinio ang Colegio Seminario de San Jose sa Intramuros, Manila.

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          Sumiklab ang unang apoy ng himagsikan sa Pilipinas nang makipaglaban ang mga Katipuneros sa mga guardia civil sa Pasong Tamong noong Agosto 25, 1896.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 25:

1846 – Luis Enciso Villareal, clerk of court and one of the “13 Martyrs of Bagumbayan” (d. January 11, 1897).

1924 – Gerry Roxas (full name Gerardo Manuel de Leon Roxas), politician – in Manila (d. April 19, 1982).

1934 – Eddie Ilarde, radio and television host, and politician – in Iriga City, Camarines Sur.


1943 – Peque Gallaga (real name Maurice Ruiz de Luzuriaga Gallaga), multi-awarded filmmaker – in Bacolod City.

Film director Peque Gallaga (with model Amber Dy)
on the the cover of Playboy Philippines (January-February 2010).

 

Country-pop singer-songwriter Shania Twain,
on the cover of Country Weekly (August 25, 1998).

Picture Trivia

          Canadian country-pop singer-songwriter Shania Twain was born Eileen Regina Edwards. Her parents separated when she was two years old and her mother remarried. That is why she grew up using the name Eileen Twain, from her stepfather, Jerry Twain.
          When she signed her first recording contract in 1991, she changed her first name to Shania, from the Ojibwa word that means “on my way.” Her stepfather, who is a full-blooded Ojibwa Indian, had a strong influence in Shania’s life.
          In 1998, Shania’s album “Come On Over” became the “best-selling country album of all time by a female singer” and the “second best-selling album of any genre by a female singer” after The Bodyguard soundtrack album by Whitney Houston.  

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