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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January 31

 

JANUARY 31

Special People Weekly Magazine Vol. 2 No. 82, January 31, 1983

On the Cover: First Lady Imelda R. Marcos,
with actress Kristy McNichol, corporate mogul George Yang, and actres Jaclyn Smith

January 31 in Philippine History

1916 – Through Act No. 2572, the Division of Ethnology and the Fine Arts Division of the Philippine Museum were merged with the National Library under the supervision of the Department of Justice.

1945 – Josefa Llanes Escoda was executed by Japanese soldiers.

1982 – First Manila International Marathon was held. Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany won the event with a time of two hours 14 minutes and 27 seconds. Philip Camp (U.S.) and Chang Ming Cheng (Taiwan) was second and third, respectively. The top Filipino finisher was Ricardo Carillo, runner from the Philippine Army, who placed sixth overall with a time of 2:25:01.

Pinoy personalities and celebrities born on January 31:

1876 – Pedro Abad Santos, doctor, lawyer, peasant leader and founder of Socialist Party of the Philippines (October 26, 1932) – in Pampanga. (d. January 15, 1943)

1946 – Laurice Guillen, actress, director and college professor – Butuan City, Agusan del Norte.

Laurice Guillen

on the cover of Who? (September 30, 1978)

 

Kenneth Duremdes (during his Adamson University days),
photo from Atlas Sports Magazine (December 31, 2004, p. 41)

1974 – Kenneth Duremdes, professional bastketball player, PBA “Most Valuable Player” (1998), and national team member – in Koronadal City, South Cotobatao.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1979 – Jessa Zaragoza (Richelle Ann Mallari Loyola), singer, actress, TV host, commercial model, and Philippine jukebox queen ofthe 1990s.

Jessa Zaragoza
on the cover of Sexy Movie Stars Komiks Magazine (October 28, 1997)

 



Demi Moore on the cover of the
adult magazine Oui (January 1981).

Picture Trivia
          Demi Moore (real name Demi Gene Guynes) made her acting debut in the film Choices (1981). Do you know that she was on the cover of the adult magazine Oui? This was in the January 1981 issue of Oui (SEE attached magazine cover). Though Moore was already over 18 years old at the time of the publication, the picture was taken when she was barely 17, not yet of legal age. Moore was born on November 11, 1962.

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