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.

          In the next three comparisons, one needs added imagination. For there are similarities that cannot be seen in a single glance. For instance, I often play in my imagination the faces of Cindy Kurleto and Liv Tyler, and in many instances, they seem to look alike. Trish Loyola has her own unique beauty, but an angle or two and she would have an aura like that of Tetchie Agbayani. The same with Tracy Torres, and the late Claudia Zobel, eyes, nose, smiles, and sexy bodies.

Cindy Kurleto on the cover of FHM Philippines (April 2004)
and Liv Tyler on the cover of Interview (April 1999)
 



Tetchie Agbayani on the cover of People Magazine (July 25, 1982)
and Trish Loyola on the cover of 18 (December 2003)

Claudia Zobel on the cover of Sports World (November 12-18, 1983)
and Tracy Torres on the cover of 18 (September 2003)

          What do Solenn Heussaff and Maggie Quigley have in common? The quick answers would be that they’re both actresses, have tattoos, and real hardcore femme fatale. Now look at the following cover pages and wonder.

Solenn Heussaff on the cover of Bannawag (April 11, 2016)
and Maggie Quigley on the cover of Aventura (December 2012)



Solenn Heussaff on the cover of UNO (October 2010)
and Maggie Quigley on the cover of Style (October 2003)



          This one is another ringer. I initially thought it was Lea Salonga on both covers because of her name in the Palmolive Soap print ad at the right bottom corner. I bet nine out of 10 people will make the same mistake.

Lea Salonga on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (December 19, 2000)
and Tricia Miller on the cover of MOD Filipina (February 16, 1990)

          Hollywood and Europe may have a Sophia Loren, but the Philippines has its own version of such exotic beauty in the person of Sofia Moran.

Sofia Moran on the cover of Pogi Magazine for Men (July 10, 1969)
and Sophia Loren on the cover of Life (August 22, 1955)

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Christmas Around the World

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 24 Nos. 32, 33 & 34, December 12, 19 & 26, 2000
On the covers: Jomari Yllana, Aiko Melendez and their son Andre (Left),

Lea Salonga (center), and

Regine Velasquez and her nephew Trista Troy and nieces Hannah and Alliyah (right).

“I have written and re-written this article – “Christmas Around the World” – several times. Of course it is updated each time, with new information gathered. (SEE Blog post – FROM THE PHILIPPINES: LET'S CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD)

“The Word became a human being and, full of grace and truth, lived among us. We saw His glory, the glory which He received as the FATHER’s only Son.” – The Gospel According to John 1:14, The Good News Bible in Today’s English Version.

Crossword Puzzles for the True Puzzle Enthusiasts

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 28 Nos. 16 & 18, August 18 & 24, 2004
On the covers: Lea Salonga (left) and Maxene Magalona (right)

For the crossword puzzle enthusiasts, here are two issues worth your challenge.

“Whoever preaches must preach GOD’s messages; whoever serves must serve with the strength that GOD gives him, so that in all things praise may be given to GOD through Jesus Christ, to whom belong glory and power forever and ever. Amen.” – The First Letter from Peter 4:11, The Good News Bible in Today’s English Version.

February 22

 

FEBRUARY 22

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 28 No. 44, February 22, 2005

On the cover: Kelly Misa

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

The Kessler Twins, Alice and Ellen

on the cover of Life (February 22, 1963)

 

Events that happened on February 22

1942 – U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) ordered Gen. Douglas MacArthur to leave the Philippines as American defenses collapsed.

1945 – Luis Taruc, Cato Alejandrino and other Huk leaders were arrested by the U.S. counter-intelligence group for espousing communist beliefs.

1986 – Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and AFP Vice Chief of Staff Fidel V. Ramos, mutinied against Pres. Ferdinand Marcos that led to the EDSA Revolt.

 

Personalities and celebrities born on February 22:

1847 – Pedro Cui, philanthropist and founder of the Hospicio de San Jose in Guibuangan, Barili, Cebu – in Cebu. (d. June 5, 1926)

1898 – Lazaro Francisco, Tagalog novelist, short story writer, and founder of the Kapatiran ng mga Alagad sa Wikang Pilipino (KAWIKA) – in Orani, Bataan. (d. June 17, 1980)

1927 – Florencio Campomanes, political scientist, chess player and tournament organizer, and FIDE president (1982-1995) – in Manila. (d. May 3, 2010)

1971 – Lea Salonga (full name Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga), singer, actress and first Asian to sing in the Broadway musical Les Miserables – in Angeles City, Pampanga.

Lea Salonga
on the covers of the Mr. & Ms. (December 19, 2000) and MOD (June 2013).



Henry Fonda and his Daughter Jane of the cover
of Life (February 22, 1960

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that Henry Fonda (1905-1982) and his daughter Jane, both excellent and renowned Hollywood actors, had appeared together in only one film? This is On Golden Pond (1980), under the direction of Mark Rydell from the story written by Ernest Thompson, where they also portrayed father and daughter. It was in this film that Henry Fonda won his only Academy Best Actor Award (although many critics agree that he should have won in earlier films. He is on record the oldest person to win the Academy Best Actor Award. It was also in this film that Katharine Hepburn won her fourth Academy Best Actress Award.

          Jane fonda, on the other hand, won two Academy Best Actress Award ahead of his father: In 1971 for the film Klute and in 1978 for Coming Home.

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