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.

          Here’s a MOD “close encounter,” Miriam Quiambao on the left and Raquel Mababangloob on the right. Sans the eye shadow, the analogy is uncanny.

Miriam Quiambao on the cover of MOD (June 4, 1999)
and Raquel Mababangloob on the cover of MOD Filipina (August 18, 1989)

 

          The magazine Prime Editions (later Prime Weekly Edition) had a lot of cover girls that can be considered doppelgangers. Take a look at the succeeding covers and wonder.

Janice de Belen on the cover of Miscellaneous (December 1, 1987)
and Susan Calderon on the cover of Prime Editions (March 11, 1987) 



Laurice Guillen on the cover of Who? (September 30, 1978)
and Celine Aguado on the cover of Prime Editions (April 8, 1987)

 

Hilda Koronel on the cover of Expressweek (February 2, 1978)
and Shirley Velasquez on the cover of Prime Editions (April 23-29, 1987)

 

Ynez Veneracion on the cover of Sexy Movie Stars Komiks Magazine (November 11, 1997)
and Aurora Sta. Ana on the cover of Prime Weekly Edition (December 17,1987)
 

 

Lorna Tolentino (with Rudy Fernandez) on the cover of Parade (September 1, 1982)
and Janice Gonzalez on the cover of Prime Weekly Editions (December 31, 1987)

 

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Leptospirosis: There's Something Lurking in the Flood

MOD Vol. 31 No. 1445, June 4, 1999

On the cover: Miriam Quiambao, Miss Universe 1999 First Runner-Up

One of our neighbors nearly died of this disease. It prompted me to write this article.

“Turn to the LORD, all you humble people of the land, who obey His commands. Do what is right, and humble yourselves before the LORD. Perhaps you will escape punishment on the day when the LORD shows His anger.” – The Book of Zephaniah 2:3, The Good News Bible in Today’s English Version.

May 20



 MAY 20

Tagalog Klasiks Blg. 23, Mayo 20, 1950

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang "Perlas ng Kamorohan" ni Cristino Esteban Flores
na iginuhit ni Alfredo Alcala

Events that happened on May 20

1898 – The establishment of the Philippine Navy began.

1994 – The 43rd Miss Universe Beauty Pageant was held at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila. Sushmita Sen of India won the pageant, and the Philippine candidate, Charlene Gonzales placed sixth overall.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 20:

1975 – Miriam Redito Quiambao, television host, model and 1999 Miss Universe First Runner-Up – in Quezon City.

Miriam Quiambao
on the covers of MOD (June 4, 1999) and Playboy Philippines (August 2008)

1988 – Carla Humphries (full name Madeleine Lauren Humphries), Filipino-American actress and model, in California, U.S.A.

Carla Humphries
on the cover of FHM Philippines (January 2011)

1991 – Mara Lopez (full name Mara Isabella Lopez Yokohama), surfer, model and actress.

Mara Lopez
on the covers of MOD Girl (March 3, 2006) and Playboy Philippines (May-June 2014).

 



Traci Lords on the cover of
Details (May 1995).

Picture Trivia

          Nora Louise Kuzma is better known in the pornographic film industry as Traci Lords. At the age of 15, Kuzma used a California driver’s license with the name Kristie Nussbaum and faked her age to be 18 so that she could do nude modeling.
          The first porno film that Kuzma did under the screen name Traci Lords is What Gets Me Hot (1984), when she was barely 16 years old. She was paid 200 dollars for it. Under American law, because Kuzma was still a minor, the film What Gets Me Hot and 77 other sex films she did before her 18th birthday is considered “child pornography.” Today, the original and uncut version of What Gets Me Hot (79 minutes) is considered a collector’s item.
          The only porno film legally available in the United States uncut is Traci I Love You (1987), which she herself produced.
          According to an interview in A Current Affair (1988), Lords quit the porno industry in 1986 after she was arrested by the FBI. In the next two years, she tried to put her life in order by joining the Alcoholic Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous.
          The first mainstream film she did was the remake of Roger Corman’s sci-fi Not of This Earth (1988), though she also did two nude scenes.
          In 1995, Lords had a guest appearance in the popular TV series Melrose Place. In that same year, she also ventured into singing and had her solo album 1,000 Fires. The album includes the single “Control” (February 1995), which reached the Number 2 of the Billboard Top Dance/Club Songs Chart, and “Fallen Angel” (September 1995), which reached Number 11. The instrumental version of “Control” was used in the movie adaptation of the video game Mortal Combat, while “Fallen Angel” became the soundtrack of the film Virtuosity (1995).
 

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February 27

 

FEBRUARY 27


Celebrity World Vol. 4 No. 186, February 27, 1995
On the Cover: Demi Moore
 

 



Events that happened on February 27

1779 – The Aviso al Publico was published in the Philippines to keep the people informed of the events then taking place in Europe. It was edited by acting Governor-General Miguel Fernandez de Folgueras.

1945 – Gen. Douglas MacArthur turned over the civil government of the Philippines to Commonwealth President Sergio Osmeña.

1974 – The gold refinery of the Central Bank of the Philippines was establsihed.

1986 – The Alsa Masa (Uprising of the Masses) was organized in Agdao District, Davao City. The founding chairman of this armed civilian anti-communist organization was Rolando “Boy Ponsa” Cagay.

1990 – Juan Ponce Enrile, then lone opposition senator, was arrested in the Senate building on charges of rebellion complexed with murder for his alleged involvement with coup leader Col. Gringo Honasan.

2004 – Bombing of a Superferry by Abu Sayyaf that killed 116 passengers.

Personalities and celebrities born on February 27:

1875 – Pedro A. Paterno, writer, diplomat, stateman and president of the Malolos Congress – in Sta. Cruz, Manila. (d. March 27, 1911)

1869 – Baldomero Aguinaldo, military officer in the Philippine-American War – in Binakayan, Kawit, Cavite. (d. February 14, 1915)

1899 – Pedro T. Orata, educator, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee (1971), and “Father of Barrio High School in the Philippines” – in Urdaneta, Pangasinan.

1934 – Bella Flores (real name Remedios Papa Dancel), actress – in Santa Cruz, Manila – (May 19, 2013).

1965 – Claudia Zobel (real name Thelma C. Maloloy-on), actress – in Mandaue (d. February 10, 1984). 


Claudia Zobel

on the cover of Sports World (November 12-18, 1983) and Tik At Tik (February 3, 1984)

 

1990 – Megan Lynne Talde Young, American-Filipino actress, TV host, model and Miss World 2013 – in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.

Miss World 2013 Megan Young
on the covers of Rogue (March 2012 and December 2014)

Miriam Quiambao on the cover of
Cosmopolitan Philippines (February 27, 1995).

Larawang Tribiya

          Si Miriam Quiambao ay ang first runner-up ng 1999 Miss Universe Pageant kung saan ang hinirang na Miss Universe ay si Mpule Kwelagobe ng Botswana, ang kauna-unahang babaeng black African na nagwagi sa isang major international beauty pageant.

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