Bodyshots X 2013 crowns top models at Resorts World

MANILA, Philippines - The fashion industry welcomes two more names to its roster as the latest pair of up and coming models were crowned during the grand finals of Bodyshots X 2013 Model Search Philippines held last June 27 at Resorts World Manila’s Newport Performing Arts Theatre.

After a five-year hiatus, the prestigious modeling search again made waves when it chose Ariane Gargonio and Cedric Evan Vergonia from a field of 15 female and 15 male budding models. “It’s great. I’ve always dreamt of having a career in modeling and this is it. Bodyshots is big exposure for all of us,” Gargonio shares.

Since its inception by the Fashion Designers Association of the Philippines (FDAP) in 1986, the competition has been a major catalyst in launching the careers of many of today’s renowned celebrities including Bodyshots alumni Eric Quizon, John Estrada, Marina Benipayo, Wilma Doesnt, Zanjoe Marudo, Hayden Kho, Joan Bitagcol, Rachel Soriano, Lucia Santiago and Francine Prieto, to name a few.

Continuing to raise the bar of the Philippine fashion industry, Bodyshots aims to discover young and promising professional modeling talents with the ultimate goal of establishing the Philippines as Asia’s foremost source of fashion models.