Patricia Fernandez (actress)

Patricia Fernandez

Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Patricia Isabel Medina Fernandez (1985-11-05) 5 November 1985 Philippines
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	115 lb (52 kg)
Measurements	34-23-34
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Dark Brown
Title(s)	Binibining Pilipinas International 2008 Mutya ng Quezon City Turismo 2006
Major competition(s)	Mutya ng Pilipinas 2006 (First Runner-up) Binibining Pilipinas 2008 (Winner- Binibining Pilipinas International 2008)

Patricia Isabel Medina Fernandez (born 5 November 1985) in Pasig City, Philippines) is a Filipino TV host, actress, model, and beauty pageant winner. She was crowned Binibining Pilipinas International at the Araneta Coliseum last March 8, 2008, in the Philippines' City of the Stars Quezon City.

Education

Fernandez completed a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication, cum laude, from the University of the Philippines-Diliman in 2007. Her college thesis was about local pageantry, which she says opened her eyes to the world of beauty pageants. She was also an alto singer with the University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors under the tutelage of conductor Ed Manguiat.

Pageantry

Mutya ng Pilipinas

Having won Mutya ng Lungsod Quezon Turismo 2006, Fernandez represented Quezon City in Mutya ng Pilipinas, where she won First Runner-Up. She also received the Best in Swimsuit and Miss Stress-Free Beauty special awards.^[1]

Binibining Pilipinas

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  Fernandez at the 2009 Binibining Pipilinas.
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  Fernandez' final walk at the 2009 Binibining Pilipinas.

The 2008 edition of the Binibining Pilipinas Beauty Pageant was held March 8 of that year in the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines.^[2] Fernandez captured the title, Binibining Pilipinas International,^[3][4] and earned the right to represent the Philippines in the Miss International Pageant later that year.^[5][6] She also received the Miss Natasha special award and appeared on the Natasha Catalog. The 2008 edition of the Philippines national beauty pageant encountered much controversy due to the question and answer portion of the Binibining Pilipinas World winner, Janina San Miguel. Fernandez was succeeded by Melody Gersbach†, who won the Binibining Pilipinas International title on March 7, 2009.

Miss International

The 2008 Miss International Beauty Pageant was held in the Venetian Macao Hotel, Macau, China on November 8. Fernandez said in an interview prior to her Miss International stint, that she will show the world the Filipino's warmth.

"What I am most proud of about the Philippines is the fact that our people are as warm as our climate," the Filipino beauty said.

Fernandez's performance in the pageant landed her a spot in the Top 12 Semi-Finalists. The Filipino crowd gave her a round of applause at the gate of the Venetian Macao Hotel Theater, the only pageant candidate to receive such appreciation.^[7]

Career

Host

Fernandez was part of Solar News Channel's headliner morning news program, Solar Daybreak, for which she did weather updates and feature stories in her own segment, "People, Attractions, and Travel, PAT Features." PAT Features also aired on Solar News Channel's Solar Newsday and Solar News Cebuano. Fernandez was CNN Philippines' Entertainment Correspondent during the transition between Solar News and CNN Philippines.

Fernandez was Sapul sa Singko and its updated version Good Morning Club's Showbiz News segment host, and frequently appeared on the show's popular Love Hurts segment. Sapul and GMC are TV5's morning news and talk show. She was also a weather anchor for TV5's 24-hour news channel, Aksyon News. Fernandez was also a host for the international network The Filipino Channel on the educational series Filipino Ka Sabihin Mo for its 2nd and 3rd seasons. The show aimed to teach Filipino expatriates the Filipino language through daily tasks and activities.

TV Commercials

Fernandez has had much success in her career as a commercial model, having shot over two dozen television and print commercials.

Actress

Fernandez was part of TV5's youth oriented romantic mini-series Luv Crazy, and played the role of Monica.^[9][10]

Others

Fernandez was on the cover of Infochat magazine for its March 2012 edition. Fernandez was the Woman of the Month of the Philippine release of Men's Health Magazine last July 2010. She also writes a weekly column for magazine Showbiz Sosyal.

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