Pinay Stephanie Retuya: Asia's Next Top Model' top three finalists
Pinay Stephanie Retuya: Asia's Next Top Model' top three finalists
Stephanie Retuya, a 23-year-old part-time model and a full-time mother to a baby girl, only started modeling about a year ago but her budding modeling career was soon interrupted because she got pregnant, and she now feels that surge of desire to continue pursuing what she believes is meant for her.
Stephanie Retuya is very passive and shy but she is now busting a big move to fulfill her dream by taking part in this reality TV competition, Asia’s Next Top Model.
"Asia's Next Top Model" Top Three Finalists
Retuya, together with Kate Ma of Taiwan and Jessica Amorinkuldilok of Thailand, will compete for a modeling contract, a working trip to London, a cover shoot with fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar Singapore, and 100,000 SGD, among others.
Asia's Next Top Model started the competition with 14 models from countries such Singapore, Thailand, China, South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Nepal, Japan, Taiwan, and Philippines.
The Pinay model wasn’t a frontrunner in the competition, having landed at the bottom two of the weekly photo shoot challenges five times. She’s usually criticized for playing too safe during photo shoots and her lack of confidence. However, Retuya managed to get two callbacks (out of five) during the go-see challenge, where the models are asked to audition for actual modeling jobs.
Model Nadya Hutagalung serves as “Asia’s Next Top Model’s” head judge.
“Asia’s Next Top Model” is based on the popular US reality show “America’s Next Top Model” (AsiasNTM). While no Filipina has made it in the show’s past 19 seasons, Filipinos have made significant appearances on “AsiasNTM” the past few years. Filipino designers such as Michael Cinco and Francis Libiran designed clothes for the show’s photo challenges, while celebrities Georgina Wilson and Anne Curtis have made cameos.
The winner of “Asia’s Next Top Model” will be revealed on Sunday, February 17 on Star World, with “Top Model” franchise creator Tyra Banks slated to make an appearance.
Stephanie Retuya's cute little baby girl.
Source: AsiasNTM website, Wikipedia, Yahoo news