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Daiana Menezes

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Daiana Menezes
Born
Daiana Alves Menezes

(1987-06-20) June 20, 1987 (age 37)
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Other namesAmiga
Years active2007–present
Agents
  • GMA Artist Center (2007–2012; 2017–present)
    Talent5 (2008–2009; 2010–2011; 2016)
  • New York Film Academy
(2013)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)

Daiana Alves Menezes (born June 20, 1987) is a Brazilian actress, singer, and television host based in the Philippines and working for Net 25. Menezes is best known as a former co-host of Eat Bulaga! and now currently of the main hosts of the morning tv show Kada Umaga on Net 25

Career

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Menezes worked with her father in their growing shoe business, leading her to take a Fashion Design business course. She later graduated from the New York Film Academy. Offers from several countries, including Thailand, were followed by one in the Philippines. She appeared in various commercials internationally before becoming a TV personality in the Philippines on TV5, ABS-CBN, and GMA Network. She was featured in Maxim Philippines' June 2009 issue and in FHM Philippines' October 2011,[1] 2014, and 2017 issues. She endorses Baliwag Lechon, Master Siomai, Flauntit, Rebisco Hansel Crackers, Texas Wild chips, Choco Mucho, Judge (chewing gum), Sassa Activewear, Belo, Pretty Looks, Lady Grace and Ever Bilena, Mike Cervera Hair, Shell, and Scratch It!.

Menezes was awarded 2022 best host at the Best Choice Awards, best television host and singer of 2022 at the Pinnacle Awards, the 2020 NCCA for "performing arts singing", and was previously the prestigious 2012, 2014 and 2015 Global Achiever Awardee as Outstanding Ramp Model and Commercial Endorser by the Asia Pacific Awards Council (APAC) during the 20th Annual Asia Pacific Excellence Awards, headed by chairman Jonathan Navea and Japanese educator Dr. Seiji Yii-Kagawa.

Menezes also got the highest, record-breaking bid for a second-hand bikini to help raise funds for a beach environment in the Philippines. The bidder paid 100,000.00 pesos for her used bikini on November 28, 2012.

Menezes was the main host of two taped (not live) TV shows on Pinoy Xtreme, Super Sabong (since 2015) and #chikatitas. She is now concentrating on her music with the 8ONE group.

Personal life

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As a college student, Menezes was an international model, pianist, and painter. She went to Centro Universitário UNA in Belo Horizonte (taking Fashion Design), and New York Film Academy, New York City. A small town, Bairro Menezes in Cataguases, Minas Gerais, was named after her grandfather, Romualdo Menezes.

In 2013, Menezes joined PETA's campaign to free Mali from Manila Zoo and have her transferred to Boon Lott's Elephant Sanctuary where she would have access to proper veterinary care, space to roam, and to be in the company of other elephants. Mali has been in captivity in Manila for more than 3 decades after she was poached from the wild.[2]

Apart from her first language Portuguese, Menezes is also fluent in English and Tagalog.

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Network
2007–2012 Eat Bulaga! Herself / Co-host GMA Network
2008–2009 Ogags Herself / Host TV5
2008 LipGloss Patrice
2009 Bitoy's Funniest Videos Herself / Co-host GMA Network
2009–2010 Bubble Gang Herself
SOP Herself / Performer
2010–2011 My Darling Aswang Bella TV5
Paparazzi Herself / Host
2011 Iskul Bukol Helga
Lokomoko Herself
2012 Umagang Kay Ganda Herself / Segment host ABS-CBN
2014 Tunay na Buhay Herself / Guest GMA Network
2015 Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal Herself / No. 14 (Lucky Star) ABS-CBN
It's Showtime Herself / Judge
2015–present Super Sabong Herself / host Pinoy Xtreme
2016 HAPPinas Happy Hour Herself / performer TV5
2017 Fiercest of Them All Herself / host GMA Network
2022–present Kada Umaga Herself / main host Net 25

Film

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Year Title Role
2008 Dobol Trobol: Lets Get Redi 2 Rambol! Vivian
2009 Yaya and Angelina: The Spoiled Brat Movie Yaya Foreigner
2012 Sketch Stephanie
My Amiga Girl Margarita Avez Mercedes

Online

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Year Title Role Platform
2020 Cheat The Mistress YouTube

References

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  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20111202083629/http://www.fhm.com.ph/incoming/fhm-feature/article/9387 [bare URL]
  2. ^ "快三-官网".
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