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Jose Sixto Raphael Gonzales Dantes III, popularly known as Dingdong Dantes, is an award-nominated director/actor, born August 2, 1980 in Quezon City, the philippines.. Dingdong Dantes has been voted one of the 25 Sexiest Men of the World. He’s in the top half of the elite list, giving him the honor of being the highest-ranked Asian celebrity hunk. He is one of the most popular & highest paid actors in the Philippines, and is also one of the country’s highest paid underwear model.

Dingdong, star of the top-rated GMA soaps Marimar and Dyesebel and one of the country’s top product endorsers, was a spot below Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou (Amistad, Blood Diamond), but several slots ahead of Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds, Oliver Martinez, and Enrique Iglesias who is half-Filipino.

The E! (Entertainment Television) world’s 25 hottest men voted by 20 judges was topped by UK football superstar David Beckham, with Johnny Depp taking the second place. Both Beckham and Depp said they are flattered by their inclusion.

We spotted Christine Viernes, Aka: Teen, at the next movement event at the Nextdoor club in her hometown, Honolulu, Hawaii. She was showcasing her latest fashion line, and I thought that her designs were very inspiring.

Q&A with Christine Viernes

Brown Nation: Where are your origins in the Philippines?
Teen: Mayantoc, Tarlac…don’t know what purok that is?

Brown Nation: What did your parents want you to be when you grow up?
Teen: A Nurse…typical right…or at least in the medical field.

Brown Nation: How long have you been designing?
Teen: 3 years

Brown Nation: How did you start in the fashion industry?
Teen: I have always been creative and got into fashion when I was studying at Heald College. Then my fashion sense began to kick in. When I could not find a job in the medical field, I worked for the state at Farington High School and realized that this wasn’t working for me and quit. Then I ended up at Honolulu Community College studying fashion design and loved it.

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