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| Daiana Menezes-Benaldo | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1987-06-20) June 20, 1987 (age 37) Brazil |
| Other names | Amiga |
| Years active | 2007-present |
Daiana Menezes-Benaldo (born June 20, 1987) is a Brazilian actress, model,and television host based in the Philippines and working for the GMA Network. Menezes is best known as one of the hosts of Eat Bulaga!.
Career
Menezes worked with her father in their growing shoe business, which led her to taking a fashion business design course she later dropped out of school to pursue modelling. 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 the networks TV5 and GMA. She was featured in the June 2009 issue of Philippine Maxim and also appeared on the cover of FHM Philippines October 2011. She is also an endorser of Baliwag and Master Siomai, NailFiles, Rebisco Hansel crackers, Texas Wild chips, Choco Mucho, Judge chewing gum,Sassa active wear, Belo, Pretty Looks, Lady Grace and make up Ever Bilena.
Menezes was recently awarded the prestigious 2012 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.
Daiana also recently got the highest record breaking bid on a second hand bikini to help raise funds for the environment of a beach in the Philippines. The bidder paid P 100,000.00 pesos on her used bikini november 28, 2012.
She's currently traveling abroad concentrating her career on acting, just on the year of 2012 she is part of 6 movies, 3 as the leading role.
Personal life
She started as an international model, pianist, painter and was a college student, she went to UNA-BH (university) fashion design school in Belo Horizonte, Brazil Minas Gerais. Her father runs his own company of shoe business in Brazil and created the franchise named after what Daiana chose as a store name. A small town located in her country, bairro Menezes, Cataguases, Minas Gerais was named after her grandfather (Romualdo Menezes). Therefore her real name is also Menezes.
She was married to Cagayan de Oro Representative Benjamin Benaldo, who attempted suicide after he lost in the last elections.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2007-2012 | Eat Bulaga | Co-Host | GMA Network |
| 2008-2009 | Ogags | Host | TV5 |
| 2008 | LipGloss | Patrice | TV5 |
| 2009 | Bitoy's Funniest Videos | Host | GMA Network |
| 2009-2010 | Bubble Gang | Herself | GMA Network |
| 2009-2010 | SOP | Performer | GMA Network |
| 2010-2011 | My Darling Aswang | Bella | TV5 |
| 2010-2011 | Paparazzi | Host | TV5 |
| 2011 | Iskul Bukol | Helga | TV5 |
| 2011 | Lokomoko | Herself | TV5 |
| 2012 | Umagang Kay Ganda | Segment Host | ABS-CBN |
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2009 | Yaya and Angelina: The Spoiled Brat Movie | Yaya Foreigner |
| 2008 | Dobol Trobol: Lets Get Redi 2 Rambol! | Vivien |
| 2012 | Sketch | Stephanie |
| 2012 | My Amiga Girl | Margarita Avez Mercedes |