Monika Sta. Maria
| Monika Santa Maria | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Marlena Monika Ng Sta. Maria 13 July 1991 (age 26) Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino-Malaysian |
| Occupation | Fashion model |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Black |
| Agency | Major Models Management New York Mercator Models Philippines Evenstar Management Malaysia Diva Models Singapore Esee Models China |
Marlena Monika Ng Santa Maria (born 13 July 1991) is a Filipino fashion model and was part of the DLSU Lady Spikers who won the UAAP championship many times. She is known for being a contestant in the third cycle of Asia's Next Top Model, where she represented the Philippines. Sta. Maria lost the competition to 23 year-old Indonesian model Ayu Gani thus, becoming the runner-up of the competition.
Sta. Maria was born to a Filipino mother and a Malaysian father. She was raised in the Philippines since two years old. As a child, she never aspired to be a model because she was always shy at school and never imagined herself as a model.
Sta. Maria graduated with a Psychology degree in De La Salle University. She also became a volleyball player in La Salle where she was part of the team Lady Spikers.
Before she appeared in the third cycle of the Asia's Next Top Model, Sta. Maria was already featured in various magazines such as Metro, Mega, and Circuit, and won Century Superbod in 2012. She first auditioned in the second cycle but was rejected. She finally got in when she auditioned again for the third cycle of the competition thus, becoming one of the 14 contestants. She dominated the season by getting four best photos — the most among all the contestants and winning episode challenges, Sta. Maria caught the attention of everyone involved in the show right from the start. Sta. Maria is the third runner-up in a row representing the Philippines after Stephanie Retuya and Jodilly Pendre.
After the show she appeared in various TV guestings in GMA Network such as Unang Hirit, Taste Buddies, The Ryzza Mae Show, and Fox Sports Philippines The Goat in the Philippines and Glam TV in Malaysia. Travelled around Asia to promote Subaru as being the Ambassadress. Also, featured as the cover girl of Circuit, Women's Health Malaysia, and Manila Bulletin's Style WEEKEND, and spreads for different Magazines in the Philippines. She's currently the face of Close Up and endorser for Oppo.
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