PeopleAsia celebrates women who have ‘It’

MANILA, Philippines - PeopleAsia bares its 10th “Women of Style & Substance” awardees in the magazine’s August-September 2015 issue. Leading the list of awardees this year are the multi-talented ‘It’ Girls: Isabelle Daza, Solenn Heussaff and Liz Uy. For the first time, PeopleAsia also honors a nun, Sister Marivic Sta. Ana, as a special awardee for its “Women of Style & Substance” issue. The executive director of the Laura Vicuña Foundation, which takes care of sexually abused children from ages seven to 18, Sister Marivic narrates how she traded in her life as an heiress in Bacolod to become an icon of hope for child victims of abuse.

Other “Women of Style and Substance” include three alpha females from business: woman of steel and construction magnate Alice Eduardo, whose Sta. Elena Construction and Development Corp. virtually built the foundations of all the buildings along PAGCOR’s Entertainment City (along with 130 long and 30 short bridges) and at least a dozen major power plants; Gina Lorenzana who strives to inspire a generation of world-class Filipinas as Unilever Philippines’ VP for personal care; and Crickette Tantoco who is known for leading popular lifestyle brand Payless.

Three newsroom mavens also make it to this year’s list: ABS-CBN’s Marie Lozano, who breaks the myth on TV reporting’s glamor with her witty stories on guts and gore; and Bloomberg TV Philippines anchors Jean de Castro and Shawn Yao, both of whom lend their beauty and talent to the local version of one of the world’s top business channels.

Other “Women of Style & Substance” awardees include top lawyer and DIWA partylist Rep. Emmeline Aglipay-Villar who, at seven months pregnant, talks about fighting or the plight of laborers; accessories designer Carissa Cruz-Evangelista who talks about her globally renowned brand Beatriz; and photographer Shaira Luna who spills the beans on her transformation from child genius to a bold and beautiful artist.

Rounding up the list are magazine editor and socialite Mia Borromeo, who talks about her active role for the Child Protection Network Foundation; and philanthropist Linda Ley, who cares for underprivileged children through Angels for Street Kids.

Aside from their beauty, this issue’s cover girls also impress with stories of their personal successes. Isabelle, an athlete and daughter of beauty queen Gloria Diaz, talks about life away from showbiz, one filled with triathlons, baking mind-blowing brownies and traveling around the globe; while Solenn, who co-authored Besties, shares her passion for painting and her foray into indie films, as well as her thoughts on style and womanhood. Meanwhile, Liz opens up about her ascend to the pinnacle, from being a former editorial assistant to finally emerging as one of the country’s most successful celebrity stylists and author of Stylized, among other things.

Aside from the women, PeopleAsia also gives its readers an exclusive look at Bloomberg TV Philippines, which promises to revolutionize the way business news is aired, thanks to the combined efforts of TV 5 and Cignal TV. As Manny Pangilinan, managing director and CEO of First Pacific Company Limited, puts it, “This partnership heralds a new era in Philippine television, in which business information is front and center of a rising Philippine economy.”

For more information on PeopleAsia’s August-September issue, call Bong at (02) 892-1854 or visit your favorite bookstores and newsstands.