STAR DREAM GIRL: Marianne Angelica Tajonera

She’s got it all – the rare combination of beauty and brains.

Twenty-three-year-old Marianne Angelica "Ann" Tajonera is an Integrated Marketing and Communications graduate from the University of Asia and the Pacific. She’s now an account manager of a leading advertising company. In the next two years, she hopes to take up a master’s degree in business management. This achiever is the fourth child in Eduardo and Ma. Rosario (neé Mendoza) Tajonera’s brood of six.

"Work hard, play hard. Never let anything get you down," replies Ann when asked on her guiding principle in life. "I feel most beautiful when I am able to accomplish something."

Statuesque at 5’7", Ann indulges in movies and novels when she gets a breather from work. Award-winning films like The Gladiator, Brave Heart and Catch Me If You Can are among her top picks. This looker also enjoyed the pleasure of literature through Memoirs of a Geisha and Dan Brown’s works. Ann also doesn’t want to miss out on the latest happenings on Desperate Housewives, CSI and Emmy big winner for drama series, Lost.

Gifted with lovely features and equally wonderful contours, she has already done print ad modeling. Having enough sleep and glasses of water are essentials in her beauty regimen.

A certified food addict, her list of favorite food include bangus, steak, pasta, mashed potatoes, salmon and shrimps. Good thing she’s able to maintain that tip-top shape. "I’m not really a fitness freak so I am not into any diet," shares Ann, who’s excited to start going to the gym soon.

Loose powder and lip balm are must-haves in her kikay kit. This accessory buff describes her fashion style as "feminine with a twist, casual yet chic and comfortable but stylish."

Determined and driven, Ann won't give up until she has her hands full in a matter of time. With her innate potential, she surely won’t find it hard to fulfill her dreams.

To Ann, a STAR Dream Girl is "someone who takes the opportunity to express her thoughts."– Jerni May Camposano