STAR Dream Girl: Katsy Borromeo
We only live once. With this in mind, Kathleen Joy Consuelo Borromeo firmly believes that everyone should try everything at least once in this short but interesting lifetime. “I’ve done whitewater rafting, wakeboarding, rock climbing and free falling,” exclaims Katsy, who adds that she intends to do those extreme sports again.
The 23-year-old looker works as a design assistant for Escario-Hofer Atelier. “Local fashion is more dynamic now. It is more receptive to new ideas making way for younger designers to showcase what they’ve got,” she says. Her undeniable charm works to her advantage, as she is the one assigned to attend to clients. She also oversees production and the execution of designs.
Her creative mind dwells on various interests like reading, writing and singing. She goes on to explain, “Reading filters my thoughts, writing gauges my emotions and singing belts out my frustrations.”
Katsy’s passion for fashion, however, comes only second to her passion for people. “I believe in God and in the goodness of people. I know that in the end, everything will turn out as it should be because He knows better.” Because she loves to communicate with people, the middle child of realtors Peter and Joy Borromeo has also landed a job as a VJ-host of RCTV Channel 36, a local channel in the Queen City of the South. Her fluency in the Visayan dialect has endeared her all the more to the Cebuano viewing public for three years now. “This job opened me up to new experiences and most importantly, I met new people.”
Also a part time model, Katsy shares her take on the best and worst thing about modeling. “The perks and the freebies are the best thing. Meanwhile, I don’t like the endless waiting and starvation, ridiculous competition and inevitable rejection.”
Surprisingly, the multi-faceted woman did not dream of being into fashion, hosting or modeling when she was a child. Katsy sheepishly smiles when she relates, “I originally wanted to be a world-renowned singer. I also wanted to stop crime and violence.”
She still could pursue her childhood dreams, considering her go-getter attitude. After all, there’s no harm in trying — and in dreaming, too. — JERNI MAY H. CAMPOSANO
