Adelynn Cupino

Adelynn Cupino (born Adelynn Rose Arce Cupino on January 20), is an international beauty titleholder and a rising Philippine star. She was born in Vancouver, Canada to Roberto and Susan Cupino of Cavite City. She has a younger brother, R.J. Cupino.

Biography

Education

A graduate of Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, Canada), Cupino completed her Bachelor's Degree with a major in Communications.

Early Career

Cupino won the title of Binibining Pilipinas (Miss Philippines) International of B.C. 2002, her very first beauty pageant, held in Vancouver, British Columbia. She was then selected to represent Canada in the Miss Petite International 2003 pageant in Houston, Texas as Miss Canada. She placed as one of the Top 12 Finalists and was also named Miss Photogenic, with Miss Venezuela as runner-up. She was a fashion model to many charitable events, such as The West Coast Women's Show held in the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada. She then worked with photographers including Jin Custodio (San Francisco) and Wilson Lau (Vancouver - Fashion Week). She was also a modern hip-hop backup dancer and co-choreographer, performing with celebrities from the Philippines, including a concert with Filipino singing sensation Gary Valenciano.

2004

Cupino won the title of Miss International Canada in 2004. Miss International is one of the most prestigious pageants in history, along with Miss Universe and Miss World. As Miss Canada, her runners-up were Sheena Aperocho (Miss Calgary), Neelam Waraich (Miss Edmonton South), and Hanna Wajda (Miss Edmonton North). She is the only delegate to ever win the crown from British Columbia. She stood out among the contestants from all over Canada; who were judged, based on their intelligence, beauty, purpose of global goodwill, education, and personal merits. Becoming Miss Philippines, Miss Petite Canada, and Miss International Canada within three consecutive years make her one of the most successful representatives of Canada in the history of the Philippines.

2008-present

Visiting her family in the Philippines, Cupino has been offered modelling contracts from various agencies, including Elan Models International, Eure Modelling Agency, and Mukha Models. Other job opportunities include The Living Asia Channel, as co-host, which will be filmed and aired in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, the Middle East, and North America in late 2008. She is currently in the process of coordinating the Binibining Pilipinas of B.C. pageant as the newly appointed Executive Director. Her previous agent was Patrick Stark of Patrick Stark Talents, and is currently under the management of Vancouver-based Star Media Productions, an affiliation of GMA Network. She is among one of the "Top 30 Hottest Females of the Philippines" poll, ranking #16.

Miss International 2004

As Miss Canada, Cupino became involved in various community and charitable projects and activities, allowing her ideas and thoughts to thrive and evolve. She has been an active participant in educational forums in creative arts, social sciences, environmental and family projects. As Canada's representative in the Miss International 2004 pageant in Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China, she was known as one of the "exotic beauties" of the pageant, and was recognized as "the most articulate candidate" among 58 contestants.

Model / Extra

Some extra castings include To Have and to Hold, a made for TV Canadian movie; Good Luck Chuck, starring Jessica Alba; The 4400, an American TV series, and Smallville starring Kristin Kreuk. She was recommended for the role as Kristin Kreuk's body-double, auditioned, was chosen for a second audition, but lost the role to Jennifer Chan. Cupino has also done international commercials marketing popular brands such as Nokia, and been a local model for beauty and hair. She has been rumored to be featured on the cover of fashion magazines such as the Philippine editions of FHM and Maxim, however, she denies rumors.

Special features

Cupino was featured in numerous Asian publications including Planet Philippines, Mabuhay News, The Philippine News Today, The Philippine Journal, Philippine Hiyas News, The Asian Chronicle, The Edmonton Journal, The Filipino Sentinel, Pinoy Buzz, and The Asian Post, to name a few. Jimmy's Pageant Page (Toronto), Pageant Page (Texas), and Global Beauties are some websites that highlight some of her international experiences.

Personal life

Her present boyfriend is Richard Yambao.

References

[http://www.adelynncupino.com] The Official Website of Adelynn Cupino
2. The Philippine News Today, Biography & Interview
3. Planet Philippines, Interview