- Rome Romanne
Infobox male model
name = Rome Romanne
photo =
birth = ca. 1981cite web |url=http://www.supermodels.com/member.php?id=16824|title=ROME|accessdate=2007-04-10 |year=2007 |month=April |format=HTML |language=English |work=Supermodels.com |]
location = USA
death =
measurements =
height = 6'1 (185 cm)cite web |url=http://www.modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=121959 |title=Male Model Rome |accessdate=2007-03-10 |last=Romanne |first=Rome |date=2007-03-08 |format=HTML |language=English ]
collar =
suit = Size - 40L
shoe size = 10 1/2
eye color = Chocolate Brown
hair color = Black (natural)
ethnicity =
alias = Rome Bautista
homepage =Rome Romanne (a.k.a. Rome Bautista) is an American male fashion model. Representing the
United States , he was the winner of the 2003Mr. Earth Pageantcite web |url=http://beauland99.hihome.com/news/2003/08-aug.html |title=Pageant News 2003 |accessdate=2007-03-10 |year=2003 |month=August |format=HTML |work=Beauland |language=English ] cite web |url=http://www.thaimiss.com/news.php?id=N0076 |title=Mr.Earth Quest 2003, Karachi-Pakistan |accessdate=2007-03-10 |date=2003-11-19 |format=HTML |language=English |work=Thailand Pageant ] cite web |url=http://www.pageant.com/news/archive/news2003q3.html |title=News archive: July - September 2003 |accessdate=2007-03-10 |year=2003 |month=September |format=HTML |work=Pageant News |publisher= Pageant News Bureau, Inc |language=English ] , an international male beauty competition based inKarachi ,Pakistan . Throughout his pageant career, he has held local, state and national men's pageant and modeling titles. cite web |url=http://www.modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=121959 |title=Male Model Rome |accessdate=2007-03-10 |last=Romanne |first=Rome |date=2007-03-08 |format=HTML |language=English ] In 2003, Romanne represented the United States in two international pageants: Mr. Tourism-World and Mr. Model of the World,cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/malepageant/news.htm |title=Recent News in the World of Men Pageantry |accessdate=2007-03-10 |format=HTML |work=Male Pageant World |language=English ] staged consecutively inGuatemala City ,Guatemala . Although he did not win, he walked away with two titles: Mr. Personality (in Mr. Tourism-World) and Best Face (in Mr. Model of the World).A professionally-trained
actor , Romanne studiedTheater at both California State University and UCLA and continued his graduate studies at Harvard University. He is a trained dancer/choreographercite web |url=http://www.localviewfinder.com/art/?malemodelrome |title=malemodelrome of Beverly Hills, CA |accessdate=2007-03-10 |last=Romanne |first=Rome |date=2007-02-06 |format=HTML |language=English ] , having signed first with Julie McDonald of Kazarian/Spencer and then Bobby Ball. A member of theScreen Actors Guild , he appeared as a minor on the syndicated reality television show, "Puttin' on the Hits."As a host, he has emceed numerous pageants and dance competitions, most recently the 40th Annual Miss Dance Drill Team USA pageant in Irvine, California. Past televised hosting gigs include the pilot episode of "The Pinoy Power Show," an Asian American news entertainment program. In 1998, Romanne received the ACTAA "Best Actor" award for his role as Bernardo in "West Side Story."
In August 2007, Romanne set out on a six-continent, forty-city world tour that he is "documenting through fashion." The pictures and journal entries generated in collaboration with fashion photographers, other models, and writers while on tour are to form the basis of a book, Rome Around the World.
Romanne makes his permanent home in
Beverly Hills , CA where he continues to model. He also continues to work as a choreographer and emcee while pursuing his career in the entertainment industry.Trivia
- is a native of Southern California.
- has since retired from pageants.
- is friends with poet Margaret Robison [http://www.margaretrobison.com] , estranged mother of famed memoirist
Augusten Burroughs .- a fan of
America's Next Top Model , he has modelled with former cast member Furonda Brasfield [http://www.furonda.com] of Cycle 6.- has choreographed and co-produced
NBA halftime shows for the Los Angeles Clippers.- has posed for celebrity portrait artist
Don Bachardy .- sits regularly on judges' panels for
dance ,drill team , andpageant contests.References
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2586628/ Rome Romanne on IMDb]
* [http://www.supermodels.com/rome/ Romanne's Model Website]
* [http://www.bellezavenezolana.net/news/2003/abril03.htm Así va el Mister Tourism World]
* [http://www.tv.com/rome-romanne/person/573656/summary.html?q=rome%20romanne&tag=search_results;title;0 Rome Romanne on TV.com]
* [http://www.RomeAroundtheWorld.com/ Rome Around the World Website]
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