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Century Tuna Superbods Nat10n 2016: Of expected and surprise winners

Posted by Norman on April 11, 2016
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The six winners of Century Tuna Superbods Nat10n pose for the media (Photo credit: Joy Arguil)

 
During last night’s finals of Century Tuna Superbods Nat10n 2016 at the Palace Pool Club, practically all of the top 6 finishers were expected to figure out well after the announcement of winners. Olivia Medina was consistently performing at her best all throughout so being announced as Female Superbod came as no surprise. What pleasantly amused many of the watchers was the come-from-behind victory of Fil/Swede Tom Esconde as he edged out favored competitors Clint Bondad and Ali Khatibi who settled with 1st and 2nd Runner-up placements, respectively. Perhaps, it was the natural appeal of the photogenic Tom that became key to his big finish.

On the women’s side, Olivia was given a stiff fight by Fil-Italian 1st Runner-Up Ambra Gutierrez plus the well-prepared presentations of 2nd Runner-Up Princess ‘Chet’ Abella. But it cannot be denied that the Fil-Ukrainian model was in her best elements every step of the way.

 

Left to right: 2nd Runners-Up Chet Abella & Ali Khatibi, top winners Olivia Medina & Tom Esconde, 1st Runners-Up Clint Bondad & Ambra Gutierrez (Photo credit: Joy Arguil)

 
The six all received generous cash prizes for their efforts to stand out. As for Tom and Olivia, they will be ushered to a world of fame with a healthy dash of fitness thrown in for good measure. They will now be the new faces of Century Tuna, aside from being the endorsers of Creations by Lourd Ramos.
 

Top three among the males: Ali Khatibi, Tom Esconde and Clint Bondad (Photo credit: Joy Arguil)

 
Conratulations, Superbods!

Congratulations, Olivia and Tom!

On the Spotlight: The Century Tuna Superbods Nat10n Finalists

Posted by Norman on March 18, 2016
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Male Superbods 1-6

 
 

Male Superbods 7-12

 
 

Female Superbods 1-6

 
 

Female Superbods 7-12

 
Last Wednesday night at Valkyrie in BGC, the finalists of Century Superbod Nat10n were presented to the Press in a launch that underscored the new channels that the organizers are aiming to maximize with the 10th year search. Instead of holding most of the important events out of town or in Boracay usually, they opted to center the eye of the competition here in Manila where the general public will get a closer feel of the action. In fact, the finals will be held inside the Palace Pool Club on April 10. While more of an uppity venue, it will still encourage more media and guest attendance to spread better awareness of the event.

The 2016 finalists (photos of the entries from the Filipino Community in the US still to follow) are:

The Men:
Jerome Tan, Ryan Sy, Culver Padilla, Erie Obsena, Ifran Khan, Jose Pio Luz III, Tom Esconde, Cedric Roxas, Shawn Stansbury, Ali Khatibi, Clint Bondad, Ameen Sardouk

The Women:
Olivia Medina, Carmela Fernandez, Ambra Gutierrez, Nancy Leonard, Princess Abella, Maria Martinez, Cassie Umali, Mirtle Gimenez, Kaara Tan, Carla Meneses, Anja Peter, Tanya Hyde.

Truth be told, I personally assessed each one of them. And I am leaned more on individuals who possess more all-around capture of the product’s target market. After all, this is not a bodybuilding contest but more of looking for the most fit and charming image models who best represent what Century Tuna is all about. I picked four (4) pairs as potential winners.

Here now are my favorites in random order:

 

Clint Bondad and Ambra Gutierrez

 

 

Ali Khatibi and Nancy Leonard

 
 

Culver Padilla and Olivia Medina

 

 

Ryan Sy and Princess Abella

 
Let’s see who will matter most to the judges come finals night. 😉

(All photos are courtesy of Edmund Chua of Fabmanilaph)