INDEPENDENT WOMEN. Number 76 Mercedes Cabral (left) has become an indie film regular ever since starring with Coco Martin in the critically-acclaimed indie movie Serbis in 2008.

Number 18 Regine Angeles (center) said in interviews that being an independent talent (no contract with any TV network) is convenient for her.

Number 39 Jacq Yu likes being single and doing things  independently.

STARSTRUCK. Number 82 Chariz Solomon (left) joined the reality talent search StarStruck in 2006 but failed to make it to the Final 14.

Number 27 Stef Prescott (center) almost made it to the top three but settled on being fourth placer on the same StarStruck batch where Chariz joined.

Number 52 Jade Lopez was among the very first Final 14 of StarStruck back in 2003.

PBB GIRLS. Alumni of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother show are number 74 Saicy Aguila (left), 36 Niña Jose (center), and 65 Wendy Valdez.

Saicy and Wendy were from the Season 2 (2007) of the show, while Niña was from the show's Teen Edition (2006).

IMPORT BEAUTIES. Number 24 Daiana Menezes (left) is now considered a "Brazilipina" because of her love for everything Pinoy. She has become so beloved by the Filipinos that she earned the tag "Ang Pambansang Amiga."

Number 21 Jinri Park from Korea is also starting to earn the love of the Pinoys for being a DJ in Monster Radio 93.1 and for gracing the pages of FHM.