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Daiana Menezes | |
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| Born | Daiana Alves Menezes June 20, 1987 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Other names | Amiga |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Agent(s) | GMA Artist Center (2007–2012; 2017–present) Talent5 (2008–2009; 2010–2011; 2016) New York Film Academy (2013) |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Daiana Alves Menezes (born June 20, 1987) is a Brazilian actress, singer, and television host based in the Philippines and working for GMA Network. Menezes is best known as a former co-host of Eat Bulaga! .
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Menezes worked with her father in their growing shoe business, leading her to take a Fashion Design business course. She later graduated from the New York Film Academy. Offers from several countries, including Thailand, were followed by one in the Philippines. She appeared in various commercials internationally before becoming a TV personality in the Philippines on TV5, ABS-CBN, and GMA Network. She was featured in Maxim Philippines' June 2009 issue and in FHM Philippines ' October 2011, [1] 2014, and 2017 issues. She endorses Baliwag Lechon, Master Siomai, Flauntit, Rebisco Hansel Crackers, Texas Wild chips, Choco Mucho, Judge (chewing gum), Sassa Activewear, Belo, Pretty Looks, Lady Grace and Ever Bilena, Mike Cervera Hair, Shell, and Scratch It!.
Menezes was awarded 2022 best host at the Best Choice Awards, best television host and singer of 2022 at the Pinnacle Awards, the 2020 NCCA for "performing arts singing", and was previously the prestigious 2012, 2014 and 2015 Global Achiever Awardee as Outstanding Ramp Model and Commercial Endorser by the Asia Pacific Awards Council (APAC) during the 20th Annual Asia Pacific Excellence Awards, headed by chairman Jonathan Navea and Japanese educator Dr. Seiji Yii-Kagawa.
Menezes also got the highest, record-breaking bid for a second-hand bikini to help raise funds for a beach environment in the Philippines. The bidder paid 100,000.00 pesos for her used bikini on November 28, 2012.
Menezes was the main host of two taped (not live) TV shows on Pinoy Xtreme, Super Sabong (since 2015) and #chikatitas. She is now concentrating on her music with the 8ONE group.
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As a college student, Menezes was an international model, pianist, and painter. She went to Centro Universitário UNA in Belo Horizonte (taking Fashion Design), and New York Film Academy, New York City. Her father ran a shoe business in Brazil and created the franchise named after what Daiana chose as a store name. A small town, Bairro Menezes in Cataguases, Minas Gerais, was named after her grandfather, Romualdo Menezes.
In 2013, Menezes joined PETA's campaign to free Mali from Manila Zoo and have her transferred to Boon Lott's Elephant Sanctuary where she would have access to proper veterinary care, space to roam, and to be in the company of other elephants. Mali has been in captivity in Manila for more than 3 decades after she was poached from the wild. [2]
Menezes was married to Jose Benjamin Benaldo, who attempted suicide after he lost in the 2013 elections.
Apart from her first language Portuguese, Menezes is also fluent in English and Tagalog.
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
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| 2007–2012 | Eat Bulaga! | Co-host | GMA Network |
| 2008–2009 | Ogags | Host | TV5 |
| 2008 | LipGloss | Patrice | |
| 2009 | Bitoy's Funniest Videos | Co-host | GMA Network |
| 2009–2010 | Bubble Gang | Herself | |
| SOP | Performer | ||
| 2010–2011 | My Darling Aswang | Bella | TV5 |
| Paparazzi | Host | ||
| 2011 | Iskul Bukol | Helga | |
| Lokomoko | Herself | ||
| 2012 | Umagang Kay Ganda | Segment host | ABS-CBN |
| 2014 | Tunay na Buhay | Herself | GMA Network |
| 2015 | Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal | Herself No. 14 (Lucky Star) | ABS-CBN |
| It's Showtime | Herself (judge) | ||
| 2015–present | Super Sabong | Herself (host) | Pinoy Xtreme |
| 2016 | HAPPinas Happy Hour | Herself / performer | TV5 |
| 2017 | Fiercest of Them All | Herself (host) | GMA Network |
| 2022–present | Kada Umaga | Segment host | Net 25 |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2008 | Dobol Trobol: Lets Get Redi 2 Rambol! | Vivian |
| 2009 | Yaya and Angelina: The Spoiled Brat Movie | Yaya Foreigner |
| 2012 | Sketch | Stephanie |
| My Amiga Girl | Margarita Avez Mercedes | |
| Year | Title | Role | Platform |
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| 2020 | Cheat | The Mistress | YouTube |
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