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Rappler ends 2019 with income: A comeback year
It's been 4 years of turning crisis into opportunity
Get ready with this model and marketer, Jullian Culas
Here’s what it takes to walk the runway of New York Fashion Week
Kelsey Merritt joins Viva's roster of talents
The Filipino-American model signs with Viva Artists Agency
Tyra Goldman to compete in Top Model of the World
Top Model of the World takes place on January 24 at the Meraki Resort in Hurghada, Egypt
Tesla delivers first batch of China-made cars
The first cars to roll off its China assembly line – 15 of Tesla's mid-price, mass-market Model 3 design – are given to employees who had placed advance orders during a ceremony at the plant
April Short is ready to bring the World Top Model title to the Philippines
April is set to compete in the World Top Model competition in Monte Carlo on December 14
Naked Dutch model's death plunge was murder, say Malaysian police
Malaysian police say that the death of Ivana Smit in December 2017, who reportedly lived in Malaysia since childhood, had been reclassified as murder and they were re-opening investigations
Thailand's Falco Sornnarin, Artittaya Promchart win Global Asian Model 2019
Philippines representatives Vince Marcelo wins 3rd runner-up, while Ella Lubag is 1st runner-up
38 candidates vie for Global Asian Model 2019 win
Who will be the next Asian catwalk sensation?
Earth to warm more quickly, new climate models show
The new calculations suggest the Paris Agreement goals of capping global warming at 'well below' two degrees, and at 1.5C if possible, will be harder to reach
China's child modeling industry booms amid controversy
China's 'kidfluencer' models are subject to 12-hour work days, unrelenting pressure from pushy parents, and even physical abuse for some
Mariel de Leon signs with New York-based modeling agency
Mariel is now part of True Model Management's roster of talents
Italian architect restores vintage Fiats thanks to Internet
'I picked up the passion by chance,' says 23-year-old Giovanna Parascandolo, recalling how she got into a friend's Fiat 500 and fell in love 'with the minimalist dashboard, the buttons, the switches'
Tesla introduces new 'Model Y' SUV, priced at $39,000
Musk says, it has 'the functionality of an SUV but it will ride like a sports car' accelerating from stand-still to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds
Thai trial of model claiming Trump secrets set to begin
Anastasia Vashukevich, known by her pen name Nastya Rybka, is a Belarusian model who claims she has proof of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office. She is on trial for running a 'sex training course' in Thailand.
U.S. fashion group calls for more diversity in model size
The Council of Fashion Designers of America hopes more designers and companies start embracing body positivity in 2019
Victoria's Secret CEO resigns amid flagging sales and model controversy
The resignation quickly comes after VS brand director's comments against including transgender or plus-size models in their show
WATCH: Kelsey Merritt makes breakouts looks chic in Vogue video
Here's the makeup look she wore when she auditioned for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Kelsey Merritt meets Adriana Lima, other Victoria's Secret Angels
She also shares backstage moments with Candice Swanepoel, Behati Prinsloo, and Josephine Skriver
Adriana Lima announces retirement from Victoria's Secret fashion show
The 2018 fashion show is the last for the Brazilian model
Kelsey Merritt on VS fashion show: 'I feel like I won a beauty pageant'
She is the first Filipina to spread her angel wings on the legendary Victoria's Secret runway
IN PHOTOS: Kelsey Merritt's journey to the Victoria's Secret runway
Train like a VS supermodel? It's not that easy.
The K-pop model and why it’s important to build a creative economy
Rappler talks to John Howkins, professor and father of the Creative Economy, on the power of ideas and creativity
How compassionate pragmatism can help drug users
Dr. Andrew Tatarsky: 'We don’t have to dismantle our traditional treatments but extending our reach enables us to engage people in the early stage'
iPad Pros without headphone jacks could be coming – report
The iPad's dimensions will reportedly shrink to accommodate a new full-screen display/ The headphone jack may also be getting the boot.
Interconnection rates will be lowered to welcome third telco – Duterte
President Duterte says that by lowering interconnection rates, incoming players can have access to existing networks at a much lower cost
Meet the 2 Filipinas in 'Asia's Next Top Model' season 6
Who will follow in the steps of Maureen Wroblewitz?
TD Inday, Leonen on corruption, Palace counters Pernia | Evening wRap
Watch Rappler’s evening newscast with Gelo Gonzales
Model breastfeeds baby on catwalk – and stirs debate
Walking the runway at a Sports Illustrated swimsuit show, Mara Martin stepped out in a sparkling gold bikini while breastfeeding five-month-old Aria
Developed and displaced in Southeast Asia
The examples of displacement and their continuing impacts are a reminder that Southeast Asia's model of development, anchored on physical infrastructure projects and the exploitation of natural resources, has not changed very much
Meet Kelsey Merritt, the Fil-Am model who's working with Victoria's Secret
Who's the Filipino model who's set to work with Victoria's Secret?
How Cambridge Analytica’s Facebook targeting model really worked – according to the person who built it
Knowing how the model is built helps explain Cambridge Analytica’s apparently contradictory statements about the role – or lack thereof – that personality profiling and psychographics played in its modeling
Fil-Am modeling director is new Miss Supranational U.S. franchise owner
Cecilio 'Cece' Asuncion, founder of the transgender modeling agency Slay, is the national director for Miss Supranational US
Ugly Models, an agency of extraordinary 'characters'
The agency owner describes it as a 'character' model agency – 'from fat, thin, to large to small: you name it, we've got it'
Model OFW families honored in Malacañang
President Rodrigo Duterte tells OWWA's awardees for 2017: 'Hand in hand, let us continue to strive for a more prosperous and comfortable life for your family and to the future generation of Filipinos'
RAPPLER EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Cecilio Asuncion
Join us as we talk to the Fil-Am Miss Universe judge about training pageant queens, the LGBT community, and his all- transgender model agency Slay
Fil-Am modeling director to judge Miss Universe 2017 preliminary competition
Cecilio 'Cece' Asuncion is the founder of the all-transgender model agency Slay
Suspect in killing of model Grab driver surrenders to police
Southern Police District head Chief Superintendent Tomas Apolinario Jr says the suspect, Narc Delemios, will be presented to the media Wednesday, November 8
The Rappler story: Independent journalism with impact
Embedded in Rappler's DNA is this key tenet: the supremacy of editorial independence
Star model Ashley Graham celebrates sexy curves on NY runway
The plus size model continues to break barriers at New York Fashion Week
Good and bad news on aspirin and colon cancer – study
It is now critical to ensure that aspirin delays the onset of colourectal cancer by a sufficient amount of time to avoid the negative effects of this trade off the study s authors say
French fashion giants LVMH and Kering ban ultra-thin models
The companies moves are seen as a response to criticisms that the fashion industry promotes an unhealthy body image
Kendall Jenner named fashion icon of the decade
Not everyone thinks the young model deserves the award
Tesla fending off worker complaints on pay, safety
As mass market Tesla Model 3 picks up steam the company s labor force attempts to unionize
Parojinog, model houses, Gordon | Evening wRap
Watch the evening newscast with Ana Arceo
Tesla begins to deliver electric car for the masses
Tesla rolls out the first of its keenly awaited Model 3 cars aiming to disrupt a world accustomed to automobiles powered by pollution spewing fossil fuel
GGG vs PPP
Similar to the past there are internal battles being fought as regards the right balance between state and market
Tesla's lower-priced Model 3 to start production Friday
The first 30 customer Model 3 Tesla cars are slated to be ready on July 28
Maureen Wroblewitz opens up about bullying on 'Asia's Next Top Model'
Maureen gives advice to those who are experiencing bullying talks about her edge during AsNTM and answers whether she ll follow in the footsteps of Katarina Rodriguez
WATCH: Maureen Wroblewitz's final 'Next Top Model' interview
I’ve learned so much in this competition like I’ve learned so much about myself and I learned to love myself and accept myself
