Here are the nine most inspiring and award-winning female celebrities in the Philippines today.
Maine Mendoza catapulted to stardom via her viral dubsmash videos and through the hit segment of Eat Bulaga, kalye-serye. In fact, she is one of the most recognizable faces in showbizness and her tandem with Alden Richards makes them one of the most popular love teams in the country.
At 23, Maine has already won several awards and recognition. She bagged the Best Supporting Actress trophy in the 41st Metro Manila Film Festival. She was also hailed as Favorite Pinoy Personality in the 2016 Kids' Choice Awards, and was recognized in the 2015 Anak TV Awards as Makabatang Alagad ng Telebisyon. Add to that, she also bagged the 'People of the Year' award of a magazine and took home at least two trophies in the recently concluded 47th Box Office Entertainment Awards.
Kapamilya teen actress Kathryn Bernardo at 22 years old holds lot of awards as well. In 2015, she won the Best Foreign Actress Award in Vietnam's Face of the Year Awards. Kathryn, together with his on-screen partner Daniel Padilla, bagged the German Moreno's Power Tandem citation in the 28th Star Awards for TV. She was also given recognition in the Anak TV awards in the 47th Box Office Entertainment Awards.
You can expect more things from Kathryn Bernardo in the years to come!
ulie Anne San Jose is one of the most successful female stars at a ripe age of 24 and here's why. Julie is the third OPM artist in history to receive the Diamond Record award for her self-titled album under GMA Records. Moreover, the Sunday PinaSaya star 'Deeper' album has reached the Triple Platinum record status this year.
The Kapuso singer was also recognized in the 28th Ali Awards where she won the Best Selling Album award and Best Rap Recording. In addition, she was hailed for her exemplary talent in several award giving bodies like Myx Music Awards, Yahoo! Philippines OMG! Awards, Famas Awards, USTv Awards, and in the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Awards.
Liza, 20, is part of the popular love team of LizQuen. In fact, they won the German Moreno Power Tandem special awards last year together with AlDub. LizQuen also won the Best Love Team recognition in the first ever ALTA Media Icon Awards of the University of Perpetual Help System Dalta in 2015.
Liza is also an Anak TV awardee and she got her first taste of winning a trophy in the 2014 Box Office Entertainment Awards, where she won the Most Promising Female Star of the Year.
Kapuso teen actress Barbie Forteza is making a lot waves in the Indie film scene by racking up several acting awards. And she is just turning 19 this July!
2014 was a stellar year for Barbie Forteza. Her movie ‘Mariquina’ made her win Best Supporting Actress in the Cinemalaya Film Festival and in the 38th Gawad Urian Awards the following year. Six years ago, she also bagged the New Movie Actress of the Year in the PMPC Star Awards for Movies. Barbie added another trophy in February 2016 in the 36th Fantasporto International Film Festival at Oporto, Portugal for her role in in the Indie film, ‘Laut.’ This time she took home the Best Actress award.
Nadine Lustre, 24, has amassed numerous recognition as a singer. She and boyfriend, James Reid in 2015 won the Favorite Media Soundtrack in the 10th Myx Music Awards. This year she ruled the Myx Music Awards taking home five recognition. In 2015, Nadine and Kean Cipriano placed 2nd runner-up in the Philippine Popular Music Festival for their song 'Sa Ibang Mundo.' They also bagged the People's Choice Awards.
For two consecutive years (2015-2016), Kapamilya singer Nadine Lustre has won an award in the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation (GMMSF) Box Office Entertainment Awards. In 2015, she and James won the recognition for Most Popular Loveteam in Movies and TV. They also won the Princess and Prince of Philippine Television this year as well.
Janella Salvador is being groomed to be the next big star of her home network. At 20, the singer-actress has huge potential.
Janella made noise when she won the Best New Female TV Personality award in the 27th PMPC Star Awards for Television. In March 2016, the young star bagged the New Movie Actress of the Year for her role in ‘Haunted Mansion’ in the PMPC Star Awards for Movies.
StarStruck kid alumna Bea Binene is proving naysayers that she is just a pretty face. At 20, Bea has proven that she is a bankable singer, since her album 'Hey It's Me, Bea' has reached the platinum record status.
Also, the former Tween Hearts star took home an award in the 45th Box Office Entertainment Awards of Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation where she was hailed as a Promising Female singer/ performer. In 2014, she and her former boyfriend Jake Vargas bagged the Celebrity Couple of the Year in the Yahoo! Celebrity Awards.
Therese “Teri” Malvar, who will turn 18 this coming September 2018, is one of the most promising actresses of her generation.
In case you didn't know, Therese won the Best Supporting Actress award at the recent 2018 Cinemalaya filmfest for her role in two movies titled School Service and Distance. Prior to this history-making win, she also won the Best Actress trophy at the Moscow International Film Festival for her the performance in Hamog two years ago. The teen actress also earned the recognition at the Screen International Rising Star Asia Awards, which was organizedby the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) in 2016. Therese was also part of several successful Kapuso soap like Legally Blind and Oh, My Mama!