A classic school yearbook will always have a section guessing which student is "most likely to be famous." The superlative isn't really a guarantee of anything but the odds for fame seem to be greater for international school students. From Bimby Aquino Yap to Victor Basa, here are 15 Filipino celebrities who went to international schools.
1. Sharon Cuneta
Alma Mater: International School Manila (Class of 1984)
Fun Fact: After completing her primary education at St. Paul College Pasig, Sharon attended International School Manila. Shortly after, she married her first husband Gabby Concepcion and launched a career as an actress and singer.
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2. KC Concepcion
Alma Mater: International School Manila (Class of 2003)
Fun Fact: Not only did KC Concepcion follow in her mother Sharon Cuneta's footsteps in show business, she also took a nearly identical path for her education. KC graduated grade school at Saint Pedro Poveda College and went on to attend International School Manila.
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3. Paul Soriano
Alma Mater: International School Manila
Fun Fact: The Siargao director completed secondary school at International School Manila before studying filmmaking at De Anza College and Santa Clara University.
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4. Cris Villonco
Alma Mater: International School Manila (Class of 2002)
Fun Fact: In an interview with the Philippine Star, Cris said that she transferred to International School Manila for her fourth year from a private, Roman Catholic school exclusively for girls. The theater actress recounted that her transfer was due to an "unpleasant incident" that involved politics against her grandmother Armida Siguion-Reyna, the former chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).
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5. Laura Lehmann
Alma Mater: The Beacon School and International School Manila
Fun Fact: Before Laura Lehmann was crowned Miss World Philippines 2017 and represented the country during Miss World 2017, she attended two international schools: The Beacon School and International School Manila.
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6. Matteo Guidicelli
Alma Mater: Cebu International School and Brent International School
Fun Fact: For primary school and high school, Matteo Guidicelli attended Cebu International School. He also went to Brent International School where his classes included a theater course.
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7. Solenn Heussaff
Alma Mater: European International School Manila
Fun Fact: "All my friends were half-French," Solenn Heussaff responded when asked about her time in European International School Manila. "We all grew up in the same place, we were in the same school from kindergarten to Grade 12, so we never had to make friends. We were born with friends."
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8. Donita Rose
Alma Mater: Brent International School
Fun Fact: The former MTV Asia VJ attended high school at Brent International School after moving to the Philippines from the U.S.
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9. Donny Pangilinan
Alma Mater: Brent International School (Class of 2016)
Fun Fact: The actor and singer was a basketball varsity player at the school's Biñan, Laguna campus.
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10. Victor Basa
Alma Mater: Brent International School
Fun Fact: Victor Basa married his former classmate Stephanie Dan. He told PEP.ph: "We were classmates in [Brent International School], but lost touch for a while as I ventured into modeling and acting."
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11. Pops Fernandez
Alma Mater: International School Manila (Class of 1985)
Fun Fact: Pops consistently landed on the honor roll at International School Manila. "I wanted my mom and dad to be proud of me," she said. "I wanted to focus on something that would make me stand out. That was my way of saying, 'I wanna be productive.'"
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12. Sandra Seifert
Alma Mater: European International School Manila and Brent International School
Fun Fact: The beauty queen graduated valedictorian of her middle school class in European International School Manila. She then attended Brent International School before moving to New York to complete a nursing degree at the City University of New York.
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13. Taki Saito
Alma Mater: Brent International School
Fun Fact: The actress and musician, who was born in Japan and grew up in France and the Philippines, studied in Colegio San Agustin - Biñan after a stint at Brent International School.
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14. Markki Stroem
Alma Mater: International School Manila (Class of 2006)
Fun Fact: Markki did theater at International School Manila before graduating with a degree in marketing and hotel and restaurant management from Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland.
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15. Bimby Aquino Yap
Alma Mater: Brent International School
Fun Fact: Bimby recently earned first honors as a homeschool student at Brent International School.
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