Celebrity Kin Advances in Auction.ph Model Search

Pasig City, Philippines, June 11, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Nineteen-year old Francesca Peralejo advances to the final round of Auctionista – Search for the Next Auction.ph models. Francesca is niece to showbiz personalities Rica and Paula Peralejo.

A BA Fine Arts major, Francesca has been voted as University of the Philippines-Diliman’s Auctionista bet garnering a total of 1,388 online votes and besting 7 other candidates in the female category. Kurt Fernandez, an incoming senior taking up BS Business Administration and Accountancy is Francesca’s male counterpart as UP-Diliman’s official Auctionista candidates. The two joins the ranks of other Auctionista finalists Michael Mendoza and Monique Lim of De La Salle University and Zemuel Arellano and Erlene Valdenarro of Jose Rizal University.

The chosen finalists will compete with Auctionista bets from 5 other universities in a grand showdown happening in December.

The search resumes as school goes back in session. Auctionista is scheduled to hit another major university this June. For more Auctionista updates, log on to www.auction.ph.

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