Alodia Almira Gosiengfiao

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Alodia Gosiengfiao

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Birth name Alodia Almira Arraiza Gosiengfiao
Born March 9, 1988
Quezon City , Philippines
Height 5'5
Other name(s) Edj, Edjie, blackmage9

Alodia Almira Arraiza Gosiengfiao is a model/member of the Philippine Avon Teen Advisory Council. She is currently taking up Information Design at the Ateneo De Manila University, and is fond of art and video games. She frequents anime and video game conventions, whether it is to attend the convention or join in cosplay competitions. As a high school student, Alodia was a member of the Miriam College High School Pep Squad, which garnered quite a few awards at inter-school competitions like the 2002 Johnson & Johnson Teen Cheer Competition. She was also well-known for her skills in the arts, and won many on-the-spot poster-making contests, and was often sent to represent the school in inter-school art competitions. Her achievements in the arts include placing first at the Ragnarok Online: War of Emperium On-the-Spot Drawing Contest, and winning first place for her "Modern Filipina" design at the Ateneo Siklab Fashion Design Week. Alodia is also known for being selected as the Philippine ROSE Online It-Girl during the 2005 ROSE Bash.

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[edit] Cosplay

Although her first cosplay at the RagnaLaunch in September 2003 as a priestess from the game Ragnarok Online, Alodia's popularity in the cosplay scene began at a Culture Crash Convention in December 2003, appearing as Gunmage Rikku from the game Final Fantasy X-2, accompanied by her sister Ashley Gosiengfiao who went as Gunmage Yuna from the same game, along with their friends Faus Ontengco and Dianne Lopez as Shuin and LeBlanc. The two sisters won third place and the People's Choice Award, and were featured in an issue of the Culture Crash magazine (they appeared on the said issue's cover as well). Since then she has been well-known for her beauty and well-done costumes, and has won several other cosplay awards to boot.

Her other memorable cosplays include:

  • Isis from Ragnarok Online (won Alberta Craftsmanship Award at the Ragnarok Online World Championships 2004 - Philippines)
  • Creature Pink from GunBound ( won 1st Place(costume), Most Innovative, and Best in Props at the Feb. 2005 AnimeXplosion convention)
  • Chii from Chobits ( won 3rd Place at the 2004 Toy Convention)
  • Quistis Trepe from Final Fantasy VIII( She went as guest/spectator at the Dec. 2005 Final Fantasy Gathering)
  • Arua from ROSE Online (won Most Number of Online Votes at the July 2006 National Cosplay Competition)
  • Alexiel from Angel Sanctuary ( won 1st Place at the June 2006 Toy Convention Group Cosplay competition)

[edit] Art Awards

  • 1st Place Modern Filipina; Ateneo Siklab Filipino Fashion Design Contest; September 9, 2005
  • 2nd Place Freestyle; Ateneo Siklab Filipino Fashion Design Contest; September 9, 2005
  • 3rd Place Ateneo Apparel; Ateneo Siklab Filipino Fashion Design Contest; September 9, 2005
  • 1st Place Ragnarok Online War of Emperium On-The-Spot Drawing Contest; Glorietta 4; April 3, 2004
  • Deviant Art Daily Deviation ; September 14, 2005

[edit] Media appearances

Alodia has been featured in issues of magazines such as Otakuzine and a photo of her was published in a recent issue of the Philippine edition of FHM. Alodia has also appeared on TV, particularly on the channels QTV 11 and Hero TV. She has also been featured local newspapers such as Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Times (Article by MT can be found here) and Star. Being a GM of Khan Online, Alodia has been interviewd by INQ7. Article by INQ7 can be found here.

[edit] Trivia

  • The name Alodia is an ancient kingdom located between Africa and Egypt.
  • The nickname "Edjie" comes from a combination of her parents' nicknames.
  • The name of the DRM scheme Edge9 is derived from an amalgam of her nickname "Edj" and her birthdate, It was also derived from DVD-9. It was announced in the DVD community on her 18th birthday.
  • Alodia used to live in Balete Drive, a street that is very popular due to rumors that it is constantly haunted by a white lady.
  • The name "Alodia Almira" means "Princess of Love".
  • Alodia started drawing when she was 2 years old and learned how to play the piano at 1 year old.
  • Alodia plays the keyboards in her bands, Tutuband and The Bestidas.

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