Gretchen Malalad

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Gretchen Malalad is a Filipina 2005 Southeast Asian Games karate gold medalist and a former beauty pageant contestant in Binibining Pilipinas 2002 where she emerged Ms. Talent and Ms. Red Bull Supreme. She was also a housemate in Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. Her best friend in the house is actress Aleck Bovick.

She is currently facing a pending case against the Philippine Air Force after she committed an AWOL in prior of joining Pinoy Big Brother.

Gretchen left the house on after Big Brother allowed Gretchen to report to her superiors in the Philippine Air Force (where she serves as a second-class airwoman) to face a summary investigation about her being AWOL. Big Brother did this in the proviso that she will be blindfolded in going and she cannot talk to anyone except those who were investigating her and she must return to the house 24 hours after she left. She returned 14 hours later after the Philippine Air Force officially authorized her to continue her stint in the show. Then she was later evicted on Day 39.

Gretchen is currently the Fitness Teacher in ABS-CBN's Pinoy Dream Academy.

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• In 2004, Malalad worked as a courtside reporter for ABC Sports' coverage of the PBA games. Prior to that, she worked also in the Philippine Basketball League as an in-house courtside reporter for a brief period.
• Malalad won two gold medals in the 2005 SEA Games, the 60 kg Individual Kumite and Open Weight Individual Kumite competitions.[1]

• Gretchen Malalad won gold medal in the 2006 Korean Grand Open Championship in Busan, Korea last November 11 and 12, 2006. She left the country last Friday and expected to come home today, November 13.

• For more updates, visit Gretchen Malalad's Official Fansite at http://www.gretchenmalalad.i.ph/ or subscribe to her KTEXT by texting in: GRETCH ON and send to 2366