Ruffa Gutierrez

Ruffa Gutierrez
Beauty pageant titleholder

Gutierrez on her birthday party at the CBS Studios in California, June 2009
Born Sharmaine Ruffa Rama Gutiérrez
June 24, 1974
Manila, Philippines
Occupation Actress , Model
Years active 1986, 1989-present
Hair color Black
Eye color Brown
Title(s) Binibining Pilipinas World 1993
Major
competition(s)		 Look of the Year 1992
Binibining Pilipinas 1993
(Binibining Pilipinas World)
Miss World 1993
(2nd runner-up)
(Miss World Asia & Oceania)

Sharmaine Ruffa Rama Gutierrez (born June 24, 1974) is a Filipino model, beauty queen and actress. She was the 1992 Look of the Year-Philippines, Binibining Pilipinas World 1993 and second runner-up to Miss World 1993.

Early life

Gutierrez began acting as a teen in the 1980s, under BMG Films. She became part of German Moreno's That's Entertainment in the early 1990s before becoming a beauty queen in 1993.

As the official representative of her country to the 1993 Miss World pageant held in Sun City, South Africa on November 27, Gutierrez won the title of Miss World Asia & Oceania and placed second runner-up to winner, Lisa Hanna of Jamaica.[1]

Personal life

She is the daughter of actor, Eddie Gutierrez and talent manager, Annabelle Rama. She has two half-brothers (Tonton Gutierrez and Ramon Christopher) from her father's previous relationships. She has five siblings: Elvis Gutierrez, Rocky, Ritchie Paul, and twin brothers Raymond Gutierrez and Richard Gutierrez.

In 2003, she married Turkish businessman Yilmaz Bektas. They had two children, Lorin Gabriella and Venezia Loran. They announced their separation through a joint statement on May 8, 2007.[2]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network
2014 It Takes Gutz to Be a Gutierrez[3] Herself E! South East Asia
2014 The Ryzza Mae Show Guest GMA Network
2014 Home Sweetie Home Cristina ABS-CBN
2013 Toda Max Susie ABS-CBN
2012 Enchanted Garden Diwani Valeriana TV5
2011 Glamorosa Naomi Malandrino TV5
2011 Regal Shocker: Red Shoes Karina TV5
2011 Mga Nagbabagang Bulaklak Orchidia Ortega a.k.a. Ms. O TV5
2010 Paparazzi Herself / Host TV5
2009 Ruffa & Ai Herself / Host ABS-CBN
2008 I Love Betty La Fea Daniella Valencia ABS-CBN
2007-2010 The Buzz Herself / Host ABS-CBN
2007 Philippines' Next Top Model Host / Judge RPN
2007 Kokey Trining Calugdan ABS-CBN
2006 Bahay Mo Ba 'To Doktora Fanikera Grabe GMA Network
2002 Habang Kapiling Ka Venus Paraiso GMA Network
1995 Eat Bulaga! Herself / Host GMA Network

Film

Year Title Role Producer
2014 Maybe This Time Monica T. Valencia Star Cinema, VIVA Films
2013 Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy Marie Star Cinema, VIVA Films
2012 Sosy Problems Luca GMA Films
2012 The Mommy Returns Catherine Laurel-Martirez Regal Entertainment
2010 Working Girls Marilou Cobarrubias GMA Films, Regal Entertainment
2009 Shake, Rattle & Roll 11 Kayla Regal Entertainment
2008 Desperadas 2 Isabelle Regal Films
2008 My Monster Mom Abby Gail Fajardo GMA Films, Regal Entertainment
2007 Desperadas Isabelle Regal Entertainment
1996 Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa Isabel VIVA Films
1994 Shake, Rattle & Roll V Laurie Regal Entertainment
1994 Lab Kita Bilib Ka Ba? Gema Moviearts Film

References

  1. ↑ "Miss Jamaica wins Miss World title". The Deseret News. November 28, 1993. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  2. ↑ http://blogphilippines.com/2010/03/turkish-newspaper-reports-wedding-of-yilmaz-bektas-and-former-miss-universe-zuleyka-rivera.html
  3. ↑ "‘It Takes guts to be a Gutierrez’ on the E! channel". Yahoo! Phillippines. Retrieved 2014-06-02.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Thailand Metinee Kingpayome		 Miss World Asia & Oceania
1993 		Succeeded by
India Aishwarya Rai
Preceded by
Marilen Espino		 Binibining Pilipinas – World
1993 		Succeeded by
Caroline Subijano