Twenty-eight-year-old Cherroy Curamen won a title last year at Lips Bar’s monthly contests. He was in previous bikini competitions from Zambales to Heatwave Bikini Showdown [where Harrison Chua won].  This 5’11”-tall freelance model had to go the Lips Bar route to finally snag a title in a bikini [or, lack of it] contest. He is reportedly now in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia working in a restaurant.

Okay, continue the discussion here. The movie has been shown ages ago and people are still talking beyond the merits of Sagwan. Too, it involved now the State U’s role in screening films far from the reach of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board [MTRCB]. For whatever it’s worth, the movie Sagwan brought about a lively interaction – nasty or otherwise – on the continuing debate on freedom of speech and expression versus public decency and pornography. Maybe we can hear the side of the producers and directors, too, as I’ve been hearing another story on the exploitation issue. In photo, Dennis Torres, one of the lead actors in the movie.

In bikini open years, Christopher “Chriz” Villarba would already be in his late 40s. That is because this 5’8″-tall cutie has been in almost every competition where he has to wear speedos and briefs. Actually, he is only 23 years old and his most recent win was at the Summer Bodies 2008 contest sponsored by Filinvest Festival Mall [he finished second runner-up]. This summer, expect to see more of Chriz Villarba, who is not retiring from the bikini open competitions yet.

After the celebrations of Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras around the world, everything mellows down and everyone sobers up this Wednesday. Of course, it is also my favored day of the work week because it ushers in the grand thought of a weekend, fast-forward. Rogie Lumba shows us how to take a breather, unlax and unwind. Rogie, who stands 5’8″-tall, is a 21-year-old freelance model, who was discovered at the Ginoong Antipolo 2006 contest.

Now that summer’s fast approaching, watch out for 20-year-old Renzo Martinez in the thongs-and-trunks contests of the season. The 5’8″-tall student and part-time model was last seen as a contestant at the first bikini open contest for the year – the 2009 Mr. & Ms. Sexy Body sponsored by Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall. Unfortunately, he did not get in the finals. Let’s see how this moreno with the great bod fare in the competitions to come.

…for the big break. Nineteen-year-old Herson Barias first burst into the bikini scene last year when he joined the Heatwave Bikini Showdown sponsored by Starmall in Alabang. He was the favorite in the contest, judging from the shrieks and shouts from admiring fans in the audience. Too bad he only placed second runner-up [eventual winner was Kish McBride]. The 5′-11″-tall native of San Pedro, Laguna is sure to be back – with vengeance -this summer for the bikini open contests.