Charo Ronquillo

[ateguy]

I'm sure Charo is very grateful to be a working model but I am curious what her booker's strategy and long range plans are for her. Let me play the devil's advocate here and pose this question.....isn't Charo diluting her value as a Ford Model by appearing in a flyer for a sample sale? Okay, landing a Vogue cover, appearing in a D&G campaign or walking for Valentino in Paris may not be in her stars right now but a flyer for a sample sale, to me, just seems like a short-sighted career move. Its definitely is not a tear sheet that, I hope, would find a place in her portfolio.

 

[elytrae]

I'm sure Charo is very grateful to be a working model but I am curious what her booker's strategy and long range plans are for her.

Looking at all the jobs she's taken on, probably to race through that $100,000 contract as quickly as possible.

But seriously, that sample sale flyer was basically one of the pictures from the Triple 5 Soul Spring/Summer 2007 ad campaign with the sale info slapped on. The real job was the campaign.

Hopefully, we'll see more of her work soon.

 

[woemwoem]

Honestly as an Asian model, she doesn't have many options. She can't afford to be too picky. And her look isn't really what tastemakers are looking for. She's very pretty for sure, but in Asian girls, the fashionista crowd is interested girls who are more exotic looking with exaggerated features.

 

[ateguy]

I remember seeing a ford models youtube of her where she was giving a how-to-apply-a-natural-looking-make-up video months ago.....its not there anymore.....I guess Ford took it down, perhaps because it was taking up too much valuable space, LOL!

 

[xxkissbangxx]

^ That's a bit unfortunate. Still no "Pinay supermodel" in sight I guess, not even with Charo. Very sad because there are so many pretty girls here, slim/sexy AND pretty girls even, but just never the right height or "look" that's "enough" to take the fashion world by storm (until the next trend comes along and is enough to "accommodate" the Pinay/Asian look).

 

[elytrae]

Maybe she needs to work on her evil cold-hearted Dragon Lady look? The evil-looking Asian look seems to be popular these days. She sort of had that look going on at Nanette Lepore Fall/Winter 2006/2007. Nanette Lepore ended up being one of her better-looking shows too.


Source: www.elle.com

Here's Charo giving off some sexy vibes.B)
Source: http://stylelabagency.blogspot.com/

 

[xxkissbangxx]

^ Both really gorge pics, thanks!

 

[ateguy]

A Charo sighting in NYC, 7/6/07

I saw Charo coming out of the Zara store on Lexington Avenue, across Blommie's, yesterday afternoon around 5:50 pm, as I was waiting for the Hampton Jitney with a couple of friends. I had my back turned to the store's entrance but for some serendipitous reason, I turned just in time to see her exiting the store with a girlfriend. My initial impression was that's a very tall and very pretty young girl until a split second later when the realization hit me that it was Charo Ronquillo...in the flesh and in New York City! She crossed the street with her friend, bought and ate a hotdog sandwich from the foodcart at the northeast corner of 59th and Lex, crossed the street again and went into H&M.

She looked very young without make up and was very curvy...not a skinny mini at all...no eating disorder for this girl fersure...which could be why she hasn't done a lot of runway work. She had on a black tee with a silver metallic print, gray skinny jeans and black flats. Her simple demeanor didn't scream "I'm a model", which could both be a good and bad thing.

You know how some tall girls have such presence when they walk around as private citizens that you tell yourself "she has got to be a model?" Charo didn't give that vibe at all. This all happened of course in a span of 5-10 minutes and she was about half a block away most of the time so take my impression of her with a grain of salt.

 

[elytrae]

A Charo sighting in NYC, 7/6/07

...She crossed the street with her friend, bought and ate a hotdog sandwich from the foodcart at the northeast corner of 59th and Lex, crossed the street again and went into H&M....This all happened of course in a span of 5-10 minutes....

Lucky you! So taking into account that it took her at least 2 minutes to cross the street in both directions and order and pay for the food, she ate the hot dog in 3-8 minutes. That's pretty quick! Great account by the way.

These are probably a few of her pictures from her Time Out New York editorial. Lovely back view.
Ph: Christopher Bush
Source: www.christopherbush.com

 

[elytrae]

^ Still pretty, lol. She looks great in the 2nd photo with the guy.

Perhaps Brad can introduce her to Karl, and her career will explode.

More from Berardi Fall/Winter 2007/2008.
Source: fashionstock.com

 

[elytrae]

Charo in Ann Taylor. This isn't the most prestigious work for a model but Charo seems to have a knack for these smiley catalog-type jobs. She looks so uncomplicatedly pretty here.

Source: www.anntaylorloft.com

 

[elytrae]

More of Charo in Ann Taylor.
Source: www.anntaylorloft.com

 

[elytrae]

Some Charo news... I was flipping through new magazines the other day when I was pleasantly surprised to see Charo's Triple 5 Soul ad in Swindle Magazine, issue #12. The perfect combination of coolness and heat for the month of July.B) Pics below (snapped and scanned by me).

 

[ateguy]

Absolutely great finds Elytrae!! Charo and her bookers over at Ford owe you biiiiiiig.

Charo does indeed look like she could be running for the Queen of Catalogues which ain't such a bad gig. Liya Kebede after all started out doing catalogue work in Chicago.

 

[elytrae]

^ I hope it works out that way (the Liya route to success) and not the opposite path of starting out big and gradually sinking into catalog hell.

I noticed her Secrets-To-A-Natural-Look video on Youtube seems to have moved or disappeared, so here's an alternative link. She's adorable in this:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=12919496

 

[elytrae]

Another video and caps featuring Charo from Tory Burch Fall 2006.
Source: Ford Models 360 via YouTube & http://cosmetic-makeovers.com/2007/01/30/a-close-up-with-some-top-ford-models

 

[elytrae]

Charo hamming it up on myspace.
Source: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cf...&MyToken=4cbb4902-48ff-409d-a9b0-84131db3afda

 

[xmodel citizen]

I clicked and was like "YAY! A Filipina model!" but was saddened to see so much bitching in this thread. Too Asian, not working enough, needs to stay in NYC, etc. Can't people just be happy that she's young, gorgeous and has a job?

 

[elytrae]

^ Really? I find this thread rather tame and peaceful and even cheery compared to some of the other model threads. You're right about the last part though and she's doing so much better than any of the other recent Filipina models. More Charo runway pics.... She looks fantastic here:

1-4:
Project Runway (Chloe Dao)- Fall 2006
Source: firstview.com

5:
Us Weekly - March 20, 2006
Source: lot8online.com

 

[xmodel citizen]

^ LOL, I love that picture with Chloe! It's so weird that Charo is so tall without being mixed.