Alexander Aquino
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Alexander Aquino, Mr. International 2001, is the first Filipino who won an international male pageant competition. A native of Southern California
, Alexander grew up in Hollywood's backyard. The oldest of two, Alexander gets his multi-ethnic looks from his Filipino father and Irish/Korean mother. After receiving his Bachelor of Science
degree in Marketing
, he spent several years climbing a corporate ladder in Seattle. With much success, his career was called short during the dot.com melt down. It was at the same time that the modelling world came calling. Alexander headed overseas to quickly become one of Asia's leading male models. His experience includes capturing titles like Cosmopolitan Magazine's Top 10 Bachelors of the Philippines, which also showcased him as the candidate to represent the country in India's prestigious male pageant, Grasim Mister International, and then he captured the title.
After three years working throughout Asia and a successful modelling career, Alexander came back to the United States
to pursue acting and a business venture with his cousin, Gina Alexander. With Alex's marketing and business development background, he and Gina created a team. Today, Alex and Gina are taking the business to new heights, and, in his spare time, Alex continues to model and pursue an acting career in Hollywood.
As a both a model and a business owner, Alexander Aquino has traveled the globe. He has also gone to a lot of places off the beaten path. Alexander enjoys the sense of adventure this type of travel brings, and appreciates the opportunity to find hidden treasures along the way.
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
, Alexander grew up in Hollywood's backyard. The oldest of two, Alexander gets his multi-ethnic looks from his Filipino father and Irish/Korean mother. After receiving his Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in Marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
, he spent several years climbing a corporate ladder in Seattle. With much success, his career was called short during the dot.com melt down. It was at the same time that the modelling world came calling. Alexander headed overseas to quickly become one of Asia's leading male models. His experience includes capturing titles like Cosmopolitan Magazine's Top 10 Bachelors of the Philippines, which also showcased him as the candidate to represent the country in India's prestigious male pageant, Grasim Mister International, and then he captured the title.
After three years working throughout Asia and a successful modelling career, Alexander came back to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to pursue acting and a business venture with his cousin, Gina Alexander. With Alex's marketing and business development background, he and Gina created a team. Today, Alex and Gina are taking the business to new heights, and, in his spare time, Alex continues to model and pursue an acting career in Hollywood.
As a both a model and a business owner, Alexander Aquino has traveled the globe. He has also gone to a lot of places off the beaten path. Alexander enjoys the sense of adventure this type of travel brings, and appreciates the opportunity to find hidden treasures along the way.
Mister International 2001 Results
- PHILIPPINES - Alexander Aquino
- VENEZUELA - Anibal Martignani Pérez
- HOLLAND - Leroy Vissers
- Finalists
- ENGLAND - Oliver Brann
- MOROCCO - Abdessamad Chrifi (Mr Denmark in Manhunt 01)
- NEW ZEALAND - Jason Holley (Manhunt 01)
- Semi-finalists
- CUBA - Benjamin Garcia
- DENMARK - Mikael Foldager
- GREECE - Stratos Diakakis
- INDIA - Vivan Bhatena
- SINGAPORE - Nicolas Eric Brillet (Mr France in Manhunt 01)
Filmography
- American Asian (2008) (post-production) .... Walt Pierce
- AmerAsianAmerAsianAmerAsian is an American feature length college relationship drama was initially completed, but re-entered post-production in January 2010 for additional shooting. Directed by Roger Lim, it is the first AmerAsian film of a trilogy and stars Lim as Eric Young and Cris Smothers as Monica Donovan...
(2008) (completed) (as Alex Aquino) .... A.J. - GoldfishGoldfishThe goldfish is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It was one of the earliest fish to be domesticated, and is one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish....
(2006/I) .... Bongo - PassionsPassionsPassions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
(1 episode, 2005) ... aka Harmony's Passions (USA)... aka The Passions Storm (USA: summer title) in Episode #1.1623 (2005) TV Episode - Half & HalfHalf & HalfHalf & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing a close relationship...
(1 episode, 2005)- The Big Fast Track Episode: Part 1 (2005) TV Episode