By Robbie Pangilinan
Brazilian actress, model, TV host, and Kapuso star Daiana Menezes reveals her secret to staying fit and healthy: zero sugar. “Stricly zero carbs and zero sugar,” says the “Brazilipina,” who also drinks a lot of water and takes vitamin C. With her busy schedule, Daiana thinks it’s important to find time to take good care of herself.
“Even and most specially when there’s no time, kahit sa bahay pa lang, I make it a point or make it part of my routine to love myself a bit and take good care of myself physically and mentally,” adds Daiana, who is also an international endorser, painter, pianist, performer, and designer. for her face, Daiana only washes and uses moisturizer before sleeping. A facial mask here and there and facials probably once a month.
She is open to surgical procedures to improve herself. “There’s nothing wrong with that, if it’ll make you feel good or better about your appearance. Beauty for me is accepting your flaws and focusing on your qualities, what makes you confident will show beauty in different ways,” she says. A typical day for the tv and events host includes taking care of her pets, having breakfast and supplements, before proceeding to work or running errands. Shoots her Vlogs, tape for Super Sabong (her regular 3x week show on Pinoy Xtreme channel) and works on her music. And also run her own businesses (online, @magracoffee, @brazilipina) She regularly brings rice, milk, bread, and sugar, and spends time with the orphans at Scuola Fliglie di Maria Immacolata (SMFI). The nun running the school for the past 21 years is Brazilian, too.
The very simple Daiana prefers the classic fashion style over fashionable/trendy and hip. She goes for what’s comfortable – in this case, her favorite get-up consisting of a white T-shirt, jeans, sneakers and a classy blazer. For a regular day, Daiana wears jeans and tees. For a party, she dons a dress or a jumpsuit. And for formal occasions, she likes dark or nude dresses or gowns. Her fashion icons are Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Jane Birkin, and Bettie Page. Someday, the New York Film Academy graduate would like to wear pieces made by her dream designers Karl Lagerfeld and Tom Ford, Michael Cinco, Monique Lhuillier and to be styled by Kate Young, the stylist of Natalie Portman, Selena Gomez, Margot Robbie, Sienna Miller, and Michelle Williams.
