Francine Prieto

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Prieto began her career in the entertainment industry as a member of That's Entertainment. In her teen years, she showed the makings of a high-profile model that got her into the modeling industry. At 13, she was fielded in the Elite Model Search (formerly Look of the Year) and she emerged as one of the finalists. Top model Linda Evangelista flew into Manila to judge the search. At such a young age, she was expected to become one of the strongest models in the country standing shoulder to shoulder with professional models like Victoria Fidler, Karen Timbol, Phoemala Baranda, Pia Serrano and eventual winner Roleen Caralde.

Prieto, then known as Anna Marie Falcon burned the ramps and photoshoots with her stunning Eurasian features towering at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) in her teen years. As a professional model at 14, she joined the Bodyshots competition and landed as 1st runner-up. It opened more doors for her in the modeling industry for years. Prieto represented the Philippines at the Miss South East Asia Peninsula International Pageant where she emerged as 2nd runner-up. In 2003, she was ventured into a major beauty contest, Binibining Pilipinas pageant. Unfortunately, even though she did well in the competition, she only managed to reach the Top 12 finalists. Francine screened as a candidate for Mutya ng Pilipinas the same year but eventually dropped the plans after being offered an exclusive starring roles contract by a then giant production outfit. 

On March 26, 2010, Prieto's mother Amelia Falcon died at age 54 due to cancer of the uterus. Prieto has a paternal younger half-sister Vivian Marie Layno Jensen who lives in Oslo, Norway. She has a maternal older half-brother, while she has three more younger siblings from her stepfather - two brothers and one sister.

Reference

• Francine Prieto hosts 'Xtra Xervice' on Wow FM | Inquirer .... Retrieved on August 10, 2013, from http://entertainment.inquirer.net/45231/francine-prieto-hosts-xtra-xervice-on-wow-fm.
• Francine Prieto. (2013). Retrieved on August 10, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francine_Prieto.
• Francine Prieto. Retrieved on August 10, 2013, from http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Francine_Prieto.