MANILA, Philippines - A Turkish national named Kenan sent me this e-mail: ?Turkish paparazzi spotted Ylmaz Bektas with Miss Universe ?06 Zuleyka Mendoza. From Puerto Rico, he [arranged] a private flight for her to come to Turkey.

?Looks like Ylmaz really has a penchant for beauty queens. It remains to be seen if things will turn ugly for him and his new beauty just like in the recent past. Rancor encore? Heaven forbid!

?After she arrived at the Ataturk Airport in the private plane, they chose to check in at the Hotel Les Ottomans King Suit, which is famous [among] the jet society. Since the hotel doesn?t have a heliport, they went to the Ciragan Palace first via helicopter. Then they boarded a black Mercedes car with two guards in tow.

?After resting in the hotel for a few hours, they went to the famous Zuma Restaurant. They didn?t want to be caught by the paparazzi so they came to the restaurant separately.?

Three?s a crowd?

The shooting of a TV ad was postponed because endorsers A and B refused to be in the same scene as endorser C. The ad agency felt that would be too expensive to create separate story boards. So they considered replacing endorser C but she already got a down payment.

Endorser C is clueless about how the two other endorsers feel. If she did, she would definitely give them a mouthful?as she usually does. Three?s a crowd? Will the endorsers be a crowd drawer during the product launch, given such animosity?

IT girl

The search for the ultimate IT girl starts April 7, as 18 fab young ladies try to outshine each other in QTV?s newest reality show ?The Debutante.? Hosted by Marc Nelson, it seeks to show that life isn?t just a party; it?s about living your best, especially when no one is looking.

Aspiring to be the ultimate debutante are Schinina Juban, Danielle Lee, Sophia Abdullah Ahmed, Samantha Gamboa, Bianca Bauer, Joy Velasco, Bea Candaza, Mishi Casal, Kate Bautista, KC Hollman, Bebs Hollman, Istara Bon Gundry, Miki Hahn, Michelle Paloma, Aby Adao, Chrizenda Cecilio, Denisse Oca, and Rachel Tan.

In its pilot episode, the viewers will get to know the girls as they walk their way down the red carpet in a New York Fashion Week-inspired setting at the Alchemy Club.

Eat your hearts out as you watch the new IT girls do their thing!

Educational show

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind adventure in search for the unknown together with Kim Atienza in the educational show, ?Matanglawin,? Mondays after ?Bandila? on ABS-CBN. Meet interesting people as Kuya Kim talks to community-based resource persons with different expertise on various fields.

Living up to the show?s title, Kim explores the outdoors with the vantage point of a Philippine hawk?bold and vigilant!

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