Stella Ruiz White (born August 13, 1975 in

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, Philippines), known professionally as Stella Ruiz, is a former international fashion model, actress, singer and entrepreneur.

Early beginnings

At age 14, she was discovered by Renee Salud and became a runway and commercial model. Stella attended and graduated high school from Trinity University of Asia formerly known as Trinity College of Quezon City. During her undergraduate studies in Mass Communication at an exclusive school for women in Quezon City, Stella left school to pursue her modeling career in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. She has since toured internationally and appeared as an image model for popular clothing apparel, accessories and other Fortune 500 companies (Guess Jeans, Coach, Red Bull, Rusty Lopez, Fiona of Robinsons, Speedo, House of Sara Lee, and many others). In 1996, Ruiz joined the Miss Philippines beauty pageant and became one of the finalists. She was later on disqualified for being a nonresident.

Career

Ruiz was a contract artist of Mahogany Pictures during her early years. She made her film debut in the 1995 film ''Sambahin Mo Ang Katawan Ko'', where she was nominated as Best Newcomer for this role by Star Awards the following year. She also starred in ''Delinkwente'' (1995), '' Ganti ng Puso'' (1996), '' Room for Rent'' (1996) and ''Kid Manalo'' (1997). Since 1997, Ruiz bagged supporting roles in television series, such as Rio del Mar (GMA), Esperanza (ABS-CBN) and Sugo (GMA). At the turn of the century, Ruiz shifted to singing. She has performed all over the Philippines and abroad. Stella came out with an original by Fermin Flores entitled "Cry Over You", which appeared on

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. This song is the carrier single of a compilation along with her own rendition of "Missing You". Now residing in New Jersey, she continues to perform in various venues in

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and

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area.

Personal life

She is the daughter of Patricia Ruiz and Ernest Eugene White. Stella married Phillip in 2009. Phillip was formerly in a relationship with

Gladys Guevarra Gladys Guevarra (born February 22, 1977) is a Filipina actress, singer and comedienne, and a former housemate in ''Pinoy Big Brother''. Early life Gladys Guevarra is a comedian and voice impersonator who previously worked in GMA Network, and ...

. She became a Democratic Committeewoman for Bergen County, NJ.

Filmography

Film

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Stella Ruiz Living people Filipino female models People from Quezon City 1975 births Actresses from Quezon City Filipino film actresses