Jocelyn Rose Oxlade (born 2 January 1984) is a

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singer, model and make up artist. She is a former member of the

Kitty Girls Kitty Girls was a Filipino girl group formed in the Philippines in April 2007. Originally a quintet, the group consisted of Jocelyn Oxlade, Ayanna Oliva, Veronica Scott, Nicole Deen and Tanya Yuquimpo. In 2010, the group relaunched as a trio wit ...

Career

As a child, Oxlade began modeling, joining pageants and participating in theatrical productions. Before moving into the Philippines she competed in Body Shots UK and Miss Philippines UK. On 10 March 2005, she defeated 25 ladies to represent the Philippines in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic International Pageant. She won the Miss Photogenic and Miss EarthCam Face awards in the 2005

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International Pageant held in

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last 2 May 2005. She was offered a spread in ''

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'' magazine with a fee of $25,000 which she turned down. In the Philippines, Oxlade worked as a model, doing projects for

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, Kamiseta, and Avon, and fronted the all-girl singing group

. She, along with

Ayanna Oliva Ayanna Oliva is a Filipino model, singer, dancer, and former VJ. She was a member of the Kitty Girls. Biography Career Ayanna started her showbiz career as a VJ in Studio 23. She, along with three other VJs, won the 2004 Studio 23 VJ Hunt. A ...

, appeared in all incarnations of the group—originally a quintet with Nicole Deen, Veronica Scott and Tanya Yuquimpo, reduced to a trio when Yuquimpo and Deen left, and to a relaunched Kitty Girls with Khai Lim as third member. Oxlade has appeared a couple of times in ''

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'' and was on the cover of the January 2007 ''FHM Philippines'' issue with

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, and on the cover of the ''FHM Philippines'' December 2007 issue with the rest of the Kitty Girls.

Personal life

Oxlade was born and raised in

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, the daughter of

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Zenaida (née Matias) and

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Nigel Oxlade. Oxlade lost her father, at an early age, to cancer. She and her two younger brothers were raised by their mother Zeny. Oxlade's brother is

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player and

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call up, Ashley Matias Heward. Oxlade married US Marine Brandon Worley in October 2014 in Denmark. The couple have a daughter, Harley Rose Worley (born July 2015), and currently reside in

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, with their dog Ryder.

Filmography

Discography

Guest appearances

Notes

References

External links

''Jocelyn Oxlade's Official Website''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oxlade, Jocelyn 1985 births Living people English people of Filipino descent Filipino British musicians 21st-century Filipino women singers Models from Brighton and Hove Miss Hawaiian Tropic delegates Star Magic 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers English female models