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Charlene Gonzales
Gonzales at the Binibining Pilipinas 2008 beauty pageant
Born	Charlene Mae Gonzales Bonnin (1974-05-01) May 1, 1974 (age 50) Quezon City, Philippines
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse	Aga Muhlach ​(m. 2001)​
Children	2, including Atasha
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1994
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Binibining Pilipinas 1994 (Winner – Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1994) Miss Universe 1994 (Top 6) (Best in National Costume)

Charlene Mae Gonzales Bonnin-Muhlach (Tagalog: [ʃaɾˈlin gɔnˈsalɛs ˈmulak]; born May 1, 1974) is a Filipino actress, media personality and beauty pageant titleholder. Gonzales won the Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1994 title and represented her country at the Miss Universe 1994 pageant held in Manila, where she won the Best National Costume award and was one of the Top 6 Finalists.

She is also an award-winning talk show host and a commercial model.

Early and personal life

Charlene Mae Gonzales Bonnin was born to actor Bernard Bonnin and model Elvira Gonzales, on May 1, 1974. Among her siblings is actor Richard Bonnin, and her cousin is Bagets actor J.C. Bonnin. She is of Spanish ancestry and a maternal descendant of the prominent Pamintuan family of Angeles City. She attended Bishop Amat Memorial High School in La Puente, California, finishing in 1992. She earned a degree in BS Psychology from the University of Santo Tomas.

She married Filipino actor Aga Muhlach on May 28, 2001. They have twin children born on November 5, 2001, named Andrés Antonio and Atasha Aaron.

Pageant career

Gonzales won the Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1994 title and represented her country at the Miss Universe 1994 pageant held in Manila, where she won the Best National Costume award and landed in the Top 6. When asked by the host about the number of islands in the Philippines, she boldly asked back, “High tide or low tide?”

Showbiz career

She hosted the dance program Eezy Dancing on ABC-5 (1997–1998) and Keep On Dancing from (1998–2001) on ABS-CBN and Viva Television Movies on Viva TV. She hosted the show, At Home Ka Dito, a Philippine lifestyle program airing on ABS-CBN. Adding to its branding as a show is the introduction of a reality TV treatment to its features, pioneering what may be a new trend—the reality TV lifestyle show.

In 1994, Gonzales got her first film role with Fernando Poe Jr. in Epimaco Velasco: NBI. She also starred in Ben Delubyo with Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. in (1998) and Resbak with Phillip Salvador (1998).

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

Bb. Pilipinas and Ms. Universe awards

TV awards and nominations

References

1. "Classmates - Find your school, yearbooks and alumni online". www.classmates.com. May 14, 2020. p. 200.

External links

• Official Binibining Pilipinas website - Past Titleholders

v t e Philippines at Miss Universe
Miss Universe	Gloria Diaz (1969) Margie Moran (1973) Pia Wurtzbach (2015) Catriona Gray (2018)
1st runner-up	Miriam Quiambao (1999) Janine Tugonon (2012)
3rd runner-up	Lalaine Bennett (1963) Rosario Silayan (1980) Desiree Verdadero (1984) Shamcey Supsup (2011) Ariella Arida (2013)
4th runner-up	Rose Marie Brosas (1975) Venus Raj (2010)
Top 5-6	Charlene Gonzales (1994) Maxine Medina (2016) Beatrice Gomez (2021)
Top 10-12	Barbara Crespo (1972) Guadalupe Sanchez (1974) Geraldine Asis (1987) Mary Jean Lastimosa (2014) Rachel Peters (2017) Michelle Dee (2023)
Top 12-16	Blesilda Ocampo (1954) Louise Vail (1965) Clarinda Soriano (1966)
Top 20-30	Gazini Ganados (2019) Rabiya Mateo (2020) Chelsea Manalo (2024)
Binibining Pilipinas Miss Universe Philippines Miss Universe

• 1974 births
• Living people
• ABS-CBN people
• Binibining Pilipinas winners
• Filipino female models
• Filipino film actresses
• Filipino people of Spanish descent
• Filipino television talk show hosts
• GMA Network (company) people
• Miss Universe 1994 contestants
• Muhlach family
• Actors from Muntinlupa
• Viva Artists Agency
• Bishop Amat Memorial High School alumni
• Actresses from Quezon City