Marylaine Viernes

Personal Data

• Real Name: Marylaine Louise Viernes
• Nickname: Marylaine
• Origin:MakatiCity
• Age: 21
• Birthdate: September 29
• Place of Birth:MakatiCity
• Nationality: Filipino
• Occupation: 26K Girl
• Sport: Wushu
• Hidden Ambition: To fly
• Claim to Fame: 26K Girl on Kapamilya Deal or No Deal 2nd Season
• Achievements: 2004 Palanca Awardee for her Kabataan essay, Ms. Teen Philippines 2005
• Charity: Advocates 4 Youth Foundation
  

Educational Background

• Elementary: na
• High School: na
• College: na
  

Trivia

• Marylaine Viernes is a member of the 26K models who appear in the game show Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal. She also writes a column for the Manila Times. She was accused of being "bipolar" because, according to her, she was at one time nerdy, but also took part at activities such as the cheerleading squad. To make her introduction a bit of a surprise, she entered along with the rest of the 26K while that show's Banker took her supposed place.
• She and Jen are dubbed as the "2-in-1 Housemate" where the two will be nominated as one unit.
• Models are perceived as all beauty and no brains but 26K girl Marylaine defies this perception. Her family not being well-off, with her father an amputee, Marylaine strived for and received a full scholarship at the De La Salle University. Here she excelled greatly she was part of the pep squad, wrote for the school newspaper, became a consistent dean lister and even won a Palanca award.
• Marylaine also writes for various magazines and is the spokesperson for Advocates for Youth, a youth group that advocates the fight for cervical cancer. Fondly called Leigh by family and friends, she describes herself as friendly, vivacious and very eloquent.