Daiana Menezes opens up on breast augmentation

MANILA – Brazilian model Daiana Menezes did not think twice when asked if she indeed had breast augmentation.

In an interview with celebrity doctor Vicki Belo on ANC, Menezes said she is not ashamed of undergoing the procedure since she only wanted to improve a part of herself.

“I think every woman deserves to feel sexy and also enhance themselves. I think putting something that will make you look more curvaceous in any part of your body, if you love it, there’s nothing wrong about it,” she said.

Adding there’s also no point in hiding it, Menezes said: “We don’t need to be hypocrite about what we really like. There’s no such thing as hiya as you would call it in Tagalog. In the first place, you are not changing who you are. You are just making yourself more beautiful.”

For Menezes, the size of her breasts had been a source of insecurity, especially when she does photo shoots or love scenes in her projects.

“For example, you have a movie or a bed scene, sometimes you have a love scene, you can’t make tago that you don’t have big breasts. I wanted it to be the largest possible that it would still look natural,” she said.

Prior to the procedure, Menezes admitted that she resorted to using padding just to make her breasts look bigger.

“I used padding all the time. Nobody knows that there’s the kind of daya like padding or push-up bras. I used to spend too much, going abroad buying those pads,” she explained.

Asked for her advice to women who intend to undergo any form of cosmetic surgery, the FHM babe said: “Just be true to yourself if you really feel like doing it. Just try to think over that it’s just an enhancement. You are not changing who you are. You are just changing a little part of your body that you are not confident about.”

According to Belo, breast augmentation is one of the most commonly performed cosmetic operations in her clinic.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com

Bikini-wearing Daiana resurfaces on runway

'Life goes on,' says Brazilian model

MANILA, Philippines -- In her first public appearance since the controversial hospitalization of her lawmaker-husband, Brazilian model Daiana Menezes emerged on stage Wednesday wearing a skin-baring suit at a runway show featuring the country's "sexiest women."

The 26-year-old model was among the local personalities who graced the annual party celebrating "the Philippine's finest women" as voted by readers of men's magazine FHM.

Hundreds who attended the event, which was held at the 'Life goes on,' says Brazilian model

MANILA, Philippines -- In her first public appearance since the controversial hospitalization of her lawmaker-husband, Brazilian model Daiana Menezes emerged on stage Wednesday wearing a skin-baring suit at a runway show featuring the country's "sexiest women."

The 26-year-old model was among the local personalities who graced the annual party celebrating "the Philippine's finest women" as voted by readers of men's magazine FHM.

Hundreds who attended the event, which was held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City, saw Menezes on the catwalk wearing a revealing pink "monokini."

Her applauded appearance Wednesday night was the first time Menezes re-surfaced in public after the attempted suicide of her husband, former Cagayan de Oro Rep. Benjamin "Benjo" Benaldo, in late June.

Prior to the incident, which left Benaldo with a gunshot wound to the chest, the lawmaker had been the subject of headlines for his seemingly tumultuous relationship with Menezes.

The couple, despite their publicized spat, which also aroused speculations of domestic violence, were seen reunited as Benaldo recovered in the hospital.

On Wednesday, Menezes was asked by reporters at the sidelines of the FHM event about the status of her husband, and whether they plan to address the recent string of controversies they were involved in.

The model, however, was tight-lipped about her personal life.

"Okay naman po, okay lang po, just doing my job... As of now, nothing (update on Benaldo). Huwag muna po... Okay naman po lahat, work lang po talaga. I can't say anything," she said.

When pressed with the same questions, Menezes, who was accompanied by her mother, appealed to be given privacy: "I can't talk about it yet. Please po, respect my privacy... I love the Philippines, I'm just working."

Asked when she plans to speak at length on the matter, she said, "Soon, magsasalita po naman kami. Basta sana nag-enjoy po sa naging show namin. Basta, life goes on."

Menezes was then escorted by several security personnel along with her mother, and were briskly taken to a dressing room. in Pasay City, saw Menezes on the catwalk wearing a revealing pink "monokini."

Her applauded appearance Wednesday night was the first time Menezes re-surfaced in public after the attempted suicide of her husband, former Cagayan de Oro Rep. Benjamin "Benjo" Benaldo, in late June.

Prior to the incident, which left Benaldo with a gunshot wound to the chest, the lawmaker had been the subject of headlines for his seemingly tumultuous relationship with Menezes.

The couple, despite their publicized spat, which also aroused speculations of domestic violence, were seen reunited as Benaldo recovered in the hospital.

On Wednesday, Menezes was asked by reporters at the sidelines of the FHM event about the status of her husband, and whether they plan to address the recent string of controversies they were involved in.

The model, however, was tight-lipped about her personal life.

"Okay naman po, okay lang po, just doing my job... As of now, nothing (update on Benaldo). Huwag muna po... Okay naman po lahat, work lang po talaga. I can't say anything," she said.

When pressed with the same questions, Menezes, who was accompanied by her mother, appealed to be given privacy: "I can't talk about it yet. Please po, respect my privacy... I love the Philippines, I'm just working."

Asked when she plans to speak at length on the matter, she said, "Soon, magsasalita po naman kami. Basta sana nag-enjoy po sa naging show namin. Basta, life goes on."

Menezes was then escorted by several security personnel along with her mother, and were briskly taken to a dressing room.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com

Daiana cries: Benjo made me look stupid in interview

MANILA, Philippines -- An emotional Daiana Menezes bared her hurt over her husband's behavior in their joint interview aired last Sunday, saying the outgoing congressman made her look "stupid."



Addressing Cagayan de Oro Rep. Benjamin Benaldo, the 25-year-old Brazilian model, in tears, said, "Sana ma-realize niya na ginawa ko 'yan para sa 'yo. Pwede mo naman i-air out, eh. Wala namang mali na magsabi na nagkamali ako, nagkamali lang tayong dalawa, pero huwag naman dumating sa punto na ako 'yung mukhang stupid, tanga o napakadaling mag-forgive."

Speaking exclusively with ABS-CBN News' Ginger Conejero, Menezes was referring to their interview with "The Buzz" host Boy Abunda that aired last Sunday.

In the interview, the couple maintained that no incident of domestic violence took place with Menezes apologizing for her her actions on social media last week.

On her page on image-sharing service Instagram, Menezes had shared a series of images pertaining to violence against women, including ones showing the words "No to rape," "Real Men Don't use Violence," and "There is no excuse for abuse."

Another photo on Menezes' Instagram page showed an arm bleeding from cuts and wounds.

But on Tuesday, the model lamented that Benaldo's part in the interview did not appear consistent with the apology about the controversy he had issued after Menezes' posts stirred speculation.

"I was very disappointed because I exposed myself to the point na from Instagram post, into the whole interview thing and all I wanted was the statement given by my partner would be consistent to what we saw on the camera and in the interview itself by Tito Boy," she said.

"It didn't happen. A person was just beside me blank, letting me come out matapang and giving the impression to the public that what I said was unreliable when in fact he already said sorry," she added.

'No concern'

Menezes pointed to Benaldo's supposed air of indifference during the interview, saying, "Wala man lang concern. I'm exposing myself to that and then wala, blank."

"He apologized to me personally, and he released a statement to the public. But when we aired our side together, in front of the public and everything, there was like no apologies at all, and that made me feel like I was the one who had the problem," she tearfully said.

She added: "I am just going through a phase that I cannot even control my emotions anymore, because if my partner cannot support me on cam but just behind the camera, it will be really hard for me to move forward."

Referring to her being emotional, Menezes admitted that she feels "a little bit of anger" toward her husband.

"Whenever I get teary-eyed, at the of the day, tama ba na ako pa 'yung mali? It happened na eh. I cover you up from the fight," she said.

"No matter what happened, I can never get into details, kasi ayoko na madamay 'yung tao dahil mahal ko siya. Pero gusto ko sana maintindihan ng mga tao na hindi lang ako gumagawa ng issue," she added.

A 'victim'?

Although she categorically denied in her "The Buzz" interview that there was an instance of abuse in their relationship, Menezes said, "To clarify, I'm not the girl who cried wolf."

Explaining that she did not mean for their fight to go public on social media, Menezes said she was pushed to post the controversial images because "I was emotionally unstable at that time, and too depressed to express my feelings."

Asked if she considers herself a "victim" of abuse, Menezes said, "I consider myself... pwede... ayoko naman magsabi ng words na 'victim.' Hindi eh, parang ang hirap... wala, it's just really, really tough right now."

"It's not something that involves just me and Benjo and my mom. It's the public, it's everyone bashing. It's everything, eh," she said.

Menezes' mother, who flew in from their native Brazil early this week, was at the model's side during her interview with ABS-CBN News.

According to Menezes, her mother is the one most hurt by the turn of events.

"She's very hurt na parang, 'Bakit ganoon? Anak ko 'yan eh.' ... It's just so hard for her din to accept because I'm the only child, and then she came over from the other side of the world, and then at the of the day, [I'm] only 25, 'Bakit?'" Menezes said.

Moving forward

Admitting she regrets that her relationship with Benaldo has turned sour, Menezes said she is nonetheless considering filing for divorce.

The couple married in a civil wedding in Las Vegas in December last year.

"It's one of the options, to divorce, pero we were planning the [church] wedding eh. Parang napaka-contradicting sa isip mo na you're planning to get married," she said.

"So I'm torn... Will I get into a divorce because of this fight and what people are telling me to do, or follow my heart? 'Yun ang hindi ko talaga mapi-figure out until binigyan niyo po kami ng space, ng time siguro," she said.

Explaining why she still considers building a life with Benaldo, Menezes said, "It's just talagang love. Patawarin niyo ako kung in love ako. Sorry, blind siguro. Sorry, that's life. It happens."

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Daiana Menezes' partner breaks silence on 'abuse'

MANILA, Philippines -- Outgoing Cagayan de Oro Rep. Benjamin Benaldo admitted "differences" with his partner, model Daiana Menezes, amid speculations about the Brazilian beauty's controversial messages of "domestic violence" early this week.

Benaldo, with "the consent of [his] partner," issued a statement Thursday to address the "issues that have recently come out."

"Like any couple, Daiana and I encounter problems. We try to resolve them privately. I have apologized to her and she has accepted," the congressman said.

He added: "On behalf of Daiana's actions on social media (Twitter, Instagram), we seek the understanding of everyone regarding her posts on her advocacies seeking help and support."

The lawmaker is referring to Menezes' controversial posts on the social networking sites early this week. The 25-year-old shared a series of images pertaining to violence against women, including ones showing the words "No to rape," "Real Men Don't use Violence," and "There is no excuse for abuse."

Another photo on Menezes' Instagram page showed an arm bleeding from cuts and wounds.

On Tuesday, a source disclosed to ABS-CBN News that Menezes, through a representative, has already raised her "situation" to a women's rights group.

In his statement, Benaldo said that he "[believes] that any woman, any foreigner (woman) who might be facing a situation worse than ours must find an avenue for the redress of her grievances in our country."

The congressman, however, did not give further details about the mentioned "situation" with his partner.

Benaldo likewise confirmed ABS-CBN News' earlier report that he and Menezes were married in December 2012.

"Daiana and I got married civilly in Las Vegas. Since then, we have been preparing for the big religious ceremony as we previously announced," he said.

Maintaining that they are still a couple, Benaldo said he and Menezes were able "settled our differences today."

"We are together out of love. We fought because of love. She has forgiven me because she truly loves me. I am truly blessed," he said.

He added: "We thank our friends & relatives for their patience and support. We thank everyone for respecting our privacy."

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Daiana Menezes agrees to televise breast surgery

MANILA, Philippines -- Tired of being a "walking Photoshop," Brazilian model Daiana Menezes had her breast enhanced last month.

"No regrets, " said Menezes about the procedure which she claimed also enhanced her physical sensitivity.

The host-model showed off her new figure at a pictorial for cosmetic surgeon Dr. Vicki Belo.

She also agreed to videotape the breast operation where silicon implants where placed under her breast muscles. It will be one of the highlights of Belo's upcoming show for The Filipino Channel (TFC).

Amid health issues, Menezes said she is not actively promoting the procedure but maintained that this is a medical choice and part of fulfilling her rights as a woman.

At the pictorial, media also quizzed Menezes about her dazzling diamond engagement ring given by outgoing Cagayan de Oro Congressman Jose Benjamin Benaldo.

How many carats? "Four," she sheepishly responded.

The couple is expected to tie the knot this year.

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Daiana Menezes engaged to solon

MANILA, Philippines -- Brazilian model and host Daiana Menezes is now engaged to Rep. Jose Benjamin "Benjo" Benaldo of Cagayan de Oro.

Menezes revealed the engagement in an interview with "KrisTV" on Thursday.

"Engaged kami but we call ourselves 'asawa' na," the Brazilian beauty said, adding that they might get married next year.

According to Menezes, she met the congressman only last January.

"Parang ang bilis, hindi ba?" Menezes told host Kris Aquino.

She said the lawmaker proposed to her under the Eiffel Tower in Paris. After the proposal they went to Brazil, where Benaldo meet Menezes' parents.

Before Benaldo, the Brazilian was previously engaged to TV director GB Sampedro before their controversial break up last year.

source: abs-cbnnews.com