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Defining Moments

MOST RISQUÉ

Rosanne Prieto (February 2002)

Being one of the first lifestyle/ luxury publications in the country, we have done the range from safe to extreme with our covers. One of our more provocative ones was for our February 2002 issue featuring a topless Rosanne Prieto and two male models. Not known to many, the shoot was held in the San Agustin Church and it was a miracle the we were not banned from the premises with a threat of excommunication. Another much talked about cover is one with Nise Yabut Cojuangco (December 2003) wearing only a tank top and panties. The headline-grabbing title “I have no money …” continued inside to say, “At least I have no fat”. Others worth mentioning is Kris Aquino’s sexy shoot, Bench underwear models, Solenn Heusaff’s topless cover and more. Over the years, we continued to be audaciously bold but we kept to the boundaries of decency and would like to say that most of our covers could pass with a PG rating.

THE LISTS

Most Invited List (April 2017)

Of any publication (local and regional), we were the first one to come up with lists, including our top 400. We have every list imaginable—from the most eligible to the most stylish, top hosts and hostesses, the most invited, etc.

The lists were always a joy to do and elicited a lot of reaction from our readers: “Thank you for putting me on the list”; “Why am I not on

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