BORN and raised on the beautiful island of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines, Charina Carmen is an international beauty queen whose true crown is her voice.
She is also an international runway model and a former TV commercial model for Ponds and Hansel Sandwich with her son.
She is a singer-composer, YouTuber, and professional recording artist. Her original songs are now streaming on Spotify and digital stores, with her debut single “Carry On” under H Music.
She also finished as valedictorian in elementary and high school, and she finished a business course at UP Diliman and a master’s degree at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati City. She’s an active entrepreneur who uses a portion of her earnings to help the poor.
Despite being busy, she is a devoted wife and mom. She founded the Circle of Hope and Care, a charity organization based in her hometown to amplify her advocacies on humanitarian services and youth/women empowerment.
From a young age, she was already passionate about singing and started singing in their town fiesta at the age of 5. Also, she was already a beauty queen, a runway model, painter, dancer, and a gymnast athlete, performing or even competing in school, regional, and national events —experiences that shaped her confidence and stage presence.
Her first love has always been music. During the pandemic lockdown, she found the courage to co-write with a friend and compose her own song “Carry On,” an inspiring anthem about never giving up.
Her music, including “Hug Me” and “Pasko Na” which she wrote with music arrangement by Marie Jo Andap, also the composer of “Less is Wasted Love” — are now streaming on Spotify, Apple Music and other 22 digital stores under H Music label, artist name. – Charina Carmen, touching hearts with messages of resilience and hope.
Beyond music, modeling, and pageantry, Charina is also a motivational speaker who has inspired audiences here and abroad from different walks of life. Recently, she made history at London Runway Fashion Week as the only model from the Philippines to walk the catwalk at the House of Ikons Fashion Week London under Rochie Couture Finland, proudly representing her roots on an international stage.
She is also set to showcase her upcoming music video series. Looking ahead, Charina dreams of holding her own fundraising concert to help those in need and to be recognized as an advocacy singer—using her music not just to entertain, but to inspire and create meaningful change.
More than a beauty queen, Charina Carmen is a voice of courage, purpose, and hope. She is also an empowered woman of faith. By passionately offering to God above all the blessings that she receives, she believes that they get converted into prayers.
