Cosmopolitan Philippines is back yet again with our newest batch of fun, fearless, and forward Pinay content creators! From 2018 to 2020, we collaborated with women from our Cosmo Cam Crew.
Here’s a quick throwback to the first three batches:
Cosmo Cam Crew 2018
Cosmo Cam Crew 2019
Cosmo Cam Crew 2020
Last year, we rebranded and introduced the first-ever Cosmo Vibe Tribe—a select group of 20 outgoing and talented Pinays who starred in our articles and videos. From pop culture and lifestyle content, to fashion and beauty finds, they had it covered!
Cosmo Vibe Tribe 2021
Read more about the Cosmo Vibe Tribe here:
Meet The Cosmo Vibe Tribe!
Read on and get to know the 25 members of the 2022 Cosmo Vibe Tribe!
Alex
Follow: @alexandre_nueva
Age: 21
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Ultimate celebrity crush: Joshua Garcia
Dream travel destination: Japan
Interests: Traveling, working out, pageantry, and modeling
Fun fact: "I won my first pageant at three years old!"
Awi
Follow: @aiwillcasas
Age: 21
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Ultimate celebrity crush: Kim Taehyung! My winter bear <3
Dream travel destination: Japan, New Zealand, Greece, Paris! I'm so fond of nature destinations.
Interests: Watching sci-fi, animal videos, K-dramas and documentaries, beauty + Tiktok content, creative arts, pencil drawing, singing, folk dance, fashion + TVC modeling, makeup, photography, playing with dogs, working out, and BTS.
Fun fact: "When I was little, I always wanted to become an astronaut. A very special portion of my heart still want to pursue a career at NASA someday!"
Carmel or Chy
Follow: @carmelk1n
Age: 20
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Ultimate celebrity crush: Song Kang
Dream travel destination: South Korea, Japan, Maldives
Interests: Makeup, journaling, graphic design/digital art, fashion, social media management, Netflix, and reading
Fun fact: "I was first featured in Cosmo because of the color of my hair, along with other K-Pop fans!"
Cea
Follow: @ceadejesus
Age: 26
Zodiac sign: Aries
Ultimate celebrity crush: Tom Hiddleston
Dream travel destination: Turkey and Morocco
Interests: Obstacle course races, freediving, wall climbing, and reading
Fun fact: "I'm a manager of an NGO with my friends; we go around the Philippines doing fun charity events!"
Dani
Follow: @dan7andra
Age: 25
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Ultimate celebrity crush: Zac Efron
Dream travel destination: Hawaii, Spain, Monte Carlo
Interests: Creating digital content, embroidery, composing songs, collecting shells, reading, playing the piano, shopping, and decluttering
Fun fact: "I used to own around 70 to 80 pairs of shoes!"
Elle
Follow: @ellerdrr
Age: 20
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Ultimate celebrity crush: Nam Joo Hyuk
Dream travel destination: Monte Carlo and Greece
Interests: Tennis, reading, watching Netflix series
Fun fact: "I had a major surgery (Total Thyroidectomy) last November 2021; I almost had cancer. Also, I was an exchange student in France from 2017-2018!"
Frances
Follow: @franceeesali
Age: 21
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Ultimate celebrity crush: Jeong Jungkook
Dream travel destination: Paris and Amsterdam
Interests: Makeup, for sure! Additionally, I also enjoy writing and public speaking as I get to express myself more through these!
Fun fact: "I finished watching all the Nicholas Sparks movies back in high school (The Longest Ride is my ultimate fave!) and I’m always down to rewatch them and cry my eyes out!"
Gumi
Follow: @nagumiaaliyah
Age: 22
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Ultimate celebrity crush: Dylan O'Brien
Dream travel destination: Greece
Interests: Crafting, songwriting, vlogging, working out, water sports (surfing, freediving), and traveling
Fun fact: "I was in Siargao when Typhoon Odette hit and was stranded for five days. We almost died in our evacuation room when the glass doors and windows started shattering. I thought it was my last day on earth, thinking that a tsunami would occur just like it did in the movie The Impossible. It was such a scary yet humbling experience."
Jane
Follow: @janehenanger
Age: 22
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Ultimate celebrity crush: Ryan Gosling!!!
Dream travel destination: New Zealand, Japan, Italy
Interests: Volunteering, modelling, pageantry, creative writing, and basketball
Fun fact: "I won my first inter-regional pageant at 4 years old and was able to represent whole Luzon at the nationals, and eventually made it as a top 7 finalist. I'm proud to say that I was the youngest in the batch."
Julia
Follow: @iamramonajulia
Age: 27
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Ultimate celebrity crush: Chris Tiu
Dream travel destination: Maldives
Interests: Soccer, obstacle course racing, weightlifting, cats, art, performing, and public speaking
Fun fact: "I was a former double-varsity UAAP player for the Ateneo, and finished podium in three Spartan Races (age category). I am a cat mom to five rescued cats, got engaged and married during the pandemic, and I am the biggest F.R.I.E.N.D.S. fan!"
Kat
Follow: @kaaatastrophe
Age: 20
Zodiac sign: Libra
Ultimate celebrity crush: Crush ko sarili ko #feelingcelebrity
Dream travel destination: Canada! I wanna skate on their lakes so bad.
Interests: Figure skating, cars and ~drift/track thingz~, gaming, murdering my hair when I'm stressed (LOL!)
Fun fact: "My current car is a BMW E46 named MEOW and when I get my dream car, I wanna name it RAWR. Wala lang, cute lang ata pag pinatabi mo sila tapos I want them both to be wrapped pink din #pinkaddictyern? Maybe if I get a third I'll name it BORK."
Mara
Follow: @mrsntss
Age: 22
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Ultimate celebrity crush: Yang Jungwon
Dream travel destination: South Korea, Canada, Paris
Interests: I love public speaking (DJ/broadcasting), decorating, dancing, designing, watch K-dramas and documentaries
Fun fact: "I'm an Engene (fandom name of K-pop group Enhypen) and a fan of Charlie Puth."
Miko
Follow: @kimikobeltran
Age: 25
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Ultimate celebrity crush: Henry Golding
Dream travel destination: New York, Taiwan, Osaka
Interests: Running, jump rope, coffee shop-hopping, and coffee brewing
Fun fact: "I'm a huge advocate for mental health, that's why I'm planning on specializing in Psychiatry one day."
Olli
Follow: @isaiahjoan_
Age: 21
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Ultimate celebrity crush: Kim Taehyung
Dream travel destination: Milan
Interests: Makeup, video editing, modelling, and dancing
Fun fact: "I have a lot of nicknames. Erika, Eka, Ka, Kang, and Olli. Family relatives call me Erika while my friends call me Olli. I created the nickname Olli because there are a lot of people even up to now that mispronounce my surname — Ollano (pronounced as ol-ya-no). Some pronounce it as o-la-no or o-la-nyo. At first I got annoyed but now it makes me laugh. Meanwhile, why my nickname at home is "Erika" is a loooong story."
Pency
Follow: @pencylucero
Age: 22
Zodiac sign: Aries
Ultimate celebrity crush: Cillian Murphy
Dream travel destination: Rome
Interests: Film, thrifting, trekking, crossfit, and meditation
Fun fact: "Last August 2021, I made a Tiktok following a trend with the caption "keep snapping my fingers might just end up in Paris" and one year later I found myself living in Europe for six months #manifestingworks"
Pia
Follow: @piavelasquez
Age: 22
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Ultimate celebrity crush: Moon Se Hoon
Dream travel destination: South Korea
Interests: Besides my hobby of adding to cart when I have nothing to do, I've been into creating fashion, beauty, and lifestyle content! I also enjoy slow days organizing my room and watching Netflix.
Fun fact: "I watch true crime documentaries to relax. I also love watching reality TV shows!"
Reese
Follow: @reesefrancia
Age: 21
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Ultimate celebrity crush: Harry Styles
Dream travel destination: Italy
Interests: Reading, journaling, modeling, and making TikTok videos
Fun fact: "People would always refer to me as "Tutor ni Joshua (Garcia)" rather than my actual real name. I don't mind it though. He's really cute!"
Sam
Follow: @samfermin_
Age: 21
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Ultimate celebrity crush: BrightWin
Dream travel destination: European countries (for the architecture) and Thailand (for food and BrightWin)
Interests: Designing, makeup, modeling, drawing, styling, and fangirling
Fun fact: "Makeup introduced me to the arts and became the first medium to express my art."
Therese
Follow: @thrslpt
Age: 22
Zodiac sign: Libra
Ultimate celebrity crush: Timothée Chalamet
Dream travel destination: Nepal at the moment. I gotta manifest it out there to see my boyfriend. LDR tings chz.
Interests: Activist theatre, acting, creative writing, sustainable/ethical fashion, modeling, creating content, animal welfare, intersectional feminism, socio-political commentary, video games, films, podcasts, and being an aesthetic Libra
Fun fact: "I have a thing for collecting a mix of weird, quirky and possibly creepy things. I have an eraser collection that started out from my childhood and had a thing for rocks with faces. Might start a creepy plushie collection someday. I just love peculiar oddities!"
Wis, WI$KI
Follow: @wisignacio
Age: 20
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Ultimate celebrity crush: My hope, J-Hope!
Dream travel destination: Spain, New Zealand, UK
Interests: Fashion, music & video production, and vlogging
Fun fact: "I got YOLO in French tattooed on my ring finger."
Xai
Follow: @xai_gillo
Age: 23
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Ultimate celebrity crush: Cillian Murphy
Dream travel destination: New Zealand, Amsterdam, Turkey
Interests: Sports, working out, dancing, clothes, reading, watching shows, modelling, and crafts
Fun fact: "I'm a total geek for a lot of things like Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and also geek out about crazy funny shows/sitcoms as one of my coping mechanisms!"
Yen
Follow: @yensalvosa
Age: 20
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Ultimate celebrity crush: Kim Junmyeon (EXO's Suho)
Dream travel destination: London, England
Interests: Photoshoots, vlogging, makeup, swimming, playing musical instruments, traveling, and watching K-dramas
Fun fact: "I used to not get the hype around K-pop, but now I am head over heels for the famous Korean-Chinese boyband, EXO. During their ElyXiOn concert in 2018, I had a hard time looking for a concert ticket so I came to the arena without one, and just waited for tickets to be available. Fortunately, I was able to get one but I was around half an hour late."
Zhehana, Zhe
Follow: @zhehanakhadija
Age: 20
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Ultimate celebrity crush: Clairecxph lang malakas! (a content creator/celebrity)
Dream travel destination: The Middle East and European countries
Interests: Makeup, editing, designing, travel, attending events, shopping, and eating out
Fun fact: "I can fly to a different domestic destination and go back again to Manila at night time (last flight) or the next day."
Zoe
Follow: @zowikobayashi
Age: 24
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Ultimate celebrity crush: Dylan O'Brien
Dream travel destination: Netherlands, Switzerland
Interests: Reading, content creating, running, and going to the gym (pre-pandemic)
Fun fact: "I have an obsession on finding good deals on things I want to buy; whether taking note of yearly sales, membership discounts, or even tax refund when shopping while traveling abroad. If there's a way to not pay full price, I'll find it!"
Zy
Follow: @zyra.carbonell
Age: 21
Zodiac sign: Libra
Ultimate celebrity crush: Jung Hoseok (J-Hope)
Dream travel destination: Siargao; Bali, Indonesia
Interests: Dancing, surfing, basketball, volleyball, photo and video editing, and modeling
Fun fact: "My first pageant was not my choice but my classmates'. They wrote my name because they were bullying me. My classmates and I never thought that I would win that pageant."
