Gaby Dela Merced
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Gabrielle De La Merced better known as Gaby, is a Filipina Formula Three
racecar driver, model and TV personality.
She has 3 older brothers and 2 younger half-sisters.
Rosario (2010) -cameo (one of Rosario's friends watching in the Zarsuela scene)
Formula Three
Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers...
racecar driver, model and TV personality.
Biography
Gabrielle Chanel “Gaby” Dela Merced (born June 10, 1982) took public interest when she became one of the few Filipinas to dominate the Asian Formula 3 circuit. She is the only Filipina who competed in the full season of the series and her efforts to a 1st Runner-up placing in the Philippine National Formula championship. Gaby appeared in a shampoo commercial that highlighted Filipinas with “power, brain and beauty.” According to Gaby she was willing to try any sport to join the Olympics and when she got into motor sports, she knew this was her true calling. “Racing gives me a big sense of freedom, the world is yours, kaya mo lahat-lahat."She mentioned that even though she came from a broken family, she doesn't show any signs of it, because she believes "life exists to make people happy.”Aside from racing, Gaby is a bonafide sports enthusiast. She also plays flag football and ultimate disc when she has the time. During her younger years, she was a part of the basketball team of her school both in grade school and high school.She has 3 older brothers and 2 younger half-sisters.
Racing history
- 1999: Philippine Challenge, Championship cup
- 2000: Philippine Slalom Championship, Class wins
- 2001: Philippine Slalom Championship. Class wins, Ladies Champion
- 2002: SVI Challenge Cup, Novice Production Class, 3rd overall
- 2003: Philippine BRC Production Touring Car Championship, 3rd overall
- 2003: SVI Challenge Cup, 2nd overall
- 2004: Philippine Formula Toyota Championship, 3rd overall
- 2004: Formula BMW Asia Scholarship Driver
- 2006: Asian Formula 3 - 2nd Over-all, National Driver's Championship
- 2009: 25 Hours Of Thunderhill - Finished 10th in Class-E0, and Won the Series Championship finishing the WERC
TV awards
- 2007: 21st PMPC Star Awards - Best Lifestyle Show Hosts (shared with Raymond Gutierrez, Tim Yap, Issa Litton)
- 2008: Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2 (3rd Big Placer)
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
| 2010 | Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo is a Philippine primetime drama series that aired on ABS-CBN.It became the part of the 60th Year of Pinoy Soap Opera Celebration for its First Roaster of Primetime Drama's it won 3 ASAP awards for Best TV Series of the year Favorite TV Couple characters played by Gerald... |
Alina | ABS-CBN |
| 2008–present | Studio 23 Studio 23 Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23... |
VJ | Studio 23 |
| 2008 | Gaby's Xtraordinary Files Gaby's Xtraordinary Files Gaby's Xtraordinary Files is an educational ABS-CBN television series hosted by Gaby Dela Merced. The series premiered on March 23, 2008, replacing Ka-Pete Na! Totally Outrageous Behavior, and airs on Sunday mornings.-External links:... |
Host | ABS-CBN |
| 2007 | Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2 Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2 Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2 was the second celebrity edition of the Pinoy Big Brother franchise. It started on October 14, 2007 and ended twelve weeks later on January 5, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum... |
Celebrity Housemate | ABS-CBN |
| 2007 | Living It Up Living It Up Living It Up is a 1954 film comedy starring the team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis and released by Paramount Pictures.The film was directed by Norman Taurog and produced by Paul Jones. The screenplay by Jack Rose and Melville Shavelson was based on the 1953 musical Hazel Flagg by Ben Hecht, in... |
Host | Qtv |
| 2007 | Slipstream Slipstream A slipstream is a region behind a moving object in which a wake of fluid is moving at velocities comparable to the moving object . The term slipstream also applies to the similar region adjacent to an object with a fluid moving around it... |
Host | Studio 23 |
Movies
Shake,Rattle & Roll XII (2010)Rosario (2010) -cameo (one of Rosario's friends watching in the Zarsuela scene)