Alodía Almira Arraiza Gosiengfiao-Quimbo (born March 9, 1988) is a Filipina cosplayer, model, TV presenter, singer, vlogger, actress and co-founder of Tier One Entertainment.[3] She is also known as Senpai Alodia of the Philippines. As a celebrity endorser, she is one of the ambassadors and VJ for Animax Asia known as the "Ani-mates" and co-host of ABS-CBN's prank show Laugh Out Loud. She has been featured in various magazines, newspapers and TV shows locally and abroad. She appeared on the Filipino FHM 100 Sexiest Women poll, ranking No. 1 in 2009, No. 2 in 2010 and No. 3 in 2012; she posed as the cover girl for that magazine on its July 2013 issue. She was named by DOS Magazine as one of the Most Influential Women in the Philippines.
Alodía became involved in cosplay after contacting other anime and video game enthusiasts in an internet fan forum called Animé Club. Encouraged by her friends from the forum, she started cosplaying in 2003 at the age of 15, joining various competitions in Metro Manila.[5] Her first cosplayed character was a Priestess from Ragnarok Online at Ragnalaunch in Glorietta.[6] She began to attract attention when she won 3rd place in the 2003 C3 Convention as Gun Mage Rikku of Final Fantasy X-2. This led to her and her younger sister Ashley Gosiengfiao being featured on the cover of Issue 14 of Culture Crash Magazine, a manga magazine in the Philippines.[7] Since then, she cosplayed a series of characters from over 40 anime, movie and video game titles including: Witchblade, G.I. Joe, K-On!, Paradise Kiss, Evangelion and Final Fantasy X-2. As a multi-awarded cosplayer, she is now being invited to appear at conventions or to judge competitions locally and abroad. She started judging at the age of 18.
Her achievements in the cosplay community led her way to be recognized by the mainstream media and various companies in the Philippines. Currently she is endorsing a whitening skin care product;[16][17] a health food and beverage product; a Japanese sushi bar; a toy collector and figurine distributor in the Philippines;[18] a large video game company based in Japan;[19] a clothing line;[13] and Japanese snack. She also became one of the brand ambassador of a Philippine telecommunication company, and in 2012 became a brand ambassador for Canon.
Alodia Gosiengfiao lives in Quezon City, Philippines, and is fond of art, fashion, gadgets, video games, photography, collecting toys and figures such as BJDs, and plays the piano. Her mother found her name in a name book; 'Alodia' means "love" and 'Almira' means "princess".[35] She is of Filipino and Chinese descent; her father, Ed Gosiengfiao, a businessman and mechanical engineer, is Chinese Filipino while her mother, Mariglor Arraiza, is a former customer service advisor. She has a younger sister, Ashley Gosiengfiao, who is also a cosplayer.[36] She is the niece of former Filipino movie director Joey Gosiengfiao.
Gosiengfiao attended Assumption College (Makati) from pre-school to grade 2, Miriam College from grade 3 to her fourth year of high school, and Ateneo de Manila University, where she graduated in 2009 with a BFA degree in Information Design.[22][37] As a high school student, she was a member of the Miriam College High School pep squad. She also worked on art commissions for international clients, illustrating both digital and traditional artwork.
On February 14, 2018, Gosiengfiao and YouTube vlogger Wil Dasovich revealed that they were in a relationship.[38] On November 14, 2021, Gosiengfiao confirmed through her Facebook page that she and Dasovich have broken up.[39][40] In early 2022, Gosiengfiao is in relationship with the Calabria Company Ltd. President and General Manager, Christopher Quimbo.[41] On July 23, 2022, Gosiengfiao and Quimbo announced their engagement through their social medias.[42] The couple married on February 14, 2023, the ceremony was attended by the couple's family and close friends in the industry. Her sister, Ashley served as her maid of honor.[43]
On Valentine's Day of 2021, she and her sister Ashley Gosiengfiao launched their podcast named The Raid with Alodia and Ashley on Spotify as it tackles on gaming, anime, and pop culture.
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