Grendel Alvarado
Grendel Alvarado a 22 year old student from Bacolod was named the winning Contestant of Philippines' Next Top Model a local franchise of Tyra Banks top model search America's Next Top Model after making it to the finals with Rina Lorilla. Her prize was a Php 150,000 contract with, a modeling contract with Saga Events and modeling representation courtesy of Starz People, Hong Kong and a six-page fashion editorial for PREview Magazine.
She is the first winner of PNTM.
Before Top Model
Grendel is the eldest of the two children of Robert and Aleth Alvarado of Bacolod City. Grendel is a third year nursing student at the University of St. La Salle. She went to Manila early this year for the Top Model contest.
She looks up to Gisele Budchen as her favorite model because of the latter's pretty face, great body, and graceful and glamorous poise.