Ivana Alawi
{{Short description|Filipino actress, YouTuber and model (born 1996)}}
{{about|the Filipino actress|the Philippine municipality|Ivana, Batanes|other uses|Ivana (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=September 2022}}
{{Filipino name|Marbella|Alawi}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ivana Alawi
| image =
| caption = Alawi in 2024
| birth_name = Mariam Sayed Sameer Marbella Al-Alawi{{r|Pong}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|12|25}}{{r|Birthday}}
| birth_place = Philippines
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model|YouTuber|singer}}
| title = Chief executive officer of Ivana Skin
| yearsactive = 2011–present
| agent = {{plainlist|
- GMA Artist Center (2015–2017)
- Star Magic (2018–present)
}}
| height = 1.57 m
| relatives = Mona Alawi{{r|Mona}} (sister)
| module2 = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| genre =
| instrument = {{flat list
| *Vocals}}
| years_active = 2020–present
| label = Star Music
| associated_acts =
}}
| website =
| module3 = {{Infobox YouTube personality
| embed = yes
| channels = [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCypeLkg3Ne5-LIyiB41b1GQ Ivana Alawi]
| genre = Vlogging
| years_active = 2018–present
| subscribers = 16.6 million
| associated_acts = Mona Louise Rey
| views = 1.3 billion
| silver_button = yes
| silver_year = 2018
| gold_button = yes
| gold_year = 2019
| diamond_button = yes
| diamond_year = 2020
| stats_update = July 7, 2023
}}
}}
Mariam Sayed Sameer Marbella Al-Alawi (born December 25, 1996), known professionally as Ivana Alawi ({{IPA|tl|ɪˈbanɐ ɐˈlaʊɪ|lang}}), is a Filipino actress, model, and YouTuber. She is also the CEO of her own skincare brand called Ivana Skin.{{Cite web |last=Pasajol |first=Anne |date=February 7, 2022 |title=Ivana Alawi warns against scammers using her beauty brand to ask for money |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/436714/ivana-alawi-warns-against-scammers-using-her-beauty-brand-to-ask-for-money |access-date=April 14, 2022 |website=Philippine Daily Inquirer |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Plaza |first=Marane A. |date=February 25, 2022 |title=Ivana Alawi celebrates 15M YouTube subscribers, own skincare line |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2022/02/25/2163132/ivana-alawi-celebrates-15m-youtube-subscribers-own-skincare-line |access-date=April 14, 2022 |website=The Philippine Star}}
Regarded as one of the biggest social media influencers of her time, Alawi is the most subscribed Filipino celebrity on YouTube,{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2021 |title=The 10 biggest Filipino YouTubers in terms of subscriber count |url=https://www.rappler.com/technology/internet-culture/biggest-filipino-youtubers-most-subscribers/ |access-date=August 13, 2022 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}} having been honored by Google as the "Top YouTube Content Creator" in the Philippines for two consecutive years.{{Cite web |last=Faraon |first=Elle |date=December 10, 2021 |title=Ivana Alawi retains lead in 2021 Top YouTube Content Creators in the Philippines |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/arts-and-culture/162560/ivana-alawi-2021-top-content-creator-youtube-a5018-20211210-lfrm |access-date=August 13, 2022 |website=Philippine Entertainment Portal |language=en}} In 2019, she won "Best New Female TV Personality" at the PMPC Star Awards for Television.{{Cite web |last=Tuazon |first=Nikko |date=September 28, 2020 |title=Ivana Alawi: background, family, career, relationship, net worth |url=https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/154006/ivana-alawi-a721-20200928-lfrm |access-date=August 13, 2022 |website=Philippine Entertainment Portal |language=en}} In 2021, Alawi was ranked fourth on the "100 Most Beautiful Faces in the World" list by TC Candler.{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2021 |title=Ivana Alawi ranks 4th on 'The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2021' |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/celebrities/ivana-alawi-ranking-100-most-beautiful-faces-2021/ |access-date=August 13, 2022 |website=Rappler |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2022 |title=Ivana Alawi ranks 6th on 'The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2022' |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/celebrities/ivana-alawi-ranking-100-most-beautiful-faces-2022/ |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Rappler |language=en-US}}
Career
=Television=
Alawi appeared on the sixth season of GMA-7's StarStruck, which aired in 2015, where she placed among the top 22 contestants. She was later signed by GMA Artist Center.{{r|Mona|Ang Probinsyano}}
In 2018, Alawi appeared as Rina in ABS-CBN's Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Araw Gabi.{{r|Birthday}} A year later she appeared as Amor in Ang Probinsyano,{{r|Pantasya|Ang Probinsyano}} made her film debut in the film Open, was later cast in the Metro Manila Film Festival entry 3pol Trobol: Huli Ka Balbon!, and appeared as Lolita in Sino ang Maysala?: Mea Culpa,{{r|Ligaya 2|Ligaya}}for which she was awarded Best New Female Personality in the 33rd PMPC Star Awards for Television.{{r|33rd Star Awards}}
=YouTube=
Alawi launched a self-titled YouTube channel in 2019. Her channel is currently one of the most subscribed in YouTube Philippines.{{r|11 Million}}
Personal life
Alawi was raised in Bahrain by a Filipino mother and a Moroccan father.{{r|Moroccan}} The third of four children, she eventually inherited all of her father's money after his death in 2018.{{Cite news |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/06/19/2189299/sam-milby-ivana-alawi-anji-salvacion-remember-their-late-dads |title=Sam Milby, Ivana Alawi & Anji Salvacion remember their late dads |quote=Ivana also shared her greatest recollection of her Moroccan father, Samier Al-Alawi, who passed on in 2018. The actress and social media star received quite an inheritance from her dad, including a property in Bahrain, where she spent her childhood days. |access-date=December 25, 2022 |date=June 19, 2022 |publisher=Philstar}} Her youngest sibling is the former child actress Mona Alawi.{{r|Mona}}
On February 12, 2024, Albee Benitez publicly apologized to Alawi over speculations that they were having an affair, after Ogie Diaz revealed on YouTube that they were spotted at Tokyo airport. "I went there on a business trip as stated in my official travel order. I apologize to Ms. Alawi, there is no truth to any and all the rumors spreading and I am setting the record straight to avoid further hurt and damage to them," Benitez said.{{Cite web|url= https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/2/12/bacolod-mayor-apologizes-to-ivana-alawi-846| title= Bacolod mayor apologizes to Ivana Alawi|first=Josh|last=Mercado|website=ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs|date=February 12, 2024 }} In May 2025, Benitez's wife, Dominique Lopez, filed a criminal complaint for Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) against him, accusing him of "severe mental and emotional distress" through his extramarital affairs, including an alleged affair with Alawi.{{Cite web |last=Mallorca |first=Hannah |date=May 29, 2025 |title=Ivana Alawi alleged as mistress of film producer-politician Albee Benitez |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/612422/ivana-alawi-alleged-as-mistress-of-film-producer-politician-albee-benitez |access-date=May 29, 2025 |website=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}
In October 2024, Alawi was hospitalized due to polycystic ovary syndrome.{{cite news |last1= Evangelista|first1= Jessica Ann |title=Ivana Alawi grateful for 'second life' after hospitalization due to PCOS |url= https://entertainment.inquirer.net/584746/ivana-alawi-grateful-for-second-life-after-hospitalization-due-to-pcos|accessdate=November 9, 2024 |newspaper= Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=November 9, 2024}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
|
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|references}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| Open | Monique | | {{r|Open}} |
| 3pol Trobol: Huli Ka Balbon!
| Stacey Jimenez | Guest | {{r|CBCP}} |
| 2020
| Sitsit | Joyce | Segment: "Aswang" | {{r|Sitsit}} |
| 2022
| Barbara Nicole Rose Albano | Lead role |
| 2025
|{{pending film|Shake, Rattle & Roll Evil Origins}} | | |{{cite web|title=MMFF releases first batch of official entries for 2025 film festival |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/951924/mmff-releases-first-batch-of-official-entries-for-2025-film-festival/story/ |website=GMA Network |date=July 8, 2025 |access-date=July 9, 2025}} |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
|
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|references}} | |
|
| 2011 | Alexa | Credited as "Mariel Rey" | {{r|Birthday}} | |
| 2015
| Herself | Top 22; Credited as "Mariam Al-Alawi" | {{r|Starstruck}} | |
| rowspan="4" | 2016
| rowspan="2" | Magpakailanman | Young Lourdes | Episode: "Ang Lolo kong Prosti"; Credited as "Mariam Al-Alawi" | {{r|Birthday}} | |
| KC
| Episode: "The Rape Video Scandal"; Credited as "Mariam Al-Alawi" | {{r|Birthday}} | |
| Juan Happy Love Story
| Ava | Cameo role | {{r|Birthday}} | |
| Once Again
| Joan | Recurring cast / antagonist | {{r|Birthday}} | |
| 2018
| Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Araw Gabi | Rina | Supporting cast / antagonist |{{r|Ang Probinsyano}} | |
| 2018–2019
| Madonna | Guest cast / antagonist |{{r|Ang Probinsyano}} | |
| 2019
| Sino ang Maysala?: Mea Culpa | Lolita Del Rio | Main cast / antagonist |{{r|Pantasya|Ligaya|Ligaya 2}} | |
| 2022
| Cherry Red Magwayen-Estrella | Main cast / potagonist | | |
| 2022–present | ASAP
| Herself | Performer | |
| 2022
| Darna | Anna Villacorta / Manananggal | Guest cast / antagonist | | |
| 2023–2024
| Samantha Montenegro-Macaraig / Samantha "Bubbles" Fortun-Zaballa | Supporting cast / protagonist | | |
| rowspan="2"|2025
| Rebecca Bluegarden (voice) | Main cast / protagonist | | |
| Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition
| Herself | Houseguest | |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
|
! Year ! Title ! Artist(s) ! Role ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|references}} |
|
| 2020 | "Sana All" | Ivana Alawi | rowspan=3|Herself | {{cite news|title=WATCH: Ivana Alawi's 'Sana All' music video released|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/3/4/sharon-cuneta-wants-to-work-with-piolo-pascual-judy-ann-santos-in-movie-0131|work=ABS-CBN News |date=June 30, 2020}} |
| rowspan=2|2021
| "Paraluman" | Adie | {{cite news|title=WATCH: Ivana Alawi is Adie's 'Paraluman' in official music video|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/video-ivana-alawi-adie-paraluman-music-video/ |work=Rappler |date=June 6, 2021}} |
| "Inferno"
| Sub Urban and Bella Poarch | {{r|Inferno}} |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Work ! Award ! Category ! Result ! {{abbr|Ref.|references}} |
|---|
| 2019
| Sino ang Maysala?: Mea Culpa | PMPC Star Awards for Television | {{won}} | {{r|33rd Star Awards}} |
| 2022
|Gawad Pilipino Icon Awards |Best Actress |{{won}} |
| 2022
|48th Gabi Ng Parangal: Metro Manila Film Festival |Best Actress |{{nominated}} |
References
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{{cite news|title=Ivana Alawi on Being the New 'Pantasya ng Bayan'|work= The Philippine Star|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2020/02/20/1994709/ivana-alawi-being-new-pantasya-ng-bayan|author=Severo, John Milo|access-date=February 20, 2020 |date=April 20, 2020 |archive-date=February 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221162748/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2020/02/20/1994709/ivana-alawi-being-new-pantasya-ng-bayan|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN News|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/14/19/abs-cbn-shows-stars-win-big-at-the-33rd-star-awards-for-tv|title=ABS-CBN Shows, Stars Win Big at the 33rd Star Awards for TV|publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation|access-date=April 20, 2020|date=October 14, 2019|archive-date=January 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125235713/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/14/19/abs-cbn-shows-stars-win-big-at-the-33rd-star-awards-for-tv|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|url=https://ent.abs-cbn.com/angprobinsyano/articles-photos/125012319-hola-meet-ivana-alawi-the-newest-darling-of-fpjs-ang-probinsyano-6725|title=Mga Litrato ng Babaeng Bumihag sa Puso ni Don Gustavo|author=Bardinas, Mary Ann|work=Push|publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation|access-date=April 20, 2020|date=January 24, 2018|archive-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317062452/https://ent.abs-cbn.com/angprobinsyano/articles-photos/125012319-hola-meet-ivana-alawi-the-newest-darling-of-fpjs-ang-probinsyano-6725 |url-status =live}}
{{cite news|url =https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/2020/2/20/photos/ivana-alawi-kit-thompson-ang-lihim-ni-ligaya-58147|title=Ivana Alawi and Kit Thompson Lead the Cast of 'Ang Lihim Ni Ligaya'|author=Matalog, Patricia|publisher=Star Cinema|access-date=February 20, 2020|date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=April 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401021024/https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/2020/2/20/photos/ivana-alawi-kit-thompson-ang-lihim-ni-ligaya-58147|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|title=Looking for the Next Big Stars|work=The Philippine Star |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/09/17/1500936/looking-next-big-stars|author=Salterio, Leah C.|access-date=February 20, 2020|date=September 17, 2015|archive-date =September 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917081531/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/09/17/1500936/looking-next-big-stars|url-status= live}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/146018/review-jc-santos-arci-munoz-make-bold-moves-in-open-a764-20190913|title=REVIEW: JC Santos, Arci Munoz Make Bold Moves in Open|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|first=Jocelyn|last=Valle|date=September 13, 2019|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-date=April 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401021053/https://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/146018/review-jc-santos-arci-munoz-make-bold-moves-in-open-a764-20190913|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/394378/ivana-alawi-jake-cuencas-horror-film-sitsit-to-premiere-on-halloween/|title=Ivana Alawi, Jake Cuenca's Horror Film 'Sitsit' to Premiere on Halloween|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|first=Ian|last=Biong|date=October 23, 2020|access-date=January 30, 2021|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207200656/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/394378/ivana-alawi-jake-cuencas-horror-film-sitsit-to-premiere-on-halloween|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/148911/remember-when-ivana-alawi-joined-gma-7-starstruck-a724-20200125|title=Remember When Ivana Alawi Joined This GMA-7 Reality Show?|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|first=James Patrick|last=Anarcon|date=January 25, 2020|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317062444/https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/148911/remember-when-ivana-alawi-joined-gma-7-starstruck-a724-20200125|url-status=live}}
{{cite news |last1=Tuazon |first1=Nikko |title=Ivana Alawi: Background, Family, Career, Relationship, Net Worth |url=https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/154006/ivana-alawi-a721-20200928-lfrm |access-date=May 26, 2021 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=September 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227161035/https://www.pep.ph/pepti |archive-date=February 27, 2021 |language=en}}
}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|7959214}}
- {{YouTube|channel=UCypeLkg3Ne5-LIyiB41b1GQ|title=Ivana Alawi}}
- {{Instagram|id=ivanaalawi|name=Ivana Alawi}}
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