Jocelyn Oxlade

{{Short description|Filipino-British singer, model and make up artist}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Jocelyn Oxlade

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Jocelyn Rose Oxlade

| alias =

| birth_place =Brighton, East Sussex, England

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|01|02}}

| death_date =

| spouse = {{marriage|Brandon Worley|October 2014}}

| children = 1

| occupation = Singer, songwriter, model, makeup artist

| years_active = 2006–2010; 2012

| label_name = Star Records

}}

Jocelyn Rose Oxlade{{#tag:ref|Jocelyn Oxlade was born in England. Thus, she does not possess her mother's maiden name which is Matias.|group = fn|name = sur}} (born 2 January 1984) is a Filipino-British singer, model and make up artist. She is a former member of the Kitty Girls.

Career

As a child, Oxlade began modeling, joining pageants and participating in theatrical productions.{{cite web | url = http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/sb/sb003783.htm | title = Miss Hawaiian Tropic Philippines: Jocelyn Oxlade | author = Vanzi, Sol Jose | publisher = Philippine Headline News Online | date = 21 December 2005 | accessdate = 2 September 2010 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110607045718/http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/sb/sb003783.htm | archivedate = 7 June 2011 | df = dmy-all }} Before moving into the Philippines she competed in Body Shots UK and Miss Philippines UK. On 10 March 2005, she defeated 25 ladies to represent the Philippines in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic International Pageant.{{cite web | url = http://www.filipinoreporter.com/archive/3315/entertain.htm | title = Fil-Brit is RP bet to Miss Hawaiian Tropic International contest | work = Filipino Reporter Online | publisher = The Philippine Star | author = Lo, Ricky | accessdate = 22 January 2010}} She won the Miss Photogenic and Miss EarthCam Face awards{{cite news | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2479&dat=20050527&id=T1Y1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1896,44560517&hl=en | title = Filipina wins 2 awards in Miss Hawaiian Tropic pageant | newspaper = Philippine Daily Inquirer | date = 2005-05-27 | accessdate = 2015-07-05}} in the 2005 Miss Hawaiian Tropic International Pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada last 2 May 2005. She was offered a spread in Playboy magazine with a fee of $25,000 which she turned down.

In the Philippines, Oxlade worked as a model, doing projects for Fila, Kamiseta, and Avon, and fronted the all-girl singing group Kitty Girls. She, along with Ayanna Oliva, appeared in all incarnations of the group—originally a quintet with Nicole Deen, Veronica Scott and Tanya Yuquimpo, reduced to a trio when Yuquimpo and Deen left, and to a relaunched Kitty Girls with Khai Lim as third member.

Oxlade has appeared a couple of times in FHM Philippines and was on the cover of the January 2007 FHM Philippines issue with Gwen Garci,{{cite news | title = Gwen Garci and Jocelyn Oxlade heat up the new year for FHM | url = http://www.pep.ph/news/11730/gwen-garci-and-jocelyn-oxlade-heat-up-the-new-year-for-fhm | author = Avante, Wells |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal| date = 2006-12-28 | accessdate = 2015-07-05}} and on the cover of the FHM Philippines December 2007 issue with the rest of the Kitty Girls.

=Personal life=

Oxlade was born and raised in Brighton, East Sussex, the daughter of Filipina Zenaida (née Matias) and Englishman Nigel Oxlade. Oxlade lost her father, at an early age, to cancer. She and her two younger brothers were raised by their mother Zeny.{{cite web | url = http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/RUGBY-Ex-Paignton-player-makes-international/story-21029315-detail/story.html | title = RUGBY: Ex-Paignton player makes international debut - for the Philippines | publisher = Herald Express | author = Passmore, Rikki | date = 2014-04-30 | accessdate = 2015-07-05 | archive-date = 5 July 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150705184338/http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/RUGBY-Ex-Paignton-player-makes-international/story-21029315-detail/story.html | url-status = dead }}

Oxlade's brother is Burgess Hill Rugby Football Club player and Philippines national rugby union team call up, Ashley Matias Heward.

Oxlade married US Marine Brandon Worley in October 2014 in Denmark. The couple have a daughter, Harley Rose Worley{{cite tweet|user=JocelynOxlade|author=Jocelyn Oxlade|number=621950712524767232|date=17 July 2015|title=Our amazing Baby girl Harley Rose Worley, we're so blessed to have you. Mummy & Daddy Love you…}}{{Cite web |url=https://instagram.com/p/5OsTadLwls/ |title=Instagram |access-date=19 October 2015 |archive-date=7 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107092510/https://www.instagram.com/p/5OsTadLwls/ |url-status=dead }} (born July 2015), and currently reside in Oceanside, California, with their dog Ryder.

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Television
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \|Notes
2008 \| ASAP 08 \| Herself/host \|
2009 \| Eat Bulaga! \| Herself \|
2009 \| Showtime \| Herself/judge \| Evicted after 1 week
2010 \| Magkano ang Iyong Dangal? \| Monique \|
2012 \| Ina, Kapatid, Anak \| \|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Television

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" |Notes

2008

| ASAP 08

| Herself/host

2009

| Eat Bulaga!

| Herself