A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small number of broadcast networks. Many early television networks (e.g. the BBC, NBC or CBS) evolved from earlier radio networks.

In countries where most networks broadcast identical, centrally originated content to all their stations and where most individual TV transmitters therefore operate only as large "repeater stations", the terms "television network", "television channel" (a numeric identifier or radio frequency), and "television station" have become mostly interchangeable in everyday language, with professionals in TV-related occupations continuing to make a difference between them. Within the industry, a tiering is sometimes created among groups of networks based on whether their programming is simultaneously originated from a central point, and whether the network master control has the technical and administrative capability to take-over the programming of their affiliates in real-time when it deems this necessary — the most common example being national breaking news events.

In North America in particular, many television networks available via cable and satellite television are branded as "channels" because they are somewhat different than traditional networks in the sense defined above, as they are singular operations – they have no affiliates or component stations, but instead are distributed to the public via cable headends or direct-broadcast satellite companies. Such networks are commonly referred to by terms such as "specialty channels" in Canada or "cable networks" in the U.S.

A network may or may not produce all of its own programming. If not, production houses such as Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures can distribute their content to the different networks, and it is common that a certain production house may have programmes on two or more rival networks. Similarly, some networks may import television programmes from other countries, or use archival programming to help complement their schedules.

Some stations or headends have the capability to interrupt the network through the local insertion of TV commercials, station IDs, and emergency alerts. Others completely break away from the network for their own programming, known as regional variation. This is common where small networks are members of larger networks.

As with individual stations and headends, modern centralcasting network operations centers usually use broadcast automation to handle most tasks. These systems are not only used for Broadcast programming and for video server playout, but use exact atomic time from GPS or other sources to maintain perfect synchronization with upstream and downstream systems, so that programming appears seamless to audience viewers.

United States

Television in the United States has long been dominated by the Big Three television networks, ABC, CBS and NBC, but Fox, launched in 1986, has gained prominence and is now considered as part of the "Big Four." The Big Three provide a significant amount of television programs to each of their affiliates, including newscasts, prime-time, daytime television and sports television, but still have periods each day when each affiliate can air local programming, such as local news or syndicated programmes. Since the creation of Fox, the number of American television networks has grown, but the amount of programming they provide is often much less: for example, The CW Television Network only broadcasts for ten hours each week, leaving its affiliates free to broadcast a large amount of syndicated programming. Other networks are dedicated to specialist programmes, such as religious broadcasting or services in languages other than English, especially in Spanish.

The largest television network in the United States, however, is the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), a non-profit, non-commercial educational, publicly owned service. In comparison to the commercial television networks, there is no central unified arm of broadcast programming, meaning that each PBS affiliate has a significant amount of freedom to schedule television shows as it sees fit.

There are also regional state networks in the U.S., mostly for public television which refers to a miniature television network serving an entire state or multiple states. State Networks are common with stations aligned with the PBS, however there are a few state networks that are affiliated with a Commercial broadcasting television network. These public television may also carry separate digital networks. For example, all Georgia Public Broadcasting stations simulcast, and carry mostly PBS and some GPB TV programs on one channel, PBS Kids on another channel branded as GPB Kids, and PBS World and other PBS and GPB programming on a third channel branded GPB Knowledge. Besides Georgia, several other U.S. states have statewide or regional PBS state networks.

With the digital terrestrial television and the mandated DTV transition in the United States, several television networks have been created specifically to be transmitted on the digital subchannels of TV stations. These include Ion Life (which is almost always paired with Ion Television as most of the stations are network-owned), and ThisTV (which is carried on a assortment of unrelated stations).

Providers of pay TV generally on Cable television in the United States pay the networks a certain amount per subscriber (the highest charge being for ESPN). Direct-broadcast satellite company can sell local television commercials, in which case there may be revenue sharing. Networks that consist entirely of home shopping or infomercials may instead pay the station or cable/satellite provider, which is known as brokered programming. This is especially common with low-power TV stations, and now even more so for the ones that are using this income to make the forced conversion to digital, which in turn provides them with several extra channels to transmit different program sources on.

History

Television broadcasting in the United States was heavily influenced by radio, a precursor to television. Early individual experimental radio stations in the United States began limited operations in the 1910s. In November 1920, in Pittsburgh, Westinghouse launched "the world's first commercially licensed radio station", KDKA. Other companies built early radio stations in Detroit, Boston, New York City, and other areas. Radio stations received permission to transmit through broadcast licenses obtained through the Federal Radio Commission (FRC), a government entity created in 1926 to regulate the radio industry. With few exceptions, radio stations east of the Mississippi River received official call signs beginning with the letter W; those west of the Mississippi a K. The amount of programs these early stations aired was often limited, in part due to the expense of program creation. The idea of a network system which would distribute programming to many stations simultaneously, saving each station the expense of creating all of its own programs and expanding the total coverage beyond the limits of a single broadcast signal, was devised.

NBC set up the first permanent coast-to-coast radio network in the United States by 1928, using dedicated telephone line technology. The network physically linked individual radio stations, nearly all of which were independent radio owned and operated station, in a vast chain, NBC's audio signal thus transmitted from station to station to listeners across the United States. Other companies, including CBS and Mutual, soon followed suit, each network signing hundreds of individual stations on as affiliates: stations which agreed to broadcast one network's programs.

As radio prospered throughout the 1920s and 1930s, experimental television stations, which broadcast both an audio and a video signal, began sporadic broadcasts. Experimental television station broadcast license were often granted to experienced radio broadcasters, and thus advances in television technology closely followed breakthroughs in radio technology. As interest in television grew, and as early television stations began regular broadcasts, the idea of networking television signals (sending one station's video and audio signal to outlying stations) was born. However, the signal from an electronic television system, containing much more information than a radio signal (6 MHz), required a broadband transmission medium. Transmission by a nationwide series of radio relay towers would be possible but extremely expensive.

Researchers at the AT&T; subsidiary Bell Telephone Laboratories patented coaxial cable in 1929, primarily as a telephone improvement device. Its high capacity (transmitting 240 telephone calls simultaneously) also made it ideal for long-distance television transmission, where it could handle a frequency band of 1 megahertz. German television first demonstrated such an application in 1936 by relaying televised telephone calls from Berlin to Leipzig, 180 km (112 miles) away, by cable.

AT&T; laid the first L-carrier coaxial cable between New York and Philadelphia, with automatic signal booster stations every 10 miles (16 km), and in 1937 they experimented with transmitting televised motion pictures over the line. Bell Labs gave demonstrations of the New York–Philadelphia television link in 1940–1941. AT&T; used the coaxial link to transmit the Republican national convention in June 1940 from Philadelphia to New York City, where it was televised to a few hundred receivers over the NBC station.

NBC had earlier demonstrated an inter-city television broadcast on February 1, 1940, from its station in New York City to another in Schenectady, New York by General Electric relay antennas, and began transmitting some programs on an irregular basis to Philadelphia and Schenectady in 1941. Wartime priorities suspended the manufacture of television and radio equipment for civilian use from April 1, 1942 to October 1, 1945, temporarily shutting down expansion of television networking. However, in 1944 a short film, "Patrolling the Ether", was broadcast simultaneously over three stations as an experiment.

AT&T; made its first postwar addition in February 1946, with the completion of a 225-mile (362 km) cable between New York City and Washington, D.C., although a blurry demonstration broadcast showed that it would not be in regular use for several months. The DuMont Television Network, which had begun experimental broadcasts before the war, launched what ''Newsweek'' called "the country's first permanent commercial television network" on August 15, 1946, connecting New York with Washington. Not to be outdone, NBC launched what it called "the world's first regularly operating television network" on June 27, 1947, serving New York, Philadelphia, Schenectady and Washington. Baltimore and Boston were added to the NBC television network in late 1947. DuMont and NBC would be joined by CBS and ABC in 1948.

In the 1940s, the term "chain broadcasting" was used when discussing network broadcasts, as the television stations were linked together in long chains along the East Coast. But as the television networks expanded westward, the interconnected television stations formed great television networks of connected affiliate television stations. In January 1949, with the signon of DuMont's WDTV in Pittsburgh, the midwest and east-coast networks were finally connected by coaxial cable (with WDTV showing the best shows of all four networks). By 1951, the four networks stretched from coast to coast, carried on the new microwave radio relay network of AT&T; Long Lines. Only a few local TV stations remained independent of the networks.

Originally, each of the four major television networks only broadcast a few hours of programs a week to their affiliate stations, mostly between the hours of 7 and 10 PM when most viewers were watching television. Most of a television station's programs were still locally-produced. As the networks increased the number of programs they aired, however, officials at the Federal Communications Commission grew concerned that local television might disappear altogether. Eventually, the federal regulator enacted the Prime Time Access Rule, which restricted the amount of time that the networks could air programs; officials hoped the rules would foster the development of quality local programs, but in practice, most local stations did not want to bear the burden of producing many of their own programs, and instead chose to purchase programs from independent producers. Sales of television programs to individual local stations is called broadcast syndication, and today nearly every television station in the United States obtains syndicated programs in addition to network-produced fare.

The Fox Broadcasting Company network, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, was launched on October 9, 1986. In the 2006–2007 television season, The CW Television Network was launched by the merger of The WB Television Network and the UPN network.

Late in the 20th century, cross-country microwave radio relays were replaced by fixed-service satellites. Some terrestrial radio relays remained in service for regional connections.

Regulation

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations in the United States restricted the number of television stations that could be owned by any one network, company or individual (Concentration of media ownership). This led to a system where most local television stations were independently owned, but received programming from the network through a franchising contract, except in a few big cities that had network owned-and-operated stations (O&O;) and independent stations. In the early days of television, when there were often only one or two stations broadcasting in an area, the stations were usually affiliated with several networks and were able to choose which television programs to air. Eventually, as more stations were licensed, it became common for each station to be affiliated with only one network and carry all of the "prime-time" network programs. Local stations occasionally break from regularly scheduled network broadcast programming however, especially when there is local breaking news (e.g. severe weather). Moreover, when stations return to network programming from commercial breaks, the station identification in the first few seconds before switching to the network's logo.

Another FCC regulation, the Prime Time Access Rule, restricted the number of hours of network programming that could be broadcast on the local affiliate stations. This was done to encourage the development of local programming, and to give local residents access to broadcast time. More often, the result included a substantial amount of syndicated programming, usually consisting of old movies, independently produced and syndicated shows, and reruns of network programs. Occasionally, these shows were presented by a local host, especially in programs that showed cartoons and short comedies intended for children. See list of local children's television series (United States).

Canada

A number of different definitions of "network" are used by government agencies, industry, and the general public.

Under the Broadcasting Act, a network is defined as "any operation where control over all or any part of the programs or program schedules of one or more broadcasting undertakings is delegated to another undertaking or person" and must be licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

Only four national over-the-air television networks are currently licensed by the CRTC: the government-owned CBC (English) and Radio-Canada (French), French-language private network TVA, and a network focused on Canada's indigenous peoples, APTN. A third French-language service, V, is licensed as a provincial network within Quebec, but not nationally.

Currently, licensed national or provincial networks must be carried by all cable systems (in the country or province, respectively) with a service area above a certain population threshold, as well as all satellite providers. However, they are no longer necessarily expected to achieve over-the-air coverage in all areas (APTN, for example, only has terrestrial coverage in parts of northern Canada).

In addition to these licensed networks, the two main private English-language over-the-air services, CTV and Global, are also generally considered to be "networks" by virtue of their national coverage, although they are not officially licensed as such. CTV was previously a licensed network, but relinquished this licence in 2001 after acquiring most of its affiliates, making operating a network licence essentially redundant (per the above definition).

Smaller groups of stations with common branding are often categorized by industry watchers as television systems, although the public and the broadcasters themselves will often refer to them as "networks" regardless. Some of these systems, such as A, Citytv, and the now-extinct E!, essentially operate as mini-networks, but have reduced geographical coverage. Others, such as Omni or CTS, have similar branding and a common programming focus, but schedules may vary significantly from one station to the next.

Most local television stations in Canada are now owned and operated directly by their network, with only a very few affiliates still operating.

Europe, Asia, Africa and South America

Most television services outside North America are national networks established by a combination of publicly funded broadcasters and commercial broadcasters. Most nations established television networks in a similar way: the first television service in each country was operated by a public broadcaster, often funded by a TV licensing fee, and most of them later established a second or even third station providing a greater variety of content. Commercial television services also became available when private companies applied for television broadcasting licenses. Often, each new network would be identified with their channel number, so that individual stations would often be numbered One, Two, Three, and so forth.

United Kingdom

The first television network in the United Kingdom was provided by the BBC, but commercial broadcasting was established in order to create a second television network. Rather than creating a single network with local stations owned and operated by a single company (as is the case with the BBC), each local area had an separate television station independently owned and operated, although most of these stations shared a number of programmes. Gradually, each of these stations formed the ITV Network.

When UHF television allowed a greater number of television stations to broadcast, the BBC launched a second network, BBC Two (and the original service was later renamed BBC One). A fourth nationwide commercial network was launched, Channel 4, although Wales introduced a Welsh-language service instead, S4C. A fifth network, currently called Channel 5, was later launched. Since the introduction of digital television, the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 each introduced a number of digital-only channels. The large amount of remaining channels are operated by satellite and virgin media cable only BSkyB and free to view UKTV who operate a number of channels including Dave, GOLD, ''Watch'', ''yesterday'' and other more specific channels

Netherlands

Until 1989, Netherlands Public Broadcasting was the only television network in the Netherlands, with three stations, Nederland 1, Nederland 2 and Nederland 3. Rather than having a single production arm, there are a number of public broadcasting organizations that create programming for each of the three stations, each working relatively independently. Commercial broadcasting in the Netherlands is currently operated by two networks, RTL Nederland and SBS Broadcasting, which together broadcast seven commercial stations.

Russia

Soviet era

The first television network of Soviet Union appeared on 4 November 1967 when the Channel One of USSR Central Television became all-union one. Until 1989 there were six TV channels, all owned by the USSR Gosteleradio. This changed during Gorbachev's Perestroika when the first independent television network, 2×2, was launched.

1990s

Following a breakup of the Soviet Union, USSR Gosteleradio ceased to exist as well as its six channels. Only Channel One had a smooth transition to the Ostankino Channel One and the network itself survived. The other 5 networks were Ground Zero. This free airwave space allowed many private television networks like NTV and TV-6 to appear in the mid-1990s.

2000s

2000s were marked by the increased state intervention in Russian Television. On 14 April 2001 NTV television channel had its management changed following the expulsion of former oligarch and the founder of NTV Vladimir Gusinsky. As a result most of the star reporters left the channel. Later, on 22 January 2002, the second biggest private television network TV-6, where the former NTV staff took refuge, was shut down allegedly because of its editorial policy. Five months later, on 1 June TVS was launched, mostly consisting of NTV/TV-6 staff, only to stop airing 1 year later. Since then four biggest TV networks (Channel one, Russia 1, NTV and Russia 2) are state-owned.

Still, 2000s saw a rise of several independent TV networks like REN (its coverage increased vastly allowing it to become federal channel), Petersburg — Channel Five (overall the same), the relaunched 2×2 and others. Now the TV audience is mainly shared by 5 leading companies: Channel one, Russia 1, NTV, TNT and CTC.

Australia

Australia has two national public networks, the ABC and SBS. The ABC operates eight stations as part of its main network ABC1, one for each state and territory, as well as three digital-only channels, ABC2, ABC3 and ABC News 24. SBS currently operates two stations, SBS One and SBS Two.

The first commercial networks in Australia involved commercial stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and later Perth, sharing programming, with each network forming networks based on their allocated channel numbers: TCN-9 Sydney, GTV-9 Melbourne, QTQ-9 Brisbane, NWS-9 Adelaide and STW-9 Perth together formed the Nine Network, while their equivalents on VHF channels 7 and 10 formed the Seven Network and Network Ten respectively. Until 1989, areas outside of these main cities had access to only a single commercial station, and these rural stations often formed small networks such as Prime Television. Beginning in 1989, however, television markets in rural areas began to aggregate, allowing these rural networks to broadcast over a larger area, often an entire state, and become full-time affiliates to one specific metropolitan network.

Philippines

In the Philippines, in practice, the terms network, station and channel are used interchangeably as programming line-ups are mostly centrally planned from the networks' main offices, and since provincial/regional stations usually just relay the broadcast from their parent company network's flagship station (usually based in the Mega Manila area). Hence VHF networks are sometimes informally referred to by the channel number they are seen on terrestrial TV in the Mega Manila area (e.g. Channel 2 or ''Dos'' for ABS-CBN, Channel 5 or ''Singko'' for TV5, and Channel 7 or ''Siyete'' for GMA Network) while some networks have the channel numbers in their name (e.g. TV5, Studio 23 and Net 25 which are seen on channels 23 and 25 respectively).

Unlike the US where networks get programmes from various production houses, the two largest networks in the Philippines produce all their prime time programmes except for Asianovelas. Other networks adopt block-time programming whose programming arrangements are similar to the relationship between a US network and station. And also Philippines has network wars in which the fans of the 2 major networks defend their favorite channel, or when the 2 major networks produce similar and rival programming, and example of this, is when an ABS-CBN fan tells an insult on GMA (usually being called cheap), and a GMA fan would answer and make another insult (usually the answer is that ABS-CBN is ''mayabang'' (arrogant in English), and an exchange of insults would occur, usually on social networking sites, especially Facebook. In terms of programming, for example, after the launch of Showtime, GMA launched Diz Iz It!, but was cancelled due to the former's popularity, and the latter was called a copycat and cheap. But the real definition of the network wars is that the 3 networks battle for ratings supremacy.

References

See also

Cable television in the United States

Concentration of media ownership

List of television networks by country

Parent company

Television system

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Miesha Tate (born August 18, 1986) is a professional mixed martial artist.

She is the current Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion and the current Freestyle Cage Fighting Women's Bantamweight Champion. She has also competed and won a silver medal in the FILA Grappling Championships.

Tate is currently the #4-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com and the #1-ranked 135-pound female fighter according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.

Early life

Tate wrestled on the boys' wrestling team in high school. In 2005, she won the high school women's state championship and went on to win nationals at the World Team Trials in the 158 lb division.

Soon after, Tate joined a mixed martial arts sport club at Central Washington University that was run by her current boyfriend and trainer, Bryan Caraway.

Mixed martial arts career

Tate debuted in mixed martial arts in 2007 at the one-night HOOKnSHOOT Women's Grand Prix. She defeated Jan Finney in the opening round, but was knocked out later in the night by a head kick from eventual tournament champion Kaitlin Young.

On June 27, 2008, Tate faced Cung Le protégé Elaina Maxwell at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson. Tate moved up in weight for the fight and defeated Maxwell by Unanimous Decision.

Tate won three more times and captured the FCF Women's Bantamweight Championship by defeating Liz Carreiro at Freestyle Cage Fighting on April 4, 2009.

She returned to Strikeforce at Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Aina on May 15, 2009. Tate was originally scheduled to face Kim Couture, but Couture withdrew from the fight due to undisclosed reasons and Tate was matched up against undefeated Canadian Sarah Kaufman instead. In a competitive fight, Tate was defeated by Unanimous Decision, but it marked the first time that Kaufman had gone to a decision.

Tate knocked out Sarah Oriza eight seconds into the second round at a CageSport MMA event on October 3, 2009.

She successfully defended her FCF title by defeating Valerie Coolbaugh in the first round by armbar at FCF 38 on January 16, 2010.

Tate faced Zoila Frausto at Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe on March 26, 2010. Tate won the fight by armbar submission in the second round.

Tate is scheduled to be part of the one-night Strikeforce 135-pound women's tournament on August 13, 2010 at Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor. A random drawing was held on the day of the weigh-ins to determine first-round matchups and Tate faced Maiju Kujala in the opening round of the tournament.

Tate defeated Kujala by Unanimous Decision after two rounds to advance to the tournament final, then defeated Hitomi Akano by Unanimous Decision after three rounds to become Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Tournament Champion.

Tate was scheduled to challenge Marloes Coenen for the Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Championship on March 5, 2011, but withdrew from the fight after suffering a knee injury in training.

In order to unify all weight classes, Zuffa changed the title held by Marloes Coenen from Welterweight to Bantamweight prior to the fight taking place. Tate's fight with Marloes Coenen for the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship was rescheduled for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson on July 30, 2011. Tate defeated Coenen via submission (arm-triangle choke) to become the new Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. “I think I’m not in reality quite yet,” Tate said shortly after winning the women’s bantamweight title. “I can’t believe that I have a belt to take home with me. I really had to dig deep those last couple rounds. Like I said, I had a tough end to my training camp, but I just feel like I went out there and I did what I needed to do and I won the fight and I’m world champion.”

Personal life

Tate is dating fellow Team Alpha Male fighter Bryan Caraway.

Film

Tate is featured in the mixed martial arts documentary ''Fight Life'', set for release in the summer of 2011. The film is directed by indie filmmaker James Z. Feng and produced by RiLL Films.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Strikeforce

*Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight (135 lb) Championship (One time; Current)

*Strikeforce 2010 Women's Welterweight (135 lb) Tournament Winner

Freestyle Cage Fighting

*FCF Women's Bantamweight Championship (One time)

BodogFIGHT

*BodogFIGHT 2007 Women's Bantamweight Tournament Semifinalist

Submission grappling

International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles

*FILA 2008 Grappling World Championships Women's Senior No-Gi Silver Medalist

USA Wrestling

*FILA USA World Team Trials Women's Senior No-Gi Runner-up (2009)

*FILA USA World Team Trials Women's Senior Gi Winner (2008)

Amateur wrestling

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association

*WIAA Girls Wrestling High School State Championship (2005)

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Win | align="center" | 12-2 | Marloes Coenen | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson | | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 3:03 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | |- | Win | align="center" | 11–2 | Hitomi Akano | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 3:00 | Phoenix, Arizona | |- | Win | align="center" | 10–2 | Maiju Kujala | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 3:00 | Phoenix, Arizona | |- | Win | align="center" | 9–2 | Zoila Gurgel | Submission (armbar) | Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 4:09 | Fresno, California | |- | Win | align="center" | 8–2 | Valerie Coolbaugh | Submission (armbar) | Freestyle Cage Fighting 38 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4:45 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |- | Win | align="center" | 7–2 | Sarah Oriza | KO (head kick) | CageSport MMA | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 0:08 | Tacoma, Washington | |- | Loss | align="center" | 6–2 | Sarah Kaufman | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Aina | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 3:00 | Fresno, California | |- | Win | align="center" | 6–1 | Liz Carreiro | Submission (shoulder choke) | Freestyle Cage Fighting 30 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 2:48 | Shawnee, Oklahoma | |- | Win | align="center" | 5–1 | Dora Baptiste | Submission (triangle choke) | Atlas Fights: USA vs. Brazil | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:48 | Biloxi, Mississippi | |- | Win | align="center" | 4–1 | Jessica Bednark | TKO (punches) | Freestyle Cage Fighting 27 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:22 | Shawnee, Oklahoma | |- | Win | align="center" | 3–1 | Jamie Lynn Welsh | TKO (punches) | CageSport MMA | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2:21 | Tacoma, Washington | |- | Win | align="center" | 2–1 | Elaina Maxwell | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 3:00 | San Jose, California | |- | Loss | align="center" | 1–1 | Kaitlin Young | KO (head kick) | HOOKnSHOOT: BodogFIGHT 2007 Women's Tournament | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:30 | Evansville, Indiana | |- | Win | align="center" | 1–0 | Jan Finney | Decision (referee decision) | HOOKnSHOOT: BodogFIGHT 2007 Women's Tournament | | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 3:00 | Evansville, Indiana |

See also

List of female mixed martial artists

References

External links

Category:Living people Category:Female mixed martial artists Category:American mixed martial artists Category:People from Tacoma, Washington Category:1986 births

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Ronda Rousey (born February 1, 1987 in Riverside County, California) is an American judoka and mixed martial artist. She formerly trained at the Olympic Training Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts under guidance of Jimmy Pedro and is now part of Team Hayastan in Santa Monica, California. Rousey trains under Gokor Chivichyan, Leo Frincu, and Gene Lebell along with Team Hayastan fighters such as Manny Gamburyan, Karen Darabedyan, Sako Chivitchian and Sevak Magakian.

Rousey is currently the #9-ranked 145-pound female MMA fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.

Olympic judo career

At just 17, Rousey qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, becoming the youngest judo player in the entire Games.

Also in 2004, Rousey won a gold medal at the 2004 World Junior Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

In April 2006, she became the first U.S. female athlete in nearly 10 years to win an A-Level tournament as she went 5-0 to claim gold at the Birmingham World Cup in Great Britain. Later that year, the 19-year-old won the bronze medal at the Junior World Championships, becoming the first U.S. athlete ever to win two Junior World medals.

In February 2007, Rousey moved up to 70kg where she is currently ranked as one of the top three women in the world. She won the silver medal at the 2007 World Judo Championships in the middleweight division and the bronze medal at the 2007 Pan Am Games.

In August 2008, Rousey competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. She lost her quarterfinal to the Dutch ex-world champion Edith Bosch but qualified for a Bronze medal match through the repechage bracket. Rousey defeated Annett Boehm by Yuko to win a bronze medal (note: Judo offers two bronze medals per weight class). With the victory, Rousey became the first American to win an Olympic medal in women's judo since its inception as an Olympic sport in 1992.

Mixed martial arts career

Rousey made her mixed martial arts debut as an amateur on August 6, 2010. She defeated Hayden Munoz by submission due to an armbar in 23 seconds.

She entered the quarterfinals of the Tuff-N-Uff 145 lbs women's tournament on November 12, 2010 and submitted promotional veteran Autumn Richardson with an armbar in 57 seconds.

Rousey faced Taylor Stratford in the Tuff-N-Uff tournament semi-finals on January 7, 2011 and won by technical submission due to an armbar in 24 seconds. She then announced plans to turn pro and was replaced in the tournament.

Rousey made her professional mixed martial arts debut on March 27, 2011 at King of the Cage: Turning Point. She submitted Ediane Gomes with an armbar in 25 seconds.

Rousey faced kickboxing champion Charmaine Tweet in an MMA bout at Hard Knocks Fighting Championship: School of Hard Knocks 12 on June 17, 2011 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She submitted Tweet with an armbar in 49 seconds.

Rousey was scheduled to make her Strikeforce debut against Sarah D'Alelio on July 30, 2011 at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The fight was pushed back and eventually took place on the Strikeforce Challengers 18 main card on August 12, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rousey defeated D'Alelio by technical submission due to an armbar early in the first round. The victory was controversial as referee Steve Mazzagatti only stopped the fight because Rousey said "She said tap! She said tap!" In the replays it was proven that D'Alelio never submitted or verbally submitted.

Personal life

Ronda is a vegan and has a pet Dogo Argentino. Ronda's mother, Ann Maria Rousey DeMars, also has quite a decorated Judo career--including being the first person to represent the United States and win a World Judo Championship.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record

|- | Win | align="center" | 3-0 | Sarah D'Alelio | Technical Submission (Armbar) | Strikeforce Challengers 18 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:25 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |- | Win | align="center" | 2-0 | Charmaine Tweet | Submission (Armbar) | HKFC: School of Hard Knocks 12 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:49 | Calgary, Alberta | |- | Win | align="center" | 1-0 | Ediane Gomes | Submission (Armbar) | King of the Cage: Turning Point | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:25 | Los Angeles, California | |}

Amateur record

|- | Win | align="center" | 3-0 | Taylor Stratford | Technical Submission (Armbar) | Tuff-N-Uff: Las Vegas vs. 10th Planet Riverside | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:24 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |- | Win | align="center" | 2-0 | Autumn Richardson | Submission (Armbar) | Tuff-N-Uff: Future Stars of MMA | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:57 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |- | Win | align="center" | 1-0 | Hayden Munoz | Submission (Armbar) | Combat Fight League: Ground Zero | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:23 | Oxnard, California | |}

References

External links

Official Website

USA judo - Ronda Rousey bio

IOC - Ronda Rousey bio

Pedro's Judo Center

Ronda's blog

Video clips with Ronda on judovision.org

Interview with Ronda Rousey at JudoInfo.com

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Coordinates	33°55′31″N18°25′26″N
name	Emmy Rossum
birth name	Emmanuelle Grey Rossum
birth date	September 12, 1986
birth place	New York City, New York U.S.
occupation	Actress, singer, songwriter
years active	1996–present (actress)1993–present (singer)
website	}}

Emmanuelle Grey "Emmy" Rossum (born September 12, 1986) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She first starred in a string of movies including ''Songcatcher'' (2000), ''An American Rhapsody'', (2001) and ''Passionada'' (2002). However, it was her role in ''Mystic River'' (2003) that garnered her wider recognition. She then starred in the blockbuster film ''The Day After Tomorrow'' (2004) and ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (2004) for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe. She has since starred in ''Poseidon'' (2006), ''Dragonball: Evolution'', (2009) and ''Dare'' (2009). In 2010, Rossum joined the cast of the Showtime television drama series ''Shameless'' in a leading role. The series, which stars William H. Macy, premiered in January 2011.

In 2007, Rossum released her debut album, ''Inside Out''. She also released a Christmas EP the same year titled ''Carol of the Bells''.

Early life

Rossum was born in New York City, New York, the only child of Cheryl, a single mother who worked as a corporate photographer and an investment banker. She was named after her grandfather, whose first name was Emanuel, using the feminine spelling Emmanuelle. She is the niece of Vera Wang, to whom she is related by marriage. Her mother is Jewish and her father is "a WASP". Rossum's parents divorced before she was born. She was raised by her mother and only met her father twice while growing up.

Upon singing "Happy Birthday" in all 12 keys, Rossum was welcomed to join the Metropolitan Opera Children's Chorus by chorus director Elena Doria at the age of 7. Over the course of five years, she sang onstage with the chorus and had the chance to perform with other opera greats, such as Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. For anywhere from $5 to $10 a night, Rossum sang in six different languages in 20 different operas, including ''La bohème'', ''Turandot'', a Carnegie Hall presentation of ''La damnation de Faust'', and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. She also worked under the direction of Franco Zeffirelli in ''Carmen''. Rossum joked in interviews that her vocal talent and affinity for music developed because her mother always listened to classical music and operas while she was pregnant with her.

By age 12, Rossum had grown too big for the children's costumes. An increasing interest in pursuing acting led to taking classes with Flo Salant Greenberg of The New Actors Workshop in New York City. She also hired an agent and auditioned for many acting roles.

Career

Acting

1997 was Rossum's television debut with a guest appearance on ''Law & Order'' as Alison Martin. In 1999, she had a recurring role as the original Abigail Williams in the long-running daytime soap opera ''As the World Turns''. She also had a guest role as Caroline Beels in ''Snoops''. Rossum was nominated for a Young Artist Award nomination in 1999 for Best Performance in a TV Movie for her work in the made-for-tv movie, ''Genius''. Following that movie, she portrayed a young Audrey Hepburn in the ABC TV movie, ''The Audrey Hepburn Story'' (2000).

Rossum made her silver screen debut in 2000's ''Songcatcher'' as Deladis Slocumb, an Appalachian orphan. Debuting at the Sundance Film Festival, the film won the Special Jury Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. For her role, Rossum received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance and also had the opportunity to sing a duet with Dolly Parton on the ''Songcatcher'' soundtrack. ''Variety magazine'' named Rossum as "One of the Ten to Watch" in 2000.

In ''Nola'' (2003), Rossum played the title character, who was an aspiring songwriter. In her first major studio film, Clint Eastwood's ''Mystic River'', Rossum starred as Katie Markum, the ill-fated daughter of small-business owner Jimmy Markum, played by Sean Penn. As Katie, Rossum was said to have "projected an aura of innocence that made her character's tragic death memorable and heartbreaking."

Following ''Mystic River'', Rossum had a breakthrough role as Laura Chapman in the Roland Emmerich eco-disaster film ''The Day After Tomorrow.'' She later returned to New York, where she was the last to audition, in full costume and make-up, for the coveted role of Christine Daae in the on-screen adaptation of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's ''The Phantom of the Opera''. Following an international search for talent, and having nearly missed the audition on account of a family engagement, Rossum was asked to audition in person for Webber at his home in New York. “When I arrived, he just said, ‘Shall we?’ meaning I was to sing. And I did," Rossum has said of the audition. After seeing her audition, Webber felt she proved her ability to play the young opera singer who becomes the object of the phantom's obsessive love. For her role as Christine Daae, Rossum received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a musical or comedy. She is the youngest actress ever to be nominated for that particular award. She also received a Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actress, along with a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor and other awards.

In 2006, Rossum appeared in ''Poseidon'' - Wolfgang Petersen's high-budget remake of the disaster film ''The Poseidon Adventure''. She played Jennifer Ramsey, the daughter of Kurt Russell's character, Robert Ramsey. As Jennifer, she is described as a 19-year-old heroine because she is not a damsel in distress, and is very proactive and strong in all situations.

Rossum also appeared as Juliet Capulet in a 2006 Williamstown Theatre Festival production of William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet''. In early 2009, Rossum appeared in ''Dragonball Evolution''. Rossum described her action role in ''Dragonball'' as the hardest thing she's ever done.

Her next big screen venture was the indie ''Dare'' which was an official selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. In November 2009, Rossum appeared in Broadway's 24 Hour Plays in which actors, writers, and directors collaborate to produce, and perform six one act plays within 24 hours to benefit the Urban Arts Partnership. Rossum appeared in Warren Leight's "Daily Bread", directed by Lucie Tiberghien.

In December 2009, Rossum joined the cast of the Showtime drama series pilot ''Shameless'', based on the hit British series of the same name. The pilot costars William H. Macy, Joan Cusack and Justin Chatwin. In April 2010, Showtime announced that they would be picking up the series for a full season of twelve episodes. Production began in September 2010 and continued through the fall with shooting taking place in Los Angeles and Chicago. The show was renewed for a second season on February 28, 2011.. In the summer of 2011 Rossum starred in DJ Caruso's social film, ''Inside.'' Sponsored by Intel and Toshiba, the online film aired in several segments, incorporating multiple social media platforms including Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter. ''Inside'' used the ideas from the fans to shape the plot, as well as have contests to have fans make cameo appearances through via Facebook video.

Singing and recording

After her role in ''The Phantom of the Opera'', Rossum was offered several deals to record classical albums, but refused, opting to create an album of contemporary, more mainstream music. "I was inspired to cut this album because I'm so frustrated listening to the radio these days," Rossum lamented. "There is so little emotional honesty." Regarding the sound and style of her music, she said, "It's pop music, but not Britney Spears bubblegum pop. I want it to have a David Gray or Annie Lennox feel. I've been spending up to 12 hours a day in the studio." Rossum cites Dolly Parton, Madonna, Cher and Barbra Streisand as some of her influences.

Rossum's album ''Inside Out'' was produced by Stuart Brawley. It was released on October 23, 2007 and peaked at 199 in the U.S. charts. For the promotion of the record, Geffen Records featured the song, "Slow Me Down," as part of the second volume of Hollywood Records' ''Girl Next'' compilation album, which was released on July 10, 2007. Later that year, she was chosen as Yahoo's "Who's Next" artist of the month and a "One to Watch" by MSN. In December 2007, Rossum released three Christmas songs on the EP ''Carol of the Bells.''

It was also this year that Rossum sang the national anthem at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Infineon Raceway and performed at the first ever Perez Hilton Presents event at the El Rey Theatre in Hollywood. On October 27, 2007, Rossum again sang the national anthem at the New Jersey Devils's first home game of the 2007–08 NHL season, which was also the first game the team played in the newly-constructed Prudential Center. She also performed at the Hollywood Christmas Celebration at the Grove in Los Angeles and the Lighting of the Great Tree in Atlanta, Georgia.

Rossum describes herself as a lyric soprano, though she admits her voice is still developing.

In the summer of 2008, Rossum announced that she was in the process of writing and recording her second studio album.

She joined Counting Crows, Augustana, and Michael Franti & Spearhead as a "special guest" for select performances of the "Traveling Circus and Medicine Show" tour in the summer of 2009.

In 2010, Rossum sang a song called "Cruel One" on singer Alex Band's debut solo album ''We've All Been There''. On the track she sings with Band, and Chantal Kreviazuk. The song is available on the album's deluxe edition.

Rossum continues to train vocally at ZajacStudio, Inc, a studio run by soprano Joann C. Zajac.

Charity work and public service campaigns

Rossum is a YouthAIDS ambassador. She is also the official spokesperson for "PiNKiTUDE" - a campaign to help raise breast cancer awareness. Additionally, Rossum is an environmentalist. She has appeared in several Public Service Announcements for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Action Fund. She also works with Global Green USA to raise money for environmental protection and awareness of ecological issues. On May 26, 2009, Emmy Rossum attended a march in West Hollywood California protesting the California Supreme Court's ruling to uphold Proposition 8.

Personal life

Rossum attended the Spence School, a private school in Manhattan, for a year before dropping out to pursue career opportunities. She received her high school diploma at 15 years old via online extension courses offered by Stanford University's Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY). She currently attends Columbia University.

Rossum has celiac disease, an autoimmune disease in which the body can't tolerate any foods containing gluten or wheat. She revealed her condition on MTV News after being given a cupcake on-camera to celebrate her 22nd birthday; she was only able to eat the frosting. One of her best friends is actress Leighton Meester, a member of the ''Gossip Girl'' cast.

Rossum was married to music executive Justin Siegel for a year and a half before he filed for divorce on September 25, 2009. Rossum began dating Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz after touring with the band in the summer of 2009. They broke up in September 2010.

Filmography

+ Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	''Grace & Glorie''	Luanne	Television film
1998	''Only Love''	Lily	Television film
1999		Claire Addison	Television filmNominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television film or Pilot - Supporting Young Actress
2000	''''	young Audrey Hepburn	Television film
2000	''Songcatcher''	Deladis Slocumb
2000	''It Had to Be You''	Young Girl
2001	''''	Sheila (at age 15)
2001	''Happy Now''	Nicky Trent / Jenny Thomas
2002	''Passionada''	Vicky Amonte
2003		Nola
2003		Katie Markum
2004	''''	Laura Chapman	Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
2004	''''	Christine Daaé
2006		Jennifer Ramsey
2009	''Dragonball: Evolution''	Bulma
2009		Alexa Walker
2011		Christina Perasso

+ Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	''Law & Order''	Alison Martin	"Ritual" (Season 5, Episode 14)
1998	''''	Young Sarah	Mini-series
1999		Caroline Beels	"Separation Anxiety" (Season 1, Episode 6)"Blood Lines" (Season 1, Episode 11)
1999	''As the World Turns''
2001	''The Practice''	Allison Ellison	"The Candidate" (Season 6, Episode 1)
2011–present		Fiona Gallagher	Main cast

Awards and nominations

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Discography

Albums

{|class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! rowspan="2"|Year ! rowspan="2" width="200"|Album details ! colspan="1"|Chart peak positions ! rowspan="2" width="300"|Notes |- !style="width:3em;font-size:75%;"| US |- | 2007 |''Inside Out''

Released: 23 October 2007

Label: Geffen (B0010157-02)

Formats: CD

|align="center"| 199 |

U.S. Billboard Top New Age Albums - 2

U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers - 3

U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums - 15

28,090 units sold in the U.S.

|}

EPs

{|class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! rowspan="1"|Year ! rowspan="1" width="200"|EP details ! rowspan="1" width="300"|Notes |- | 2007 |''Carol of the Bells''

Released: 27 November 2007

Label: Geffen (B000YAX4FY)

Formats: CD

|Christmas Special |- |}

Singles

Year	Single	Notes
			*Hot Canadian Digital Singles #37

Music videos

{|class="wikitable" border="1" |- !Year !width="220"| Title !width="120"| Director |- |rowspan="5"| 2007 | "Slow Me Down" |Thomas Kloss |- | "The Great Divide" | |- | "Inside Out" | |- | "Stay" | |- | "Falling" |Adam Egypt Mortimer |}

Endorsements

The Body Shop

Mt Rainier Cafe Latte

AK Plaza

Suave

References

External links

Emmy Rossum on Twitter

Emmy Rossum on Geffen Records

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Coordinates	33°55′31″N18°25′26″N
name	Alodia Gosiengfiao
background	solo_singer
alias	Edjie, Edj, Blackmage9, Cosplay Queen of the Philippines
birth date	March 09, 1988
origin	Quezon City, Philippines
occupation	Artist, Model, Host Professional Cosplayer
years active	2003-present
associated acts	Ashley Gosiengfiao
website	Official site
notable instruments	}}

Alodia Almira Arraiza Gosiengfiao (born March 9, 1988 in Quezon City, Philippines) is a Filipina cosplayer model, artist and host. She graduated in 2009 from Ateneo de Manila University with a BFA Information Design Degree. She has been called the "Cosplay Queen" of the Philippines and recognized for contributing toward raising the profile of cosplay.

She started cosplaying in 2003 at the age of 15 by joining various competitions in Metro Manila. Her popularity began in 2003 when she won in an event called the C3 Convention in 2003 as Gun Mage Rikku of FFX-2. Since then, she cosplayed over 40 anime, video game and movie titles, appearing in various local and international conventions as a participant,performer, judge or as a guest.

Her remarkable achievements in the cosplay community led her way to be recognized by various companies in the Philippines and hired her to endorse their products and services. She is one of the Ambassador and VJ For Animax-Asia known as the "Ani-mates", and the co-host of ABS-CBN's prank show called Laugh Out Loud. She also has been featured in various magazines, newspaper and TV shows locally and abroad.

Gosiengfiao also appeared on the Philippine FHM 100 Sexiest Women poll, ranking #87 in 2009 and #76 in 2010. She was named by UNO Magazine as one of the Most Influential Women in the Philippines.

In addition to her cosplay activities, for which she is most known, Gosiengfiao is also a blogger, performer, pianist, figure collector and BJD enthusiast.

Personal life

Alodia Gosiengfiao lives in Quezon City and is fond of art, fashion, video games, photography, collecting toys and figures, gadgets and playing the piano. Her name was taken by her mother in a name book, Alodia means "love" and Almira means "princess". She is of Filipino, Chinese and Spanish descent, her father is a Filipino-Chinese while her mother is Filipino-Spanish. Her parents are Mariglor and Ed Gosiengfiao and she has a younger sister, Ashley Gosiengfiao, who is a professional cosplayer and model as well.

Gosiengfiao attended Assumption College (Makati) from pre-school to Grade 2; Miriam College from Grade 3 to 4th Yr High School and Ateneo de Manila University, where she graduated year 2009 with a BFA Information Design degree. As a High school student, she was a member of the Miriam College High School Pep squad.

She also works on art commissions for international clients, illustrating both digital and traditional artworks.

Cosplaying

Gosiengfiao became involved in cosplay after contact with 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. Her first cosplayed character was a Priestess from Ragnarok Online at Ragnalaunch in Glorietta. 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. 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, 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.

International Appearances

Due to her constant contribution to the cosplay community in the Philippines, Gosiengfiao has been invited into various international cosplay conventions and events as a participant, performer, judge or simply to attend as a guest. In November 2009 at Suntec Convention Hall in Singapore, Gosiengfiao, together with her younger sister Ashley, represented the Philippines as one of the finalist for the Anime Festival Asia Regional Cosplay Championship. Alodia and Ashley cosplayed as Masane Amaha and Shiori Tsuzuki from the Witchblade anime.

On July 3, 2010, Singapore, Alodia and Ashley Gosiengfiao were invited by the Mascot Parade supported by the Singapore Government to judge the cosplay competition. They both cosplayed characters from the romantic anime series Paradise Kiss. In addition to judging the cosplay competition, Alodia and Ashley also performed two songs on stage: Lonely in Gorgeous from Paradise Kiss, and Real Emotion from the hit Japanese roleplaying game Final Fantasy X-2. Animax also held "Meet and greet" sessions with Alodia in Camp Pong for Singaporean anime and cosplay enthusiasts.

On July 21–24, 2010, Gosiengfiao attended the annual San Diego Comic-Con for a cosplay gathering at Kotobukiya booth. She landed a big role in the San Diego Comic-Con documentary directed by Morgan Spurlock (Supersize Me) and produced by Legendary Pictures. The documentary team followed 5 different people from around the world to document what they did at the San Diego Comic Convention in the US - line up includes an artist, comic book enthusiast, cosplayer, etc. Part of the team was Stan Lee, the father of Marvel Comics. This led to a meeting with Legendary Pictures CEO/founder Thomas Tull and vice president Alex Garcia, regarding their new upcoming movie called Warcraft. After this meeting,Gosiengfiao was featured in a very popular US-based website Kotaku. Blizzard Entertainment, maker of Warcraft, got in touch with Alodia regarding business and an endorsement deal for their new game, Star Craft 2. She also won the "Hall Costume Award", an award given by the Costume Designers Guild to convention members who wear exceptional get-ups inside the venue.

On October 31, 2010, Gosiengfiao together with Animax and Hong Kong Tourism Board held an event "Hong Kong Halloween Treats Party". Hong Kong Halloween Treats Party is the culmination of a one-and-a-half-month long campaign by Hong Kong Tourism Board and Animax to promote Hong Kong across South-East Asia as the dream Halloween destination. Cosplayers from all over Asia gathered to celebrate the event.

On November 13, 2010, Alodia was back again in Singapore for the Animé Festival Asia 2010 in Suntec Convention Hall, this time she was invited as a Celebrity Judge for the AFA Regional Cosplay Championship. The same event Alodia and Ashley attended as a finalist and representative of the Philippines way back 2009. Gosiengfiao graced the event along with the Japanese celebrity guests namely Danny Choo, Ichirou Mizuki, May'n, SCANDAL, JAM Project, angela, Kana Hanazawa, Milky Holmes and the Cosplayers Kaname and Aira.

On November 27, 2010, Gosiengfiao’s Rei Ayanami Grimrock version cosplay made its first appearance at the 2010 Supanova Pop Culture Expo in Brisbane Australia, she was invited to guest judge the Madman National Cosplay Championship as part of the Supanova Cosplay Festival.

Endorsements, Media and Press

Her remarkable 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; a health food and beverage product; a Japanese Sushi bar; a toy collector and figurine distributor in the Philippines; a large video game company based in Japan; a clothing line; and Japanese snack. She also became one of the brand ambassador of a Philippine telecommunication company.

Past endorsements include many video game companies such as Level-Up Games, E-Games, Kelphil's Shade and SEGA's Love and Berry. She was part of the Official Muse Guild for the Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) Mu Online. She was also a game moderator for another MMORPG called Khan Online. Gosiengfiao was chosen as the Rose-It Girl during the Level Up Games’ ROSE Online event and was given the title of "Community Manager" and a one-year contract with Level Up Games. As the official model and endorser of IPVG-EGames Zhu Xian Online game in 2009, Gosiengfiao, an avid gamer, hold her first Fans Day during the Domination 3 Event on April 2009.

Gosiengfiao is the Animax’s first ever Levi’s Kawaii girl winner in the last episode of Mad Mad Fun, which was announced on air on October 27, 2007. In 2010, Alodia together with Ashley Gosiengfiao and model Steph Henares was chosen by Animax to be their Ambassador and VJ, known as the Ani-Mates. It was the first time Animax has chosen a cosplayer as one of its VJ's. Gosiengfiao's cosplay and hosting stints in various events and Animax paved the way for her first project in ABS-CBN. She is now seen as a Host in ABS-CBN's prank show titled L.O.L Laugh Out Loud with Luis Manzano every Saturday night.

She has been featured in several magazines such as Candy Magazine, Meg Magazine, GAME! Magazine, Digital Photographers Philippines Magazine and newspapers like Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin & Manila Times. She was also invited to appear as guest on TV shows like MogTV, QTV 11, Front Act, Matanglawin and Mel and Joey. Other than local media, Gosiengfiao has also been featured in newspapers and magazine in different countries such as Japan, Singapore and United States. She was also Part of the book called OTACOOL: Worldwide Otaku rooms and OTACOOL2: Worldwide Cosplayers by Danny Choo

She was also featured on a TV show in Tokyo “Culture: Japan” featuring her costumes, artworks, comic books and figure collections which was also shown in Animax

Gosiengfiao ranked #76 in the Philippine FHM 100 Sexiest Women poll for 2010, and rank #87 in 2009 . She was named by UNO Magazine as one of the Most Influential Women in the Philippines.

List of Cosplayed Characters

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Year	Character	Event	Features/Achievements/Awards
2003	Priestess of ''Ragnarok Online''		*"Ragnalaunch: Glorietta 4 Activity Center" - ''Cosplay Competition Participant''
2003	Rikku: Magic Gunner of ''Final Fantasy X-2''	*"Culture Crash Comics Convention" - ''Cosplay Competition Participant''			*3rd place	*People’s Choice Award	*Featured on Culture Crash Magazine
2004	|		*"Ragnarok World Championships 2004: Folk Arts Theater" - ''Cosplay Competition Participant''			*Alberta Craftsmanship Award
2004	Chii of ''Chobits''	*"ToyCon 2004: Megatrade Hall,Megamall" - ''Cosplay Competition Participant''			*3rd place
2005	Gunbound>''Gunbound Online''	*"Animé Explosion: Megatrade Hall" - ''Cosplay Competition Participant''			*1st place	*Most Innovative Award	*Best Props Award
2005	Characters of Final Fantasy VIII#Quistis>Quistis of ''Final Fantasy VIII''	*"Final Fantasy: The Gathering" - ''Guest''
2006	List_of_Angel_Sanctuary_characters#Angels>Alexiel of ''Angel Sanctuary''	*"ToyCon 2006: Megatrade Hall,Megamall" - ''Cosplay Competition Participant''			*1st place Group Cosplay
2006	Goddess Arua of ''ROSE Online''	*"National Cosplay Competition: Megatrade Hall" - ''Cosplay Competition Participant''			*Online Voting Winner
2007	Ball-jointed_doll#Korea>''Dream of Doll''	*"Cosplay Photoshoot"
2007	Misa Amane of Deathnote>''Death Note''	*"Mangaholix Mangamania Convention 2007" - ''Cosplay Competition Guest Judge''
2008	List of Tekken characters#Lili>Lili Rochefort of ''Tekken 5''	*"Mangaholix Mangamania Convention 2008" - ''Guest''			Q (television network)>QTV The Beat
2008	Japanese Mini Kimono	"Harajuku Fashion Competition: University of the Philippines>UP: Diliman" - ''Cosplay Competition Guest Judge''
2008	Shakugan_no_Shana#Main_characters>Shana of ''Shakugan No Shana''	*" - ''Maxicollector Toys and Collectible Store Ambassador''
2008	Alice Cullen">Associated Broadcasting Company	*"Collecticon 2008" - ''Maxicollector Toys and Collectible Store Ambassador''
2008	*"Cosplay Photoshoot"
2008	I-no of Guilty Gear (series)>''Guilty Gear''	*"ToyCon 2008: Megatrade Hall,Megamall Day 1"	*"Kyo Ritu Art Studio: Ali Mall 2009" - ''Cosplay Competition Guest Judge''
2008	Pink Haired Schoolgirl	*"ToyCon 2008: Megatrade Hall,Megamall Day 2" - ''Guest''
2008	Elven Fairy	*"Cosplay Photoshoot: Eco Park"			*Featured in OTACOOL2: World Wide Cosplayers Book
	Haruhi Suzumiya (character)>Haruhi Suzumiya of ''Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya''	*"Cosmania 2008" - ''Maxicollector Toys and Collectible Store Ambassador''	*"Otakuzine: Otaku Expo 2010" - ''Cosplay Competition Judge and Maid for the Ozine Maid Cafe''	*"Singapore Animax Meet&Greet; / Press Con 2010"	*"Animé Festival Asia 2010:Suntec Convention Hall, Singapore Day 1" - ''Guest''	*"AniGaiden Cosplay - Magayon Festival 2011, Albay" - ''Judge''			*Featured in Straits Times: Singapore 11/11/10 issue	*Featured in Sunday Inquirer Magazine 7/18/10 issue	*Featured in Playworks Magazine: Singapore August 2010 Issue
2009	Jade Dynasty (video game)>''Zhu Xian Online''	*"E-Games Zhu Xian Online Launch" - ''Brand Ambassador for Zhu Xian Online''
2009	Jade Dynasty (video game)>''Zhu Xian Online''	*E-Games Domination 3 "Alodia Fans Day" - ''Cosplay Competition Judge and Special Guest''
2009	Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata>''Magna Carta''	*"Cosplay Photoshoot"			*Featured in Sunday Inquirer Magazine(Cover) 7/18/10 issue
2009	Red Gothic Lolita	*"ToyCon 2009: Megatrade Hall,Megamall Day 1"
2009	Elf Girl	*"ToyCon 2009: Megatrade Hall, Megamall Day 2" - ''Cosplay Competition Guest Judge''
2009	Black Mage of ''Final Fantasy''	*"Cosplay Fusion; Power Plant Mall" - ''Cosplay Competition Guest Judge and Organizer''
2009	Baroness (G.I. Joe)>The Baroness of ''G.I. Joe''	*"G.I. Joe Cos-trip event: Power Plant Mall, Rockwell" - ''Guest''	*"Collecticon 2009: Robinsons,Ermita Manila" - ''Guest''	*"Cyberzone Cosplay Tour 2, SM Marikina" - ''Cosplay Competition Guest Judge''	*"San Diego Comic-Con 2010 Day 1" - ''Guest''			*Featured in FHM 2009-2010	*Featured in Mog TV: Sept 11, 2009 episode	*Featured in The Straits Times: Singapore, 11/11/10 issue	*Featured in Sunday Inquirer Magazine 7/18/10 issue
2009	Rikku: Thief of ''Final Fantasy X-2''	*"Cosplay Photoshoot" - ''for Jay Tablante''			*Featured in Les Femme Fatales Cosplay Exhibit
2009	Morrigan Aensland of ''Dark Stalkers''	*"Cosplay Photoshoot" - ''for Jay Tablante''			*Featured in Les Femme Fatales Cosplay Exhibit	*Featured in Digital Photographer Philippines Magazine
2009	Water Fairy	*"Cosplay Photoshoot: Singapore" - ''for Zhang Jingna''
	Masane Amaha of ''Witchblade'' ||	*"AFA Regional Cosplay Championships 2009" - ''Finalist representing the Philippines''	*"San Dego Comic-Con 2010 Day 3" - ''Guest''			* AFA '09 Finalist	San Diego Comic-Con International>San Diego Comic-Con 2010 Costume Designers Guild:Hall Costume Award	*Featured in Les Femme Fatales Cosplay Exhibit
2009	Mirai Suenaga of ''Culture Japan''	''by Danny Choo''			*"Animé Festival Asia 2009; OTACOOL, Singapore" - ''for OTACOOL: Worldwide Otaku rooms book launch''	*"MORPH Ateneo Cosplay Competition 2010" - ''Cosplay Competition Guest Judge''
2010	Yakuza Girl	*"Cosplay Photoshoot"
2010	White Queen of ''Alice in Wonderland'' ||	*"Alice in Wonderland Tea Party: Power Plant Mall"	*"Cosplay Photoshoot" ''for Jay Tablante''			*Featured in Les Femmes Fatales Exhibit	*Featured in Digital Photographer Philippines Magazine #35
2010	K-ON#Ho-kago_Tea_Time>Yui Hirasawa of ''K-On!''	Animax-Asia K-On	Cosplay Outing: TriNoma"
2010	The Chinese Empress	*"Chowking 25th Anniversary" - ''Guest''
2010	Neko Girl	*"Cosplay Photoshoot"			*Featured in OTACOOL2 World Wide Cosplayers Book
2010	Stigma_of_the_Wind#Protagonists>Ayano Kannagi of ''Stigma of the Wind''	*"Animax VJ" - ''Ani-Mates''			*Featured in Sunday Inquirer Magazine 7/18/10
2010	List_of_InuYasha_characters#Kagome_Higurashi>Kagome Higurashi of ''InuYasha''	*"ToyCon 2010: Megatrade Hall, Megamall" - ''Maxicollector and Animax Ambassador''	*"Animax Meet&Greet;/Press Con: Singapore" ''Animax Event Ambassador''	*"Hong Kong Halloween Treats Party" - ''Animax and Hong Kong Tourism Board Event''
2010	Blassreiter#Main characters>Amanda Werner of ''Blassreiter''	*"SM Cyberzone National Cosplay Competition: Grand Finals" - ''Cosplay Competition Guest Judge and Performer''	*"Hong Kong Halloween Treats Party" - ''Guest, together with Animax-Asia and Hong Kong Tourism Boad''	*"Toyota's Thanksgiving Media Party" - ''Host''
2010	Yatterman#Characters>Doronjo of ''Yatterman''	*"TV5 Grand Relaunch" - ''Cosplay Performance''
2010	Random Lolita Girl	*"Animé Festival Asia 2010: Suntec Convention Hall, Singapore Day 2" - ''Cosplay Competition Guest Judge''
2010	Rei Ayanami of ''Evangelion''	*"Supanova: Madman Cosplay Championships: Brisbane Australia" - ''Cosplay Competition Guest Judge''
2010	Paradise_Kiss#Characters>Miwako Sakurada of ''Paradise Kiss''	*"Animax Meet&Greet;/Press Con/Mascot Parade:Singapore" - ''Guest and Performer''	*"TV5 Noontime variety show PO5" - ''Cosplay Performance''	*"San Diego Comic-Con 2010 day 2" - ''Guest''			Channel News Asia>Channel News Asia’s Primetime Morning: Singapore
2010	List_of_Black_Butler_characters#Others>Elizabeth Middleford of ''Black Butler''	*"Animax VJ" - ''Ani-Mates''
2011	Yuki-Onna of ''Nura:Rise of the Yokai Clan'' ||	*"Animax VJ" - ''Ani-Mates''
2011	Shadow_Hearts:_From_the_New_World#Playable_characters>Hildegard Valentine of ''Shadow Hearts: From the New World''	*"Globe Tattoo Goes to Tokyo" - ''Guest''	*"Singtel: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Singapore" - ''Endorser''
2011	Mario of ''Super Mario Bros.''	*"Cyberzone Technolife Affair and Fans day"
2011	Haruhi Suzumiya of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya>''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2	*"Animax VJ" - ''Ani-Mates''	*"Kidlat Awards, Boracay" - ''Guest Speaker and Host''
2011	Black Mage Rikku of ''Final Fantasy X-2'' ||		*"ToyCon 2011: Megatrade Hall, Megamall" - ''Cosplay Nation Movie Filming''	*"CLAS:H Cosplay: Indonesia" - ''Guest Judge''

Art Awards

Art Awards

1st Place Unedited Category, My Toy Photo Contest, Collecticon 2008, October 5, 2008

8th Place Anima Fanart Contest; Artbook to be published on March 2008

Ateneo Numina: "E-Vogue" Digital Art Finalist; Rockwell Powerplant Mall; January 26, 2008

1st Place Digital Art; U Got Game X3M XPO; Market! Market! Activity Area; September 22, 2007

Deviant Art Daily Deviation; DeviantArt.com; September 14, 2005

1st Place Modern Filipina; Ateneo Siklab Fashion Design Week; September 9, 2005

2nd Place Freestyle; Ateneo Siklab Fashion Design Week; September 9, 2005

3rd Place Ateneo Apparel; Ateneo Siklab Fashion Design Week; September 9, 2005

1st place; Ragnarok Online War of Emperium On-The-Spot Drawing Contest; Glorietta 4 Activity Center; April 3, 2004

2nd place Digital Art Contest; Tinta Sinta Pinta, MCHS; SY 2003-2004

1st place On-The-Spot Poster-Making Contest; Science Week, MCHS; SY 2003-2004

2nd place On-The-Spot Poster-Making Contest; Peace History Week, MCHS SY 2003-2004

1st place On-The-Spot Poster-Making Contest; 25th Year Anniversary of Miriam College High School; SY 2001-2002

References

External links

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