SM Little Stars grand finals today
Today at 3 p.m., 19 adorable, talented kids will compete in the grand finals of SM Little Stars 2015 at the SM Mall of Asia Center Stage.
Now on its eighth year, SM Little Stars is an annual nationwide talent search for kids aged four to seven, which has also become an avenue for brighter things. Past SM
Little Stars winners are excelling in acting and modeling.
Over P3.5 million worth of prizes await the grand prize winners (one boy and one girl). These include P200,000 worth of cash and shopping money; a five-day and four-night trip to China for two including roundtrip tickets, hotel accommodations and tours; and college scholarship grant from National University. SM’s Little Stars will also receive P15,000 worth of gift certificates from Toy Kingdom, ride-all-you-can passes for one year from Storyland, and an overnight stay for two with complimentary breakfast from Microtel.
The first runnerup will receive P100,000 worth of cash and shopping money and college scholarship grant from National University; while the second and third runners-up will get P80,000 and P60,000 worth of cash and shopping money respectively, and tuition discounts from National University. Runners-up will also each get a fiveday and four-night trip to China for two, Toy Kingdom gift certificates, and ride-all-you-can passes for one year from Storyland. The rest of the finalists will each get P8,000 worth of cash and shopping money, and Toy Kingdom gift certificates worth P2,000.
This year’s grand finals will be hosted by Jasmine Curtis-Smith, and the board of judges will be comprised of director Mac Alejandre, Trumpets Playshop president Audie Gemora, Gelli de Belen, Joshua Zamora and Venus Raj.
Who will shine as SM’s Little Stars 2015? The finalists from Metro Manila are Sofia Novielle Santos, Leandro Comia, Aiyana Kailyn Silva, Jeanne Elisha Ventura, Jian Arthur Wills, Lei Andre Navarro and Annastacia Beatriz Penny.
From Northern Luzon are Freyjah Jazz Tablizo, Aian Kurt Garcia and Kyle Ian Baterna.
Going south (Naga, San Pablo, and Lucena), the bets are Dawn Arione Angela Ilagan, Johan Jozef Yalong and Liam Thaddea Paglicawan.
Representing VisMin are Yessha Hilkiah de La Calzada, Raphaela Louise Aguila, Arnell Johnn Borre, Seth Levi Salada, Ma. Teresa Sagario and Leanne Margaret Cajulao.
SM Little Stars 2015 is co-presented by TV5, The Philippine STAR, National University, Toy Kingdom and Microtel.