Nelson Banzuela

Whatever happened to the Fashionissimo 2011 winner Nelson Banzuela?

His name hasn’t been heard as of late. He may be included in some of the big fashion shows but only as one of the models and his name not highlighted.

Sayang. Whoever manages him should make good use of his looks (while he’s still young and seem to be at the peak of being guapo) to penetrate showbiz.

Nelson’s name popped up in my head because his fellow Fashionissimo 2011 contestant Jeric Gonzales (who used “Eric” in the male pageant) was declared the male winner of GMA-7’s “Protégé: The Battle for the Big Artista Break” in the finals held last night. And by that win, he now has a sure showbiz career ahead of him. It’s up to him whether to make good use of that or not.

As for Nelson, I hope he gets his chance. I remember him being interviewed by 24 Oras after he won Fashionissimo 2011 and saying that if given a chance, he would like to go into showbiz.