Joaquin Casado is a hunk from the Queen City of the South. He went to Manila to fulfill his dream of making a name for himself in the Philippine showbiz industry in order to help his family in his native Cebu.

He ventured into modelling to kick off this dream of his and was lured into this year’s Body Heat Modelling Competition. He, along with Michael Hoo, Marco Odejar and Mike Young were the strong competitors in the said annual modelling contest and eventually it was Marco Odejar who was declared grand winner, with Joaquin as his first runner up.

With his amazing performance in Body Heat, he set his sights for Mister Philippines so he could represent the Philippines in an International Competition. He, was not successful in this endeavor. He lost to eventual winners: 2nd Runner Up – Carsten Ertel; 1st Runner Up – Michael Koegel; Mr. Philippines-International Man – Nino Sazo; Mr. Philippines-International – Ian Leonel Porlayagan and Mr. Philippines-ExpoWorld – Michael Raymond Lim.

During the interview portion of the competition, one of his statements struck me. He exclaimed, in an almost teary-eyed state, that he was working doubly hard in modelling in order to give his family a decent living. Doesn’t that fact make you love him even more?