9-11 in New York was rainy and damp — yet the fashionistas had a field day! A Filipina designer, Monique Lhuillier, showed off her Spring Collection at Bryant Park on Fifth Avenue. Her parents, especially my role model (with a warm, welcoming personality and down-to-earth aura to complement her business ventures and philanthropic advocacies) Amparito Llamas Lhuillier, must be beaming with pride. Yes, we’re happy too! That’s because Monique is a true-blooded Cebuana (o.k., French and Spanish with cultural roots in Cebu). Someone asked me (by e-mail) if Monique is proud of her Filipina roots, and I replied, “All the time!”

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