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What's behind your nickname CJ?
It's Criselda Janice. My mom named me after two celebrities. "Criselda" came from this beauty queen, Cecilia "Dang" Flores Cecilio, because she wanted me to become a beauty queen-but I didn't want to become one-and "Janice," after Janice de Belen because my mom was a fan.

And why don't you want to be a beauty queen? From your looks, you're almost made to be one.
I'm more into modeling and acting. For me, beauty pageants, it's like you have to prove yourself and I don't think I have anything to prove. I just want to earn money right away. So, I started modeling right away when I was 14.

Wasn't that a bit too early?
Yeah, I was in 2^nd year high school then. I was 14 years old and my first modeling stint was not even here in the Philippines. It was in Hong Kong, but I was discovered here. And then it followed through na lang.

So, you're an early bloomer?
I was tall! I was 5'7" already and then what's funny was I didn't grow up anymore! Ha ha! I stayed at 5'7"!