THE FASHION SHOW finalist James Paul

I was watching a delayed telecast of an episode of The Fashion Show season 1. It was the final four final runway show. I was not really paying close attention to what i was watching 'coz i'm also in front of the computer- reading/looking at some stuff, until the final designer introduced himself as 'James Paul Ancheta.'

It's not the first time i've heard of the name James Paul 'coz i've been  watching the show almost every week, and i'm familiar w/ the contestants. But what what really caught my attention was when James Paul mentioned his family name. 'Ancheta' has a filipino blood or descent ring on to it. Although im not sure of the origin of the family name 'Ancheta,' here in the Philippines (i assume), it's a common family name. We had a neighbor that has the same family name.

http://www.poptower.com/fashion-show/james-paul-ancheta.htm

After hearing his name, instincts told me to look him up on the internet and behold, he's a Filipino - well, i'm just assuming. 'coz according to his bio that i've read, he was born in the Philippines but was raised in California. So i'm not really sure how much 'filipino' is  or was in him. but he did mentioned "farmers" and "southeast asia" (which vaguely has a point of reference to the philippines) when he was explaining the concept of his key piece from the collection in front of the judges.

Here's a link to James Paul Ancheta's bio.
And here's a link to a blogger's review of James Pauls' final collection.