Ariella Arida biography: 13 things about Miss Universe 2013 third runner-up

Who is Ariella Arida?

Ariella Hernandez Arida is a Filipino actress, model and beauty queen born and raised in Alaminos, Laguna, Philippines. She is also known as Ara Arida.

Arida is a member of the Iglesia ni Cristo. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. Her father Arlesito Arida is from Alaminos while her mother Estrella Hernandez Arida is from San Pablo, Laguna.
2. She is an alumna of the University of the Philippines Los Baños in Los Baños, Laguna.
3. She is 5’7″ tall.
4. She was a Miss Philippines Earth 2012 candidate.
5. She was Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 2013.
6. She was Miss Universe 2013 third runner-up.
7. She co-hosted the GMA Network show “Wowowin” from 2016 to 2017 and in 2021.
8. From 2018 to 2019, she played Irene Flores in the ABS-CBN series “Playhouse”.
9. From 2019 to 2020, she played Tatiana de la Torre in the ABS-CBN series “The Killer Bride” and co-hosted the ABS-CBN show “Umagang Kay Ganda”.
10. From 2021 to 2022, she played Eunice Uytengco in the GMA Network series “Stories from the Heart: The End of Us”.
11. From 2023 to 2024, she played Therese Soriano in the GMA Network series “Black Rider”.
12. On November 20, 2024, she turned 36.
13. In 2025, she became the Miss Universe Philippines national director.

TIMELINE

2012

• On May 27, 2012, she represented Alaminos at Miss Philippines Earth 2012 and competed against 46 other candidates at the Center State of the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She was unplaced.

2013

• On April 14, 2013, she competed against 49 other Bb. Pilipinas 2013 candidates at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila. She was crowned Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 2013, which was the highest among the four titles at stake.
• On November 9, 2013, she represented the Philippines at Miss Universe 2013 and competed against 85 other candidates at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow, Russia. She was third runner-up to Gabriela Isler of Venezuela.

2014

• On March 30, 2014, she crowned her successor Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 2014 Mary Jean Lastimosa at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

2015

• On January 25, 2015, she served as a presenter at Miss Universe 2014 at the Florida International University (FIU) Arena in Miami, Florida, United States.

2016

• She was in the cast of “Juan Happy Love Story” Season 1 episode 1, which aired on May 16, 2016.
• She was in the cast of “Dear Uge” Season 1 episode 10, which aired on November 20, 2016.

2017

• She appeared in the “Full House Tonight!” episode that aired on March 25, 2017.
• She was in the cast of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2017 entry “Gandarrapiddo: The Revenger Squad”, which was released on December 25, 2017.

2018

• In April 2018, she met Cole Sprouse while he was in Metro Manila for a meet-and-greet organized by the fashion brand Bench.

2019

• In July 2019, Nino Bautista and John Redentor Gatus of Bargn Farmaceutici Philippines Company (BFC) signed her to be the face of a new product and be the lead ambassador of a beauty campaign of the company.

2020

• She was in the cast of the MMFF 2020 entry “Coming Home”, which was released on December 25, 2020.

2021

• She played one of the main roles in the film “Sarap Mong Patayin”, which was released on October 15, 2021.

2022

• She and Tony Labrusca starred in the film “Breathe Again”, which was released on June 3, 2022.

2023

• She was in the cast of “Fit Check: Confessions of an Ukay Queen”, which premiered on July 6, 2023.

2024

• In July 2024, she and Miss Universe 2012 first runner-up Janine Tugonon met in Paris, France.

2025

• On February 15, 2025, she was officially introduced as the new national director of Miss Universe Philippines.