Rayu Gravador and Frances Lacap Win Sparkle Campus Cuties Year 2

Rayu Gravador of FEU Manila and Frances Lacap of Enderun College were named Spakle Ultimate Campus Cuties in the Season 2 finale held on Sunday, August 9, at Studio 7 GMA Network Center.

Known respectively as “Ang Cutie Lover Boy ng Bulacan” and “Ang Go-getter Influencer ng New Manila,” both rising stars secured an exclusive contracts with GMA Network after beating out 18 other student finalists in a star-studded finale.

GMA Network and Sparkle executives turned out in full force to support the young contenders, led by GMA Network Senior Vice President Atty. Annette Gozon-Valdes, Sparkle First Vice President Joy Marcelo, Sparkle Senior Assistant Vice President for Talent Sales, Branding, and Marketing Anne Puno-Ignacio, Assistant Vice President for Talent Recruitment and Development Jenny Donato, Assistant Vice President for Talent Management Tracy Garcia, creative writer-director Aloy Adlawan, and Vice President for Musical, Variety, Specials, and Alternative Productions for Entertainment Group Gigi Santiago-Lara Gigi Santiago-Lara.

To determine who had true celebrity potential, a nine-member judging panel - composed of Atty. Annette Gozon-Valdes, Ms. Joy Marcelo, Mr. Aloy Adlawan, Mr. Neil Gumban, Sofia Pablo, Josh Ford, Clifford, Mr. Marco Agana, and Mr. Nat Manilag evaluated the contestants through three major challenges.

The finalists first strutted their stuff in a stylish runway segment, then proved their acting chops live on stage alongside Sparkle talents Sofia Pablo, Ralph Miaco, and Andrei Fajardo.

Before the main announcement, several special awards were handed out. These are:

GMA Playlist Choice Award - Ethan Bañares and Mary Francine Pamintuan

Studio Who Star Awards - Ethan Benares and Frances Lacap 

TikTok Live Viewers Choice Award - Rayu Gravador

Social Media Favorites - Rayu Gravador and Frances Lacap 

The competition narrowed down to the Top 10 finalists: 

Rayu Gravador

Frances Lacap

Geanne Castro

Madoxx Miguel

Mhai Arekat

Enzo Torrano

Abi Arnold

Rion Cheng

Ysa Prats

Ronnie Pasamba

All Top 10 faced a crucial Question and Answer portion to test their intelligence, composure, and eloquence under pressure.

Following this, the judges selected the Top 6 finalists: 

Ysa Prats

Enzo Torrano

Ronnie Pasamba

Abi Arnold

Rayu Gravador

Frances Lacap

In the final reveal, Ysa Prats and Enzo Torrano were named 2nd runners-up, while Ronnie Pasamba and Abi Arnold earned 1st runner-up honors. Standing supreme at the top, Rayu Gravador and Frances Lacap were officially crowned the grand winners of Campus Cutie Season 2.

All Top 6 contenders received official management contracts with Sparkle, with grand winners Rayu Gravador and Frances Lacap securing the coveted five-year contracts with Sparkle GMA Artist Center.