Hard one bros... There are hardcore native looking people (precolonial) looking like straight up "African". Then you have the beginning of the mixing. Also precolonial which look Austronesian Pacific Islander types and the "Chinoys" you mentioned. Then you have the colonial mixed mestizos, some of which are completely European looking...most look half. Mostly in major areas such as Manila and are typically "of influence". Then you have the other mixed white types... Children of military and drunk Brits and Aussies who impregnated and bounced. Typically found in Boracay and other touristy beach cities. At the same time, you also find a lot of Japanese mixes too but this was like only for like, 1 generation. Recently, I'd say in the 90's, you started to see a lot of Indian and middle eastern mixed people. NOW, it's Korean mixed people. This is the latest of the new era Filipinos. The truth is, the Philippines (specifically) Manila Bay, has been a hub for trade precolonial and post colonial days. Commerce brings business and business brings people. It is natural to mixed with the common folk. This has been going on for too many generations to count on 2 hands man! Most people disregard this fact. My dad is Chinese my mom is half Spanish. In Cali, I look Mexican. In Japan, they think I'm from Dubai. In Hong Kong, I'm Cantonese. In Mexico and south America, I'm a "chino". In the US most people open conversations speaking ebonics to me.... Wtf?! 🙌😂🙌 I speak nothing but the truth.... That being said, does it really matter? Most Pinoys from the PI are not very well travelled even in their own country... Sadly, therefore are not very exposed to the uniqueness about their heritage. Like it or not, we are a mixed race. The term Filipino was given to us so those that use it should realize that. Study it and have a more open mind.

Filipino is not an ethnicity, it's a nationality. The nation is heterogeneous so there is no single template for "looking" Filipino. But if you are looking for one irregardless, then you should look into the country's concept of beauty: mestiza/o, morena/o, and chinita/o. The fact there're three ideal beauty standards/types sort of tells you how diverse looks could get in this country.

I've seen Filipinos who look Japanese, Chinese, Indian (South Asian), and as a Filipino American, I can attest to that.

Filipino accents were pretty entertaining guys😂🇵🇭

I think since Filipinos all look different from each other, if you’re Filipino then you look Filipino.

As a Filipina myself, I think Filipinos do look primarily austronesian with Chinese traces and a golden warm complexion. I often get told I look Hawaiian but I think it’s because a lot of Filipinos do migrate to Hawaii. We typically have the l wider nose or slightly turned up if mixed with European. I’m 1/4 British. I also believe Filipinos tend to have higher cheek bones with a heart shaped face where a lot of other Asian countries have rounder faces. I agree real people that look Filipino are under represented and I do hate it. As you guys stated most countries aren’t genuinely represented by the majority but rather the better looking of those groups.

Exactly she looks like from final fantasy and the accent is on point man 👏🏼😂

Hahaha the Filipino accent was epic…😅

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im filipino and people always mistake me for vietnamese, chinese, korean, japanese, even native american once lol. theyre always surprised when I tell them Im filipino

There are women who look like that here in the Philippines, but its 5% max. She is not representative of those mixed with foreign ancestry, but rather those who have spent a lot of money on beauty products to get that way. This creation is all about the money because whitening products are massive money makers here with even the poorest of poor occasionally spending money on them.

I think it's cool that the Filipino genome matches ancient Chinese Longshan peoples, especially the southern Chinese ones (Tanshishan, Xitoucun, etc). To a T, like 93-100% match. That genetic signature in southern China got mixed in with northerners since then. But it's interesting to think about what Longshan was about and how they were walking around looking like modern Filipinos but acting Longshan and vice-versa. It's cool to think about if not precious imo. So many stories behind a people

For me a typical Filipino look (for celebrities) Tetchie Agbayani, Julia Clarete, Sarah Geronimo, Isabelle Daza

Most of them are dark, shorter in stature, black hair, black eye pupils

The Aeta/Papuan look I say is 1 out 100 Filipino it's not as common as you think, 70% looks Malay/Islander look , 5 percent Tsinoy 5% slight Indian/mix Arabo look, 5 percent meztiza look, 20% looks like Waray look from Visayan/mindanao region

As people have pointed out, there are many different types of Filipino, but usually a lot of people, especially today, are quite good at identifying who is a Filipino (even mixed ones). Take me for example, I have lighter skin & blue eyes because of Russian ancestry, but I still identify myself as predominantly Filipino because my parents & family's culture is Filipino. Infact, my resting bitch face could pass for one of these cyborgs, but I don't think I could be a model because I eat a lot of McDonald's & KFC, plus my London accent might sound ugly to some people, especially in Asia & America. I see myself as the ghetto version of Henry Golding.

very impressed by david, really does his homework even the accent is precise...

My only question is what side has Jollibee taken into this debate.

If you want a more Genuine looking AI model look no further for inspiration than Raya from Disney’s “Raya and the last dragon”.

Tbh I'm so amazed of how genetics works. My dad has an ancestry of japanese and aeta and my mom has an ancestry of indian ancestry. It's amazing since me and my siblings is not that similar looking. I mean, I have a sister who look like arab or indian with a straight or curly hair, one of my sister looks like japanese and I look like Taiwanese, my brother looks like chinese with freckles and my other sister look like aeta but with light skin and a button upward nose. It's really amazing tbh, all of my friends and classmates are always asking if we had the same parents. But yeah, we do however this is just how genetics works. Especially, with my dad side it's so cool seeing curly hair with slanted eyes or golden skin or light skin or dark skin. So in the end, we dont really know what's the "real filipinos" looks like since we are from austronesian, eastern chinese, malays or anything. If you grew up with filipino culture, with a filipino blood, has a heart of filipino or citizen of the Ph then you're Filipino.

I'm half black and half mexican (white-hispanic) and have been mistaken for Filipina by other Filipinos several times if I'm invited to one of their events. And if I'm ever out with my Filipina aunt (by marriage, not blood-related) strangers think she's my mother even if my real mom is there too. I have a tan olive complexion, long curly hair, full lips, and a round nose.

Filipinos come in a variety of looks, shades, mixtures etc.. But as usual the so called "Spanish looking or Half Euro" Filipino gets almost all the Exposure, selling points, Praise, Marketing etc, etc. Just watch Filipino News/Entertainment etc, etc and you'll get the Point. This is mainly in the Philippines but when you go outside the Country there's more of a Spectrum shown (At least in the US & Canada). Funny thing though, over the past 35 plus years of being around/within the Filipino community as an outsider; I've noticed that most Foreigners/Non-Filipino folks who date or marry a Filipina/o are generally with the average everyday Tan to Brown Filipina/o, but in the Philippines the masses are Bombarded with Messages/Products etc to aspire to be as Light as possible. The lighter or Euro you look the more Praise you get. Fortunately, there's a growing movement there that highlights accepting your beautiful Malay skin type. Check out You Tuber Asia Jackson and various other Pinay's who are spearheading such issues. Of course, Philippines is not the only one, African Americans & Afro-Latino's etc, Asian Indians, etc have this Challenge too. Sorry so long.

The term Filipino has changed throughout history. Filipino was originally a term called to Spanish people who first settled in the region. Indigenous peoples were called Indios in the colonial period. And through centuries of intermingling, mestizos (mixed race) people became part of that terminology, and towards the end of the 19th century, towards the revolution, many indigenous peoples have adapted the name, especially those subjected to Christianity. And once the United States colonized the Philippines, the term Filipino became an umbrella term for all people who reside in the region. So oddly, Filipino is not usually a term used for race, it’s more of a nationality that most do not realize is very eclectic.

I'm a Filipino but I'm on a lighter shade of skin tone, while my brother is moreno or darker tone.. I have slightly slanted eyes that people mistakenly think that I'm part Chinese or Korean... And we live in a province near the Metro Manila area..

Virtual models are the new Barbie & Friends. The dolls had unrealistic features and proportions (but also had the "sleek fox eyes" you mentioned?) and people were concerned about the impact on ideal body image for young kids. Same thing different era. Cyborg/humanoid products in the future will be talked about the same (life size Barbie). Prediction: a virtual conference where virtual models around the world showcase new fashion, products, and technology. The ads don't come to you, the ads are so attractive that you go to the ads.

Having mixed (races) history as a melting pot, the most popular media represented beautiful Filipinas have been mestizas. But of course there are other native types. Hence, there should not be just one typical Filipina look, but varied. Should we mention ‘identity crisis’?

AI models are such a nice concept. They could eliminate so much problems like human trafficking or harassment that we currently have in the modeling industry. I hope people will differentiate virtual from reality and appreciate them instead of complexing over how "perfect" these models look. AI models have so much potential.

I am 100% Filipina and I have never used glutathione for whitening and brightening. This AI business is truly getting out of hand! I worry for the youth. This is all about making money and does not contribute anything valuable or meaningful to my motherland, the Philippines 🇵🇭. This is completely degrading to what it truly means to be Filipina.

We filipinos are a mixed race for centuries. We have the malay stock mixed then mixed with spanish blood then mixed with chinese and a few japanese immigrants. Then with the recent filipino diaspora all over the world and recent immigration of koreans, indians and a few africans, we are just halo2 all over.

Did they just post dingdong dantes's face in the video? 🤣🤣 & David's Filipino accent is funny 🤣🤣

In the Philippines we have darker tan skin than Chinese or Japanese, and have less squint eyes that them as well. We look more closely with Vietnamese, Cambodian, Malaysian, Indonesian and Thai. But then again we are mixed with Chinese and Japanese, and now Western. American mixed would look like Rob Schneider, Bruno Mars, Tia Carrera, etc.

It's interesting how the Philippines has so many diverse looks compared to other Asian countries. A lot of Filipinos are mixed because of Spanish colonization, but you don't really see that as widely with other colonized Asian countries. But yeah, the celebrities that are portrayed in their domestic media is far from what the average person in that country looks like. It's the most idealized version of beauty which is the top 1% of the population.

Filipinos look hella diverse, they can be look Indian, Latino, Chinese, European, etc.

Filipinos are pretty heterogeneous in terms of appearance so I wouldn't really care too much about her not looking "Filipino enough". I do know however that Filipinos have a massive online presence and a lot of people just say stuff for the sake of being heard lol

em is for younger rather than older. It can refer to your female significant other, or younger siblings (both sexes).

Growing up I had a Filipina friend in HS who basically looked like Moana (that’s what I would refer to as the “general” or most prevalent look amongst Filipinos) Two decades later my fiancé is half Filipina and British/Swedish ancestry on her Dads side…she has a lot of the same features but the nose and eye colors and skin are vastly lighter. She’s complimented quite frequently by darker skins Filipinos. That’s all to say, I think this AI model is indicative of how some (not all) Filipinos wants to look because if you ask most non Filipinos if this model looks Filipino a vast majority of them will say no.

The funny thing is: -People don't have an issue with Gisele Bunchen and Pele being Brazilians. -It's also not confusing that The Rock (who's half Samoan and half Black ) and Jason Momoa(Half Hawaiian and half white) as Americans. -It's also okay that Dennis Schröder and Dirk Nowitzki are plainly called Germans. -Yet there are people that still say Filipinos can't look and sound any other way than what's on their mind?

David got the pinoy accent down but Andrew’s could use some more work 😂 Also “‘em” is a honorific that means younger not older

Ina Raymundo for me. I'm old school. But it's hard to pick ONE. Morenas, ______ Island bebots, Chinitas, Mestizas, Kana, quarters, eights, etc. If they have Pinoy pride they on the menu. You can't pick one, its a personal preference. I'm a jungle Pilipino so I prefer the jungle type.

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You're not going to erase 500 years of Western colonialism overnight. The majority of Filipinos want to look like that AI model. Typical self hatred. It's sad.

In the Philippines I was always asked if I was Japanese. Whenever I go to Japan I have no problem blending in. My mother is part Spanish but is always mistaken for Chinese. Once in Vancouver, BC, I saw a Chinese woman approach my mother smiling and speaking Chinese. Then she pointed at me and I said, "I'm not Chinese.". And that was not the first time my mother was approached by Chinese who thought she was Chinese. In my case, however, I was always asked (even by Japanese) if I was Japanese. I had pin straight jet black hair and very white skin. Around the 2012 year onward, even a Japanese friend told me she thought I looked like Keiko Terada of SHOW-YA. As to celeb who really looks Filipina, I would say Maria Isabel Lopez. Look at pictures of her when she was younger and won the Bb. Pilipinas.

My two cents on what Filipinos look like (I'm Filipino, living currently in Idaho)... Basically Malay with slight traces of Chinese heritage. Then add even smaller traces of White, Indian, etc. In the US, they look even more mixed due to high rate of racial intermarriage. That's how usually Filipinos migrate to the US. One marries an American, then the rest of the family gets queued for immigration later. I have been approached by two women asking me if I'm Filipino. It turns out they're also Filipino. But mixed. They look Mexican to me. Lol

Filipino people are first and foremost of Indo/Malay and Pacific islander decent! We have some people with Chinese, Spanish, and African descent, but overall, we are Pacific South Asian and definitely not Latino, no offense to the real Latins of the world! I prefer to be addressed as Visayan, not colonial Philippine!

Bruh I'm Vietnamese and all people always and I mean all people always think I'm freaking Mexican even the Mexicans

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This is my first time seeing AI influencers. Aside from beauty standards, some look real and some look slightly creepy. The AI from the Philippines and Mongolia kind of look like updated SIMS. The other countries look a little more authentic.

loved the filipino accents lol

Filipinos are heavily influenced by the US bond they forged during WW2. So they value lighter skin like many other asian countries. Most female models or pop culture women in the phillipines are white basically.

I pay no significant attention to Filipino celebrities, but my family varies in appearance. Quite a few of us from my father’s family look Chinoy, but our Chinese ancestry likely goes back to my great grandfather or his father. A few are darker in complexion. My mom’s family have a lighter complexion. There’s a lot of genetic variation. Genetically, I’m East Asian, Central Asian, likely Austronesian and 1/4 Polynesian.

Lea Salonga, a favorite Filipina beauty!

Pure Filipino is Aeta but normal Filipino Looks like mix Hispanic,Chinese in Metro Manila probably Katagalogan Region because Binondo Manila is Oldest and first China town in the whole world thats why many are there is Filipino Chinese and the Manila is become a Center of the Spanish Goverment Of the time of their Colonization thats why Katagalogan Region have more Mistiso and mistisas of that Time even most National hero of the Philippines mix with Espanish and FilipinoTagalog like Jose Rizal ....in Northern Luzon Filipino looks like Indonesian or Vietnamese mostly ilocanos ...in Visayan Region and Mindanao Region looks like mix Arabic or mix indians ....but mostly beautiful Filipina Women and handsome Filipino Man Mix with Western Countries and Mix with American they are so beautiful called PhilAm 😊😊😊

the looks of most celebrities in most countries have that idealized, aspirational, and often unreachable beauty standards of their particular culture and generation. right or wrong, this means they are a cut above the rest (taller, skinnier, sexier, etc) and make up the minority. they will never look like the average person. this, of course, is sad and ironic.

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The only true 100 %Asian winner Ms Universe or Ms World I think only from India, other than that mostly mixed race. In Indonesia movie industry usually actresses or actors are mixed race🤭

I was thinking about the unique beauty of Filipinos, especially the gorgeous moreno/morena skin. Speaking of which, I have noticed how Jak Roberto and Sanya Lopez (Filipino Celebrity) embody that original Filipino beauty so well. Fun fact: they're actually siblings! 🇵🇭💖 Just wanted to share my admiration for their natural and stunning Filipino looks.

Tbh most Filipinos I see look very Austronesian, very asian looking, asian eyes, asian face shape, asian hair but with tan to brown skin of course due to the country's climate. Some also have deeper eyes with prominent double eyelids and that's acceptable since we also have shared history with the indians and yes the 5 percent of filipinos with Caucasian look who are heavily represented in the media .

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Ya’ll got the accent on 🔒 👏🏽 🇵🇭

You know what, this is hard since here in the Philippines its all mixed-up there is these three types Morena, Chinay/Chinita and Tisay. And now these three types are blending even more I see Tisay which look like europian but the face is chinita with tan color like a morena. You see filipino people has mix reaction to this because even us have all different profile of what a filipino should look like. And here is crazier, they are reacting now but if this AI model is a real life model and then news outlets will say she is a filipina the philippines will have a totally different reaction. We would most likely say in our mind ah yeah she is Pinay the eyes look asian or the build is like tisay or whatever filipinos will look for the similarities rather and since the philippines is so mixed-up, like really mixed, there is always similarities to find.

Watching this partially. I got to do a full reaction video later.

I'm a game developer/3D artist and these AI models look good in the way they were created. At first glance, you will think they were real but the hair and how they was standing next to real people is a giveaway. But they look excellent👍🏿

Yup I’m Filipino and people say I look Russian/Chinese. OG Filipinos look like aboriginals, similar to the natives of Australia

Berlina need to go to the beach for tanning haha

Features-wise, Maymay Entrata would be a good representative I think. Or a young Nora Aunor!

How come you guys exclude/ignore west Asians (middle easterners/ Iranians) and / or north Asians (Siberians/Russians) ? Do you not view them as Asians?

They are mixed thus; they maybe look like East Asians to westerners. Vanessa Hudgens, her father, who died of cancer in February 2016 was of Irish, French, and Native American descent, and her mother is Filipina, a native of Manila.

Malaysian and Indonesian look very similar to Filipinos. Even the language, the English accent and I notice the desserts. They have to share the same ancestor background. With that said everybody else (other races) think filipinos are just Chinese lol. That's the way I grew up

well it's diverse, we have meztizas, chinitas, morenas.. My favorite are the morenas though most of them have nice tan half european nose they have the beautiful eyes..

What? Not even close!

I am a Filipino but I am usually mistaken as Indian or rather Mexican.They thought,I am mix with those kind of people but actually, I am not.I am full blooded Filipino.

Filipinos can look all kinds of ways

Lilly Mac is pure Filipino just living in Australia.

As a Filipino, I don't care about this one. Is this really important? Enlighten me At least we have someone who represent us🤷

A Filipino person has to look like they can swim. Maybe the ability to climb a tree. They could be at home eating rice with their hand. They eat banana chips. Jose Razal.

The thing is..we look very different

The accent is killing me. 😂💀😂💀

Lily Mac is full filipino who did surgeries

we are mix mix!!!

Negritos are just 1% of Filipino population and they are going extinct.. The modern Filipino generation are 50% austronesians, 40% east Asians, 5% Europeans

Its easier to find a male filipino than females. If you can spot one in the description starts with moreno/Morena darker skin, not asian eyes like Chinese, korea, Japanese, have lesser latino Spanish characteristic in their blood or light skin. This is why I go for "lovi poe" for female filipina. Manny pacman is an easier spot for male pinoy.

This AI will be back on the drawing board. Wait for 2.0.

This issue is clearly a USA issue. The problem is that there is a large Filipino community, as compared to other Southeast Asian communities, besides Vietnamese. Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, etc all have history of mixed/colonization yet their populations aren't as large compared to the other Asian communities in the USA. So if you also factor in the divide between Filipinos from the Philippines, as compared to the American-born Filipinos who are oblivious or ignorant to Filipino history/culture, let alone other SE Asian cultures, this is why there is this identity crisis.

Gloria Diaz, Miss Universe 1969 was the first Filipina to win that crown. If you google her pics as she was then, her features are what a Beautiful Filipina would look like ....to me.

As a Filipino, I have Chinese-Spanish-Filipino blood, when I moved to Japan numerous Japanese mistaken me for a Brazilian. When I visited the US, 2 white females thought I was a Latina and were shocked when I spoke to them in English. They were like, "Oh, she speaks English. Good English.” I was like, "Ahm, girls, I am not deaf. I can hear you clearly." Well, that's another story. Hahaha.

A 2020 genetic study on Southeast Asian populations focusing on ethnic groups in Vietnam by Liu et al. 2020 found that most sampled groups are closely related to East Asians and carry mostly "East Asian-related" ancestry. Modern Austronesian and Austroasiatic speaking populations of Southeast Asia were found to have mostly East Asian-related ancestry (89% to 96%, with 94% on average). Taiwanese indigenous peoples had on average 99% East Asian-related ancestry. Kra-Dai-speaking populations had, similar to the Taiwanese indigenous peoples, nearly exclusively East Asian-related ancestry.[32]

She shld look someone like Nadine Lustre or Julie Ann San Jose.

Im pure pilipina, but some indian I know, said I have indian beauty.

They should've taken inspiration from Raya from the disney movie, instead of Alita battle angel

Lol @ the pinoy accent

My mom has Chinese blood abot 40% my dad has Indian blood about 5%..

this does have to do with Philippines entertainment industry overly glorifying western looks, beauty standards, just look at the celebrity list of filipino's majority of them are mix race, when i visited malaysia i got shock finding out the face they represent in tv and commercial advertisement are the typical face of malay, same in thailand, but here advertisement like bilboards and films are dominated by meztiso mestiza. when if you think about it, the ones whos majority are the ones should be represented not the people who just a tiny fraction.

Loooll since when are Punjabis our standard but yes it's North Indians that are the most dominant

ha ha ha ha good accents ... I have half Filipino cousins ... they look mixed, but clearly more white (or black in one case) than Asian ... people who get hung up on it need to chill.

Shout out to Sleeping Dogs that game was slept on pun intended...

im meztizo but im just a citizen in the philippines

I would say Nadine Lustre without heavy make up would be the closest to the average Filipina model.

Vanessa Hudgens is half Filipino. Even she has dark skin. Her mum is what a typical local Filipino would look like.

Rocco nacino, michael daez, ding dong dantes are examples of famous (relevant) "pure" Filipino celebrities

I'm a Filipina and I do wonder sometimes why a lot of filipinas don't have slanted eyes