She comes from a long line of actors, actresses, models and beauty queens. With good looks and acting talent running in her family, it is no surprise that 22-year-old Bianca Araneta ended up joining show business.

A VJ and part-time ramp and commercial model when she isn’t busy with school (she has one more year to go before tucking-up a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies at La Salle), Bianca is a nature- lover and has been an environmentalist since she was young. She also has an extremely soft spot for animals. Once, she took care of 15 dogs (now she’s down to three), more than 20 stray cats, various birds, fish, hamsters, rabbits and a salamander, all that at the same time! Her mother Maritess Revilla-Araneta took one look at the animals and said, “Please Bianca - no snakes!” No problem, because like her mother, Bianca isn’t a fan of snakes either. But snakes aside, the pretty VJ and model loves everything about nature. So much that when tapped to be the spokesperson for “Nestea’s Love the Beach” program, she didn’t even have to think twice.

The program is a beach-development project that brings together environmental groups, sea divers, celebrities, athletes and tourism sector. Through “Love the Beach,” Nestea aims to draw attention to the need to preserve our local beaches by promoting a healthy and wholesome lifestyle. The “Nestea Loves the Beach” program seeks to address specific areas of concern in beach development such as tourism, sports and health, environmental consciousness, fun and fashion. Coincidentally, these are the things that Bianca enjoys. “Love the Beach” fits right in with her image. Like most young people, she ranks traveling, sports and fashion among her top interest.

In fact Bianca plays beach volleyball among other sports, “but none of them competitively.” She does it more for the fun of the thing, like other people her age. She is also a very fitness and health-conscious person (how else do you think she maintains that figure of hers?)

Another thing that drives Bianca is her passion for causes. Her two pet causes are streetchildren (last year, she and some friends put up the Little Miracles Foundation that organizes and funds educational programs for streetchildren) and the environment. “I like fighting for causes and people who can’t fight for themselves. In other words, helpless causes. The environment can’t fight to defend itself, and that makes it very close to my heart. That was why I was willing and very happy to get involved with this program.” Bianca says, she intends to be an active spokesperson by “encouraging people to get involved especially when issues that concern any of the “Love the Beach” program components arise.

She especially wishes to do that when she is able to travel. Although she has been to key destinations around the country such as Boracay, Cebu, Bacolod, Palawan and Batangas, she hopes to do more traveling this year and “see other places that aren’t as well known.” Well, wherever Bianca goes, it’s certain that people are going to listen. After all, with all the titles that might as well precede that lovely name - model, traveler, athlete and environmentalist - she definitely is the best spokesperson for “Nestea’s Love the Beach.”