Entertainment: Rayu Gravador and Frances Lacap hail as the Sparkle Ultimate Campus Cuties of 2026

On August 9, 2026, Sparkle GMA Artist Center marked the grand finale of the second edition of Sparkle Campus Cutie, with Rayu Gravador of Far Eastern University and Frances Lacap of Enderun Colleges named as the Ultimate Campus Cuties of the competition, both of whom will receive a five-year management contract from the Kapuso network-backed talent agency.

Sparkle Campus Cutie 2’s Rayu Gravador and Frances Lacap not only won as the Ultimate Winners of the competition, but also as the 1st Placers of the Social Media Favorite Awards. Photo: Sparkle GMA Artist Center, GMA Network (PR)

Apart from their winnings as Ultimate Campus Cuties of the year, they also won first place in the Social Media Favorite award of Sparkle Campus Cuties 2. In contrast, Mateo Artadi (German European School Manila) and Euanne Preglo (Davao Merchant Marine Academy College of Southern Philippines) were named as the second placers of the same award.

Furthermore, the first runners-up of the Sparkle Campus Cutie 2 were Ronnie Pasamba of De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde and Abi Arnold of Angeles University Foundation. Similarly, Enzo Torrano of Mapua University Makati and Ysa Prats of Mapua Malayan Colleges Laguna were proclaimed as the second runners-up of the competition.

Sparkle Campus Cutie 2’s Top 10 Finalists. Photo: Sparkle GMA Artist Center, GMA Network (PR)

Other top 10 contenders from the competition include Rion Cheng (Bicol Merchant Marine College), Mhai Arekat (Frames of Mind School), Madoxx Miguel (St. Clare College of Caloocan), and Geanne Castro (Angeles University Foundation).

Additionally, the Sparkle Campus Cutie 2 Grand Final also named Ethan Bernares (University of St. La Salle – Bacolod) and Mary Francine Pamintuan (De La Salle University) as GMA Playlist Awardees, who will each receive a single. Frances and Ehan will also serve as the lead cast in an upcoming short film, Studio Who, as they also received the Studio Who Stars Awards. Rayu also received a TikTok Live Viewers’ Choice award in the competition.

Present in the grand finals were GMA Network’s Senior Vice President for Programming, Talent Management, Worldwide, and Support Group, and President of GMA Films, Atty. Annette Gozon-Valdes and First Vice President for Sparkle GMA Artist Center Joy C. Marcelo. Sparkle star and Miss Chinatown Philippines 2025 Yza Uy hosted the Sparkle Campus Cutie 2 Grand Finals.

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