Michele Gumabao

Profile Overview

Michele Theresa Imperial Gumabao-Panlilio (Tagalog: [miˈʃɛl guˈmɐbaʊ]; born September 2, 1992) is a Filipina professional volleyball player and beauty pageant titleholder. She is currently an opposite hitter for the Creamline Cool Smashers of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). She was named Best Opposite Hitter seven times in her professional career and was the Finals MVP in the 2016 Shakey's V-League Reinforced Conference.
She played collegiate volleyball for the De La Salle Lady Spikers, winning the UAAP title three consecutive times. She was named "Best blocker" twice and as co-captain of the team, she was named Finals MVP in her last season.
She has appeared on television as a sports analyst, and was a celebrity housemate in Pinoy Big Brother: All In (2014), where she lasted for 57 days. She also ventured into beauty pageants. She was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Globe in 2018, and represented the Philippines at The Miss Globe later that year, placing in the top fifteen. In 2020, she was the second runner-up in the first edition of Miss Universe Philippines.
Actor-politician Dennis Roldan (Mitchell Gumabao) is her father, while actor Marco Gumabao is her brother.