Rica evicted from PBB house
Manila Sun Star
by Glaiza Jarloc/Sunnex
January 3, 2010
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/rica-evicted-pbb-houseRICA Paras, an IT consultant and math goddess from Iloilo, is the latest evictee from the Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) house.
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Being a transgender, Rica was able to speak her mind inside the Big Brother house and in fact gained the title of Head of Household (HOH) once.
Emotions stir inside and outside the PBB house when in one episode of the show Rocky called Rica a "She-Man."
(NB: A bit more information about Rica, including a photo, is in the article which follows)
Rica Paras leaves PBB house without tears and fears
ABS_CBN
by Krishna Belle Meniado
January 2, 2009
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/01/03/10/rica-paras-leaves-pbb-house-without-tears-and-fearsRica's gender preference has long been a struggle in her life. Brought up in a conventional family, her father could not accept that his son wanted to become a woman.
And this was how Rica spent her childhood and adolescent years - shunned for being different.
Being inside PBB house not only helped Rica express her true self and feelings, but it also taught her to stand by her beliefs.
