Nikki Gil, whose real name is Monica Pauline Santos Gil was born on August 23, 1987 in Manila, Philippines.  She is a Filipina singer, host, model and actress.

Eldest of the family, Gil was born in Manila to parents Dino and Julie Gil. Being born to a musically-inclined family, her father a piano player and her mom a church choir member, Gil was already singing and doing voiceovers for commercials as early as four years old.

She graduated from Shekinah Christian Training Center in March 2004 as batch valedictorian. In 2009, she graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University majoring in English Literature.

Nikki dated Gab Valenciano, Gary Valenciano's son. They had a short relationship. The two broke up after 5 months. She was rumored to be dating Billy Crawford. People suspected her close relationship with Billy Crawford while hosting Pinoy Dream Academy (PDA). The two were finally open about their relationship this year.

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100 Sexiest Filipina - I have my own list of the most hottest and sexiest of them all but I would rather give you the list from the authority on the subject. FHM Philippines, the local version of FHM, conducts a yearly poll on the 100 sexiest Filipina and here are the results for the 2009 poll, which was taken from more than two million participants. I will present first the Top 10 of the 100 sexiest Filipina. You will find the complete list at the end of this article. You may also want to take a look at the included video clip. It is a complete list of the top 100 sexiest Filipina starting from 100 downwards. Let's start with the 10th.

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