Yes, doll-faced Ria Atayde is White Castle Whisky's 2023 calendar girl, with all her round and womanly curves captured in all their gorgeous glory.
To be sure, most, if not everyone, has already laid eyes on the tastefully seductive layouts of glamour photographer Dix Perez for the alcohol brand's decades-long tradition of selecting a face – and body – to represent them for the year. Long part of Filipino pop culture – the White Castle Whisky Lady in a red bikini riding that iconic white horse – Ria actually joins an elite and exclusive group of women who have graced the legendary calendar with the likes of Evangeline Pascual, Lorna Tolentino, Techie Agbayani, Carmi Martin, Maria Isabel Lopez, Cristina Gonzales, Glydel Mercado and Roxanne Guinoo to name a few. She stands out, however, for being the first White Castle Whisky lady who isn't of a standard waistline, shape or mold and is both honored and mighty proud to be so. Because all the same, Ria dazzles and generates the same impact as the muses before her, albeit in more modest swimwear, body suits and cover-ups that are just as alluring as the uniform two-piece that until now had been indispensable to all calendar girls.
All this is intentional, of course, as Destileria Limtuaco President and CEO Olivia Limpe-Aw confirmed this week's unveiling of Ria's trio of 2023 calendars.