[2] At age 14, Medel was spotted by a modeling agent after she became first runner-up in Mutya ng Tabaco in Albay.
[3] She went from modeling to acting in erotic films such as Asong Ulol, Totoy Mola, Molata, Babae sa Bubungang Lata, Padre Kalibre, and Sisa.
During her showbiz stint, Medel also became a television host for the anthology drama, Daisy Siete, and the longest noontime variety show, Eat Bulaga.
[4] When Medel quit her acting career in 2002, she married Yoji Hayakawa, a Japanese businessman with whom she has two children.
[6] Medel studied to become a chef at the Center of Asian Culinary School[7] and started a restaurant business in Tabaco, Albay.