[1] She is a former officer and currently a member of Professional Models Association of the Philippines (PMAP)[2] and appears regularly on magazine covers and advertising campaigns.

[3] Baranda started modelling when she was 13 years old, joining the clothing brand Pink Soda's club search where she was selected.

After her runner-up finish at the 1994 Philippine search for the Elite Model Look in 1994, she continued her modeling stints in ramp, mainstream media advertising campaigns and print media, appearing on the covers of the local editions of Uno, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, T3, Mega Magazine, Preview, Marie Claire and Maxim.

[citation needed] In 2000, she briefly played a minor part in the Philippine television series Pangako sa ’Yo, which she quickly followed up with Cool Dudes.

She has then transferred to ABS-CBN as a segment host for the showbiz gossip show The Buzz, which paved the way for her next project on TV Patrol.