Krista K


Krista Kleiner, is an American Eurasian entertainer, creator and beauty queen. She joined Binibining Pilipinas 2010 and won Binibining Pilipinas-International 2010. She represented the Philippines in Miss International 2010 wherein she placed in the Top 15 finalists.

Background

She was born in Orange County, California, and is of Filipino, English, German, Spanish, Scottish, Finnish and Chinese descent. Spending four years in the Philippines hosting, acting, and performing on a number of primetime television shows, she ventured out to other parts of Southeast Asia. She went on to win Binibining Pilipinas in 2010, also bagging the titles Best in Swimsuit and Best in Talent. Upon auditioning for the man himself, Krista was mentored by world-renowned international balladeer Julio Iglesias after being asked to be his special guest on his world tour in 2010. Krista self produced a pop/dance/R&B album after returning to the Philippines, leading to her signing two major label deals across four countries in Asia—the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. Shortly after, Krista connected with Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas, who became her mentor, eventually leading to her return to Los Angeles.
Since returning to Los Angeles, Krista has become involved with a nonprofit called Club 42 and has helped with the development of business technology firm JMAS Group. She has worked with a number of production companies including Mike Judge's Tales from the Tour Bus TV show, Language Media, Shorebreak International Inc. and Execution Style Entertainment. Since the age of 4, Krista Kleiner has been performing both on and off the stage. Having enrolled in jazz, tap, hip-hop, ballroom, and ballet classes at such a young age, Krista soon found herself successfully competing in Latin ballroom styles. Later, she became a runway model. Kleiner started to slowly learn the ropes of the entertainment industry that she would soon call home.
At 18, she secured her first major contract with the top TV network in the Philippines. Having just begun her college education at the University of California in San Diego, the difficult choice between an education in the classroom or an education in the real world would present itself. Kleiner would uproot herself from California for an experience that was supposed to last but only a few months, but in fact lasted four years.
Over the course of her years in the Philippines, Kleiner co-hosted a primetime game show out of the gate. Her unique look and playful personality mixed with her uncanny ability to speak the native Tagalog language made her an instant hit with the Filipino audiences. This instant connection with her Philippine fans catapulted her to her next gig—a lead role in the primetime equivalent of Spiderman in the Philippines. Through this role she was able to display a new comedic side to her character as well as her ability to perform in action sequences by leveraging her black belt in Tae Know Do. Her rising star power didn’t stop there. Successful showings while hosting lifestyle shows, daytime shows, and the number one variety show in the Philippines turned one-off spots into regular appearances, which continued to bring her into the hearts and minds of her loyal Philippine fans.
Truly immersing and assimilating herself into the Philippine culture created a sense of pride in her country that she could not ignore. That pride turned into a sense of obligation to be the best representative of a beautiful Filipino culture, so she joined the Binibining Pilipinas competition in 2010. She was fortunate enough to qualify to compete and not only took awards for “Best in Swim Suit” and “Best in Talent” but also took home the crown as Miss Philippines International 2010.
This level of visibility as an official representative of the country, caught the attention of many more including the likes of the legendary Julio Iglesias. She was personally asked by Julio to join him on his world tour as a special guest performer that would sing and dance before sell-out crowds in the Philippines, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, and even back in her own native United States. The wealth of knowledge and experience she learned training with one of the best in the music business had turned a light switch on forever. She had found her true passion in musical performance and writing.
Being no stranger to taking dreams into her own hands, Krista self-produced her debut album entitled Feels So Good. As if spearheading her own 14-track album wasn’t enough, she represented herself to labels and successfully locked in multiple distribution deals for her project.

Appearances

dateeventlocation
October 24, 2013Opening Performance for Ke$ha Warrior TourMalaysia
September 30, 2013Hosting for BodogManila, Philippines
September 21, 2013One World Music FestivalSingapore
September 20, 2013Performance with Taboo at Amber Lounge Singapore Grand Prix PartySingapore
September 6, 2013Performance at the We Love Asia Music Festival with DJ BentoKL, Malaysia
July 19, 2013Special performance at Ku De Ta SingaporeSingapore
June 29, 2013Special performance with DJ Bento at Chivas Chivalry EventKL, Malaysia
June 28, 2013Performance with DJ Irwan at Zouk KLKL, Malaysia
June 1, 2013Live performance on WowowillieMNL, Philippines quezon city
May 30, 2013guest on GMA 7's Kusina MasterMNL, Philippines
May 30, 2013Guesting on GMA 7's The Tim Yap ShowMNL, Philippines
May 7, 2013Guesting at The Breakfast ShowKL, Malaysia
April 30, 2013KL Launch with Craig David and Taboo of the Black Eyed PeasKL, Malaysia
April 2013Signing with Universal Music PhilippinesMNL, Philippines
April 6, 2013Live performance on WowowillieMNL, Philippines
March 23, 2013Hosted the Mercedes Benz F1 EventKL, Malaysia
March 12, 2013Guesting on Magic 89.9's Boys Night OutMNL, Philippines
March 12, 2013Live performance on WowowillieMNL, Philippines
February 2013Live performance on WowowillieMNL, Philippines
February 2013Signing with Warner Music Malaysia, Singapore and BruneiMalaysia, Singapore, Brunei
January 2013Live performance on Wowowillie's launchMNL, Philippines
December 2012Host of Seven for All Man Kind openingSingapore
December 2012Red Carpet Host for Screen SingaporeSingapore
November 2012Host for Awit AwardsMNL, Philippines
November 2012Guest performer for Crissa Jeans Dance SynergyMNL, Philippines
November 2012Guest Presenter for Malaysian Music AwardsMalaysia
November 2012Host for Michael Kors openingKL, Malaysia
November 2012Perform at SMX Mall of Asia for Private VIP corporate eventMNL, Philippines
October 2012Press Conference in Malaysia for the Malaysian Music Awards KL, Malaysia
August 2012special guest model for the Fashion Institute graduation at Resorts WorldMNL, Philippines
June 2012performed for GMA Network International Pinoy TV eventNJ, USA
June 2012performed for GMA Network International Pinoy TV eventSan Francisco, USA
May 2012performed for GMA Network International Pinoy TV eventWaikiki, Hawaii
April 1012performed for GMA Network International Pinoy TV eventCH, USA
March 1012performed for GMA Network International Pinoy TV eventFL, USA
March 2012performed at Philippine Sportswriters Association's Annual Awards NightMNL, PH
March 2012performed at event for San Miguel- Kaamulan FestivalBukidnon, PH
Feb 2012performed at San Miguel corporate eventMNL, PH
Feb 2011guested in Valentine's concert of Christian BautistaMNL, PH
November 2010opening performance on JayR’s concertMNL, PH
October 2010performed at Wil Time Big Time Anniversary show @ Araneta ColiseumMNL, PH
October 2010GMA Network International showsSan Francisco, San Diego USA
August 2010Performed for GMA International Pinoy TV even @ Filipino Kababayan FestivalOrange County, USA
August 2010Performed for GMA International Pinoy TV even @ Filipino Kababayan FestivalOrange County, USA
March 2010guest in concert with JULIO IGLESIAS World TourSydney, Australia
March 2010guest in concert with JULIO IGLESIAS World TourMelbourne, Australia
April 2010guest in concert with JULIO IGLESIAS World TourKuala Lumpus, Malaysia
April 2010guest in concert with JULIO IGLESIAS World TourTokyo, Japan
April 2010guest in concert with JULIO IGLESIAS World TourOsaka, Japan
April 2010guest in concert with JULIO IGLESIAS World TourNagoya, Japan
April 2010guest in concert with JULIO IGLESIAS World TourMaui, USA
April 2010guest in concert with JULIO IGLESIAS World TourHonolulu, USA
April 2010guest in concert with JULIO IGLESIAS World TourToronto, Canada
April 2010guest in concert with JULIO IGLESIAS World TourNew York, USA
April 2010guest in concert with JULIO IGLESIAS World TourIndiana, USA
June 2010guest in concert with JULIO IGLESIAS World TourLas Vegas USA
August 2009guest in show with JayR- duet performanceMNL, PH
June 2009Maxims June launch special performanceMNL, PH