Michele Gumabao

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Michele Theresa Imperial Gumabao (born September 2, 1992) is a Filipino volleyball player and beauty pageant titleholder.

She is currently signed to the Creamline Cool Smashers of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), and has previously played for teams in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL).

Michele Theresa Imperial Gumabao was born in San Mateo, California, on September 2, 1992.

She studied in School of the Holy Spirit of Quezon City before going to De La Salle University, where she was a consistent Dean's Lister.

Gumabao was a member of the women's volleyball team of De La Salle University for four years (2010-2013), during which the team won three consecutive championship titles in the UAAP.

She was two-time Best Blocker in seasons 73 and 74 and the Finals Most Valuable Player in season 75.

Gumabao did not play in her final year of eligibility in the UAAP after her graduation.

In October 2013, Gumabao graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in marketing management.

She is the daughter of former PBA player and actor Dennis Roldan and the sister of actor Marco Gumabao and cousin of TV anchor Gretchen Fullido.

In 2013, she played in the Philippine Super Liga for the PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins.

In 2013, she served as a Shakey's V-League analyst.

On March 17, 2013, she appeared on ABS-CBN's talk show, Gandang Gabi Vice with her teammate, Mika Reyes and two members of their rival school's team, the Lady Eagles, Fille Cainglet and Gretchen Ho.

On March 20, 2013, she also appeared in the segment "Ihaw Na!"

on ABS-CBN's gag show, Banana Nite.

She participated in ABS-CBN's Kapamilya All-Star Volleyball Game, which was held on October 6, 2013.

She has appeared on television as a sports analyst, and was a celebrity housemate in Pinoy Big Brother: All In (2014), where she lasted for 57 days.

She also ventured into beauty pageants.

In 2014, she joined the AirAsia Flying Spikers for the 2014 All-Filipino Conference.

Gumabao did not play at the start of the tournament because she joined the Pinoy Big Brother show.

After her eviction from Pinoy Big Brother: All-In on June 22, 2014, Gumabao resumed playing for AirAsia, helping the team to a fourth-place finish in the tournament.

In the 2014 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference, she played for the Generika Lifesavers, which took over the AirAsia team.

In 2014, she became a Star Magic talent.

On April 27, 2014, Gumabao entered the Pinoy Big Brother house as one of the celebrity housemates along with Jane Oineza, Alex Gonzaga and Daniel Matsunaga in its 11th season which features adults, teens and celebrities.

For the 2015 Philippine Super Liga season, she joined the Philips Gold Lady Slammers (later known as the Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors), where she was named team captain.

She was named "Best opposite spiker" five times in her professional career and was the Finals MVP in the 2016 Shakey's V-League Reinforced Conference.

She played collegiate volleyball for the De La Salle Lady Spikers, winning the UAAP title three consecutive times.

She was named "Best blocker" twice and as co-captain of the team, she was named Finals MVP in her last season.

In January 2016, Gumabao joined the Adamson University Lady Falcons as an assistant coach for UAAP Season 78.

In January 2016, Gumabao joined ABS-CBN Sports+Action as a game analyst for NCAA Season 91 volleyball.

On January 11, 2017, Gumabao announced her departure from the Pocari Sweat franchise following her decision not to renew her contract due to a falling out with the team management.

A week later, she joined the new volleyball team United VC for their participation in the 2017 season of the PSL.

In June 2017, she became the camp director of the Alaska Volleyball Powercamp in Baguio City.

Gumabao plans on pursuing a career in marketing or television hosting.

She was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Globe in 2018, and represented the Philippines at Miss Globe later that year, placing in the top 15.

Gumabao joined Creamline Cool Smashers in March 2018 for the Premier Volleyball League along with Alyssa Valdez, Jia Morado and her former college teammate, Mel Gohing.

In July 2018, the team won its first PVL championship in the Reinforced Conference and in December, the team won the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference.

In January 2022, she announced that she is taking an indefinite leave from playing to focus on the 2022 elections.

In 2020, she was the second runner-up in the first edition of Miss Universe Philippines.

Actor-politician Dennis Roldan (Mitchell Gumabao) is her father, while actor Marco Gumabao is her brother.