The former Mutya Ng Pilipinas and second-evictee, apparently, left her cry-baby reputation in the house and faced the press with a big smile. Zara even bravely clarified misconceptions surrounding her relinquishment of her pageant tiara. But her stay in the Big Brother house, no matter how short, made Zara a different person. Her being soft-spoken and timid may have been the reason for her eviction, but Zara said that she had learned a lot from her celebrity housemates which made her a different and better person today. Now, Zara is ready to put all the controversy and bitterness behind her to face all the new opportunities that PBB has for her. From walking on stage and waving at people, Zara looks forward to trying her hand in acting, singing and hosting. Let's just all hope that things will turn out the best for Zara.

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The decision for the 2nd eviction between Megan, Zara, Baron and Donald awaited judgement time. With instructions for saved housemates to leave their medallions on a red cushion, Toni came to the much awaited though loathed event of the night. Megan was off the hook first, receiving 50% of the total votes. Second to throw in their medallions were the Geisler brothers with 31.94% of the votes. Zara tried hard to fight back the tears but it was not that easy for the beauty queen who has become quite fond of her other housemates. Toni, who had become close with Zara during her short stint in the house, came in to fetch her. Bianca then introduced Zara into the Walk of Fame.

Big Brother made this Halloween the most frightening ever for our housemates. In a twisted activity similar to the Pasalog game of Wowowee, two celebrity housemates faced the greatest fears of their lives. At first, everyone happily passed around the large and colorful Pasalog ball. Eveybody was very excited with the activity as they all felt like they were really in Wowowee. But when Kuya gave the signal, Mariel and Toni retrieved the ball, and when they opened it, the pictures of Mcoy and Zara were revealed on two giant dice.

Toni and Mariel led Mcoy and Zara to the activity area where the two chosen housemates were asked to place their heads inside a glass box. Toni opened the lid and, to Mcoy's surprise, a bunch of slender snakes were placed right in front of his face. The Musikerong Daddy tried to stand his ground as he faced his greatest fear. Fortunately, after a few minutes, Big Brother was impressed and let Mcoy off the hook. Zara then took her turn, and same with Mcoy, she also had to face the snakes. Zara showed courage at first, but when the snakes started to get close her face, the Poor Beauty Queen began to shiver in fear!

Zara is second on the nomination block for the housemates felt that she's too much of a cry baby and brings everyone's mood with her every time she does so. Others feel alienated and uncomfortable too in her presence plus they also feel she lacks in "kusang loob" during tasks and chores. Will Zara be able to bounce back and redeem herself this week? Or will she wallow once more in her sadness and tears?

Personal Data

• Real Name: Zephora Aldana Mayon
• Nickname: Zara
• Origin: Las Piñas City
• Age: 18
• Birthdate: April 17
• Place of Birth: Las Piñas
• Nationality: Filipino
• Occupation: Student
• Sports: Badminton, billiards, bowling and volleyball
• Hidden Ambition: To be a famous singer
• Claim to Fame: Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific 2007
• Charity: St. Camillus Medhaven, MarikinaCity
  

Educational Background

• Elementary: na
• High School: na
• College: na
  

Trivia

• Zephorah "Zara" Aldana Mayon is a former Mutya ng Pilipinas-Asia Pacific. According to her profile, she resigned her crown after controversies hounded her due to her poverty.
  Zara comes from a poor family. She never met her real father and instead grew up with a step father who treated her as their own. Her mom suffered from an illness that prevented her from acquiring a regular job. The whole family is supported by relatives who send them money from abroad.
• Joining beauty contests is not new to Zara, not to mention that it also runs in her blood (Michelle Aldana, also a Mutya ng Pilipinas holder, is said to be a relative). From elementary to high school, Zara has already won numerous campus titles which has helped a lot with the family finances. In fact, she took home the Ms STI International and Bb. Las Piñas crown in 2006 and was granted full scholarship to college.
• She created waves after winning the Mutya ng Pilipinas-Asia Pacific title in 2007. However, in less than two months of her reign, Zara was reported to have given up the crown. Many reasons came up as to why she abdicated her throne: discrimination within the organization, unclear contract, lack of support from the organizers and "fatigue" from the sudden lifestyle change.

Zara comes from a poor family. She never met her real father and instead grew up with a step father who treated her as their own. Her mom suffered from an illness that prevented her from acquiring a regular job. The whole family is supported by relatives who send them money from abroad.


Joining beauty contests is not new to Zara, not to mention that it also runs in her blood (Michelle Aldana, also a Mutya ng Pilipinas holder, is said to be a relative). From elementary to high school, Zara has already won numerous campus titles which has helped a lot with the family finances. In fact, she took home the Ms STI International and Bb. Las Piñas crown in 2006 and was granted full scholarship to college.

She created waves after winning the Mutya ng Pilipinas-Asia Pacific title in 2007. However, in less than two months of her reign, Zara was reported to have given up the crown. Many reasons came up as to why she abdicated her throne: discrimination within the organization, unclear contract, lack of support from the organizers and ‘fatigue’ from the sudden lifestyle change.


By entering the PBB house, will Zara be able to prove that she is no weakling and emerge the Big Winner?