Filipina Bianca King Endorses the HTC Hero

First released last July in Europe, the HTC Hero is the maker’s third phone built for the Android platform. The slightly slanted touch-screen phone packs quite a punch with a tremendously comprehensive feature set—which includes HSPA-capability. Geeks most likely know it as the predecessor to the long-awaited HTC Passion, rumored to be AKA Google’s Nexus One.

So yes, you know about the HTC Magic. But I bet you’re not from the Philippines, and thus wondering who Bianca King is, and what “Filipina” (what you call women from the Philippines apparently) means. Despite starring in the recent flop Wapakman—which also proved Manny Pacquiao definitely performs better as a boxer than a box-office draw—King remains one of the most attractive Filipinas basking in the local limelight.

Attractive enough that HTC Philippines decided to tap her as an endorser apparently. Ok fine, I’m simply looking for an excuse to post pictures of her, so here she is making a living:

And here are some of her other media appearances:

What I do wonder though is if HTC Philippines is simply wasting money, as the Nexus One is working up geeks all over the world—even in the Philippines—into a lather. Maybe enough that local buyers will simply ignore King’s pretty face and just wait until the Nexus One hits the street?