Karen Davila

About

Kristin Karen Lising Davila–Santa Ana (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˌdaː.bɪˈla]; born November 21, 1970), is a Filipino broadcast journalist. She has been the anchor or host of multiple programs under ABS-CBN’s News and Current Affairs division, including Bandila, My Puhunan: Kaya Mo!, and TV Patrol.

Davila went to high school at the Colegio San Agustin – Makati, where she was batchmates with Kris Aquino and Pinky Webb. She took a degree of Bachelor of Arts major in Mass Communication at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City.

As a professional journalist, Davila has received awards internationally, including an award from the New York Festival and the Ten Outstanding Young Men Awards for Broadcast Journalism in 2008. She has more than 20 awards in the professional journalism field from both local and international organizations. She was also recognized by the Philippine Senate as one of the Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS). Esquire magazine named her the “Sexiest Woman Alive” in 2015, citing beauty and brains as the sheer formula for the declaration.
In August 2023, Davila was appointed as the first UN Women National…