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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17877283671301787728365239.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt=" Alex Eala/Instagram"/><span class="fr-inner"><em>Alex Eala/Instagram</em></span></span></span></div><p>After capturing the hearts of tennis fans around the world, Alex Eala may soon start making waves in the world of fashion. </p><p>The Filipina tennis star recently got the attention of no less than Anna Wintour, former editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine and co-chair of the Met Gala.</p><p>In an interview with the US Open, Wintour observed Eala&#x27;s interest in fashion based on her stylish looks on the court, and compared her to tennis greats Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka.</p><p>&quot;Well I think it&#x27;s really interesting, especially when you look at players [like] Serena or Naomi, who really embrace fashion and express themselves with it,&quot; she said.</p><p>The fashion icon went on, referring to Eala: &quot;And we have the young Filipino star... you could see even in such a young star how interested she is in fashion and how she wants to learn about it and follow it.&quot;</p><p>&quot;And I think it&#x27;s great, it&#x27;s wonderful how sports and fashion have become this wonderful sort of marriage.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2092425725248786699&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-08-26T07%3A42%3A10.134571%3A81e56e2e-d0fa-4eac-94a8-15fa53208c3e%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=15eff4b95a45ff144c17854a2844a555c7524beb&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:754px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2092425725248786699"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Eala was also seen in an Instagram Reel posted by Vogue.<br id="isPasted"/>The clips were taken from an event hosted by Wintour at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, meant to celebrate Rodger Federer&#x27;s return to the US Open, based on the caption. </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcfSk1cO_KH/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A9553083.899999999%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1023" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The caption referred to the guests, including Eala, as &quot;friends of Vogue.&quot; </p><p>Eala&#x27;s sense of style comes as no surprise as the niece of a fashion designer. During the Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid earlier this year, she wore a modern Filipiniana by Rhett Eala.</p><p>In a previous interview with ABS-CBN News, Rhett shared that his niece reached out to him with a clear vision for her red carpet look. </p><p>&quot;Alex said that she wanted something Filipino and something in piña… She also wanted a top that she should be able to remove at the end of the night. So, she wanted to go dancing,&quot; he said. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/health-beauty-fashion/2026/4/21/alex-eala-proudly-wears-filipiniana-at-laureus-awards-in-madrid-1641">Alex Eala proudly wears Filipiniana at Laureus Awards in Madrid</a></div>

<p>The Filipina tennis star recently got the attention of no less than Anna Wintour, former editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine and co-chair of the Met Gala.</p>

The Filipina tennis star recently got the attention of no less than Anna Wintour, former editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine and co-chair of the Met Gala.

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Next fashion icon? Alex Eala gets attention of former Vogue editor Anna Wintour

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Published August 26, 2026 03:13 PM PHT

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Updated August 26, 2026 05:14 PM PHT

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