# Vicki Belo

Victoria Belo (born January 25, 1956) is a Filipina doctor, entrepreneur, and media personality.

## Early life and education

Victoria G. Belo was born on January 25, 1956, in Cebu, Philippines, and was adopted by the family of attorney Enrique Belo. She spent her formative years in Manila.
Belo earned a degree in psychology from the University of the Philippines and subsequently pursued a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Santo Tomas. She later obtained a Dermatology Diploma from the Institute of Dermatology in Bangkok, Thailand.

## Career

Belo began her medical practice in 1990.
In addition to her clinical work, she is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer at various organizations in the Philippines and internationally, including the International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons in Washington, D.C., the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery in Portland, Oregon, and the World Congress on Liposuction Surgery in Pasadena, California.
Belo is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS), American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS), American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons (ISCLS), International Society of Dermatologic Surgery (ISDS), and the Philippine Society of Liposuction Surgery.

### Belo Medical Group

Belo is the CEO and medical director of the Belo Medical Group, which owns and operates 15 medical clinics and surgicentres across the Philippines, including in Metro Manila, Cebu City, Pampanga, and Davao City. The Belo Medical Group is the first accredited ambulatory cosmetic surgicentre in the country, certified by the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) and endorsed by the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT).
In July 2024, the Court of Appeals' Special Fourth Division issued a 35‐page decision holding that the Belo Medical Group was guilty of constructive dismissal and directing the company to pay former employee Marie Angelie Macatual P3 million in back wages.

## Awards and Recognitions

* 2009: Belo received awards in Thermage and Fraxel.
* 2010: Belo received the Reader's Digest Platinum Award as the Most Trusted Beauty Center in the Philippines.
* 2014: Belo won the ASEAN Business Awards Philippines (SME Category) from the ASEAN Business Council.
* 2015: Belo was awarded the World Picosure Award for achieving one million pulses with a single machine in one month.
* 2016: Belo received the Black Diamond Award for being the top expert in Thermage and Fraxel in the Philippines for 10 consecutive years.
* 2017: Belo was awarded the Top User of the World Award for Hydrafacial treatment.
* 2019: The Belo Medical Group was recognised as the Center for Excellence for Botox and Fillers in the Singapore–Malaysia–Philippines region by Juvederm.
* 2022: On January 25, Belo and the Belo Medical Group were awarded the Beauty Industry Pioneer of the Year Award 2021 at Global Health & Pharma's Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Awards.
* 2022: On September 21, Belo received the Diamond Award at The Future of Aesthetics by Allergan Aesthetics.

## Filmography

* Boy Pick-Up: The Movie (2012)
* Sosy Problems (2012)
* Kung Fu Divas (2013)
* Beauty in a Bottle (2014) as herself
* The Last Pinoy Action King (2015)
* Belo Beauty 101 (2008–2009)

## Personal life

Belo was married to businessman and NU 107 founder Atom Henares; the couple later divorced. They had two children: Quark Henares, a film and music video director, and Cristalle Henares-Pitt, managing director of Belo Essentials. Quark is married to Bianca Yuzon, while Cristalle married Australian hotelier Justin Pitt at Villa Erba in Lake Como, Italy, on September 15, 2016. The couple have two children, Hunter and Sienna. In February 2018, Belo attended the outdoor Tagaytay wedding of Henares and Swiss national Nathalie Küpfer.
Bello is the adopted daughter of former Philippine Congressman and 1971 Philippine Constitutional Convention delegate Enrique Belo, who was married to Florencia “Nena” Singson Gonzalez‐Belo (September 29, 1927 – May 11, 2016). Bello's biological parents are Conchita Gonzalez and Agustin “Toy” Cancio.
She married Hayden Kho in Paris in 2017. The couple have a daughter, Scarlet Snow, born on March 3, 2015.
In 2018, the National Museum of the Philippines officially identified Fernando Amorsolo's last known painting—an unfinished work—of the late Florencia “Nena” Singson Gonzalez‐Belo, Belo's mother. The painting was donated by Amorsolo's widow, Maria del Carmen Amorsolo, as confirmed in 2016 by Judy Araneta Roxas. Bello further affirmed that her mother's five sisters possessed Amorsolo paintings. The painting has been on display at the National Museum of the Philippines' Gallery VI since 2015.