In part, the description of Dantes's gradution photo reads: "When you've got the face that has launched a thousand ships, it's rather difficult to be a humble person. But that's exactly what sets Dingdong apart from the rest."

Dingdong Dantes graduated from Ateneo de Manila High School in 1998. Facebook.com/IAmDongDantes
The yearbook description of Rivera, seven years later, turned out to include the same idiom: "A face that could launch a thousand ships — that's what most people has to say."

Marian Rivera graduated from De La Salle University Dasmariñas in 2005. Facebook.com/MarianRivera
At the time Dantes graduated from high school, he had been one of the stars of the teen-oriented TV series "TGIS." Rivera, meanwhile, became a breakout star in 2007 when she played the titular role in "MariMar," also her first acting project with Dantes.