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RICHARD GOMEZ PURSUES MODEL

Manila, Nov. 17, 1997 - Richard Gomez, the most eligible and elusive bachelor in show business, wants to be tied down to a new girl friend.

Months after officially parting with his long-time beau, Richard is now courting a model he had worked with for several years.

"Miss L" is how movie columnists refer to model Lucy Torres of Cebu, who starred in a memorable series of shampoo commercials starring and directed by Richard Gomez.

The actor, an Olympic sportsman and noted director, is reportedly genuinely smitten by the Cebuana lass.

Could Lucy have been the reason for Goma's surprising ending of his four-year love affair with Patricia? Is Lucy the girl he wants to be queen of his new multi-million-peso mansion?