Background
Stella is the daughter of Patricia Ruiz and Ernest Eugene White.
Stella is the daughter of Patricia Ruiz and Ernest Eugene White.
Stella attended and graduated high school from Trinity University of Asia formerly known as Trinity College of Quezon City.
At age 14, she was discovered by Renee Salud and became a runway and commercial model. During her undergraduate studies in Mass Communication at an exclusive school for women in Quezon City, Stella left school to pursue her modeling career in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. She has since toured internationally and appeared as an image model for popular clothing apparel, accessories and other Fortune 500 companies (Guess Jeans, Coach, Red Bulletin, Rusty Lopez, Fiona of Robinsons, Speedo, House of Sara Lee, and many others).
She was later on disqualified for being a nonresident.
Stella became active in soap operas and television series, namely, Rio del March (as Eloisa) - Global Media Arts 7 Network television Drama Series, Ipaglaban Mo - RPN 9 Network with Rudy Fernandez television Drama Anthology, Esperanza (as Karla) - ABS-Christian Broadcasting Network 2 Network television Drama Series, Sugo (as Denise) - Global Media Arts 7 Network television Action-Drama Series playing opposite Ariel Rivera, which aired in 2005, and Magpakailanman (as herself) - Global Media Arts 7 Network. She has performed with her own band all over the Philippines (Davao, Cebu, Bohol, Baguio) and with other Filipino bands and artists abroad (Japan, Dubai, California, New York, New Jersey).
Under the Galaxy Records label, Stella came out with an original by Fermin Flores entitled "Cry Over You", which appeared on Music Television Asia. This song is the carrier single of a compilation along with her own rendition of "Missing You".
In New York City, she performed at Times Square as well as other venues in the New York and New Jersey area.