The Sarah Lahbati Photos That Almost Made The Cover

"If I see an opportunity, despite me being afraid, I see that my hope is greater than my fear, so I just go and do it," says actress Sarah Lahbati, humming with all the verve and energy of a woman not the least interested in ingratiating herself to any trite standard held by the showbiz-powers-that-be. In these exclusive photographs from her latest shoot for Esquire Philippines, the actress stands up well in front of Edric Chen's camera, flaunting a fearlessness uniquely her own.

For more about this mischievous star, read her profile "The Guts and Glory of Sarah Lahbati" by our features editor Audrey Carpio in the November 2016 issue of Esquire Philippines. A digital edition is available at http://bit.ly/esquirephapple.