Pia Wurtzbach, Miss Universe 2015 – More Than Just a PRETTY Face
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Fast Facts
| FULL NAME: | Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach |
| FIRST NAME NICKNAME | Pia Wurtzbach Formerly Pia Romero |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4TH September 1989 |
| BIRTH PLACE | Stuttgart Germany |
| PLACE GROWING UP | CAGAYAN DE ORO NORTHERN MINDANAO |
| EYES | Brown |
| HAIR | Black |
| HEIGHT | 1.73 Meters (5 Feet 8 Inches) |
| WEIGHT | 55 Kilograms (121 Pounds) |
| PROFESSION | Beauty Pageant Titleholder, Actress, Model, Television Presenter |
| EDUCATION | Culinary Arts |
| NATIONALITY | German/Filipino |
| NET WORTH | $8 Million, Earning $50000 Monthly in 2022 |
| SPOKEN LANGUAGES | English Taglog, Cebuana (Some German) |
| MARITAL STATUS | Single Engaged in 2022 |
Early life
Pia Wurtzbach was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on September 24, 1989. Her father was German, and her mother was Filipino. She has a sister who is two years younger. Her family later moved to the Philippines. She grew up in Cagayan de Oro City.
She began acting when she was four years old and became a model. Her parents separated when she was 11 years old. By that time, Pia was earning enough money as a model to support the family. She graduated from secondary school in Manila and then went to culinary school.
In addition to modeling, she had early success as an actress. She starred in a Filipino TV show called ” K2BU“, a concert show called “ASAP,” a romantic drama called “Your Song,” a drama called “Sa Piling Mo.” and a sitcom called “Bora.”
She broke into movie roles in 2003, with a small part in Kung Ako Na Lang. In 2004, she acted in All My Life; in 2006, she was in “All About Love.” She then became a stylist and makeup artist. She also served as a correspondent for the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It was then she decided to pursue pageant competition seriously.
Pageants
At that time, the most famous pageant in the Philippines was the Binibining Pilipinas. A Pia entered that pageant three separate times. In 2013, she was the first runner-up. Pia joined again in 2014. She made it to the top 15 of the competition.
Some mild controversy may have prevented her from advancing further that year during that pageant. She answered the pageant questions in Tagalog, and some international judges seemed to have held this against her.
In 2015, she entered Binibining again; this time, she won and was named Miss Universe Philippines 2015 – as well as Miss Cream Silk 2015.
Miss Universe 2015
She represented the Philippines in the Miss Universe pageant. On December 20, 2015. in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the first round, Pia wore a white “capiz terno” with a matching fan and headpiece as her national costume. The dress was an ornate mermaid-style traditional Filipina dress adorned with “capiz” shells. These shells are a type of oyster, and they allowed her dress to glisten. ( Her gown and headpiece are displayed at the shop of its designer, Albert Andrada.)
Pia Wurtzbach impressed the judges and spectators in a black and white bikini in the swimsuit competition. She wore a red sleeveless crepe de chine gown for the evening competition. After the preliminary contests, she was elevated to the top 15. For the final night, she wore a “serpentina” gown (made by the same designer as her national costume.)
When initially announcing the winner, host Steve Harvey mistakenly declared Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez as the winner. Ariadna was crowned and began to take her victory walk, but Steve Harvey returned to the stage and announced he had made a mistake – and Pia Wurtzbach would correctly be the title holder and crowned Miss Universe 2015
Pia Wurtzbach was the first Filipina to win a Miss Universe in over 40 years (the previous Filipina winner being crowned back in 1969.)
Post Miss Universe
Once awarded the title, Pia became very busy. In January 2016, she went to Bali and did a commercial for ” C 1000″ (an Indonesian vitamin.) She then toured several cities in her native Philippines.
In February 2016, she went to San Francisco as an Inside Edition correspondent at the Super Bowl. In late February, she traveled to Toronto to give a speech against bullying. In the speech, she recounted some unpleasant childhood memories of being bullied.
In March, she did a commercial for Philippine Airlines and advised the 2016 Binibining contestants. In April, she had the privilege of crowning her Binibining successor. Later that month, she was a judge at the Miss Peru pageant – and found time to throw out the first pitch at a New York Mets game.
In May, she traveled to Machala, Ecuador, to support earthquake victims. She was an honorary volunteer of the Guaya Red Cross and participated in a campaign to raise funds for the earthquake victims. In June, she represented Miss Universe at a United Nations conference about AIDs.
During her reign as Miss Universe, Pia visited the US, Canada, Ecuador, Peru, Cayman, Thai, Panama, UAE, Singapore, and the Philippines. At the end of her reign, she crowned her Miss Universe successor – Iris Mittenaere (Miss France).
Years After Her Pageant Crown
In the years after her pageant crown, Pia Wurtzbach continued making her name known. In January 2017, she signed a contract with WME/IMG advocate for the Miss Universe organization regarding HIV and AIDs. She became a guest host on her former TV show “ASAP.” She also co-hosted “Philippine World of Dance.”
She became a judge for “Asia’s Next Top Model.” and co-hosted the Binibining Pageant in 2017. She was part of the Opening Night ceremony at the Southeast Asia games in 2019.
Personal Advocacy
Pia is Roman Catholic, but her positions sometimes contradict church policy. For example, she promotes the distribution of reproductive information and devices, following the Philippine Reproductive Health Law guidelines. She has also publicly endorsed gender equality and LGBTQ rights. In 2017, she was named the UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Asia and Pacific.
In 2018, she encouraged the Philippine Senate to pass the SOGIE Equality Bill (advocating an end to LGBTQ discrimination.)
Personal
Pia is frequently quoted as saying her family has always grounded her. In the early years following her pageant win, she stated she intended to remain childless and never marry. However, in May of 2022, she became engaged to her entrepreneur boyfriend, Jeremy Jauncey.
Pia speaks fluent English, Tagalog, and Cebuana (a Filipino dialect.) She also speaks some German.
Special Awards
In addition to her pageant titles, Pia was named 2018 Movie Actress of the Year for her part in “Gandarrapido.”
In 2017, she was named the UNAIDs Goodwill Ambassador.
Regarding her personal and professional legacy, Pia was quoted as saying,
“What makes me happy is when somebody comes up to me and says, you know, you inspired me and thank you for changing my life.’ Those are the comments that I love.”
Pia Wurtzbach
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| Citation Information Article Title Biography Pia Wurtzbach, Miss Universe 2015 shocking Author BeautyContestants.com Editors Website Name BeautyContestants.com website URL https://beautycontestants.com/biography-pia-wurtzbach-miss-universe-height/ Original Published Date October 7th 2022 |
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