Pia Wurtzbach

agency = education = Center for Asian Culinary Studies (Culinary arts) years_active = 2001 The family later moved to Northern Mindanao region in the Philippines, first in Iligan, then settled in Cagayan de Oro, where she attended kindergarten at Kong Hua School and primary school at Corpus Christi School.

She then entered the Binibining Pilipinas pageant again in 2014 and finished at top 15. Pundits believe that her performance at the question and answer portion of the pageant, where she was asked by judge Senator Sonny Angara in Tagalog, which she also answered in Tagalog, affected her overall performance.

Miss Universe 2015

Wurtzbach represented the Philippines in the 64th Miss Universe pageant, and won on December 20, 2015, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US. At the national costume competition, Wurtzbach wore a white capiz terno with a matching fan and headpiece.

As a parting gift on her final official photoshoot, Wurtzbach was granted access to the elusive Mikimoto Crown. On January 30, 2017, at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Philippines, Wurtzbach ended her reign and crowned Iris Mittenaere of France as Miss Universe 2016.

She costarred with Vice Ganda and Daniel Padilla in a film under production of Star Cinema. The project served as her acting comeback after six years and her first film in more than a decade. She was featured as the 2019 calendar girl for the liquor brand Ginebra. This was her first swimsuit photoshoot since competing in the Miss Universe pageant.

In 2019, Wurtzbach participated in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games opening ceremony.

Wurtzbach attended the 2024 Paris Fashion Week where she walked at the L'Oreal's Le Défilé "Walk Your Worth" show alongside Kendall Jenner, Cara Delevingne, Eva Longoria, Viola Davis, Camilla Cabello, Jane Fonda, and Simone Ashley, becoming the first Filipina celebrity to model in a runway show by a beauty brand at Paris Fashion Week.

Personal life

Wurtzbach is a practicing Roman Catholic, and openly supports views contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church, particularly the distribution of birth control via full implementation of the Philippines' Reproductive Health Law Her marriage on March 24, 2023, was only announced on May 5. The venue of their wedding was held in North Island, Seychelles.

Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes Source 2001 Click Frankie Episode: "...Nung Nagka-ampon sila Gio..." PMPC Star Awards for Movies 2018 Gandarrapido: The Revenger Squad New Movie Actress of the Year