Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach
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Wurtzbach in July 2016
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Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach 24 September 1989 Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany |
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| Education | Center for Asian Culinary Studies |
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| Years active | 2002–2006; 2011–present |
| Home town | Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, Philippines |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Title |
Miss Universe Philippines 2015 Miss Universe 2015 |
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| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) |
Binibining Pilipinas 2013 (1st Runner-up) Binibining Pilipinas 2014 (Top 15) Binibining Pilipinas 2015 (Winner- Miss Universe Philippines 2015) Miss Universe 2015 (Winner) |
Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (born 24 September 1989), formerly known in the Philippine entertainment and modeling industry as Pia Romero and, later, Pia Wurtzbach, is a Filipino-German actress, TV host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2015 on 20 December 2015 after becoming Miss Universe Philippines 2015 at the Binibining Pilipinas 2015 pageant on 15 March 2015.
Wurtzbach is the third Filipina to win the title of Miss Universe, following Gloria Diaz who won in 1969 and Margarita Moran who won in 1973.
Wurtzbach was born in the German city of Berlin to a German father and Filipino mother. Her middle name "Alonzo" is her mother's maiden name, as per the naming practice in the Philippines and based upon Spanish naming customs. The family would settle, however, in Iligan City in the Philippines and would later move to Cagayan de Oro City in the country's Northern Mindanao region where she attended kindergarten at Kong Hua School and primary school at Corpus Christi.
Her parents separated when she was 9 years old and she became the family's main breadwinner by doing modeling and acting. After being raised in the Philippines, she spent several years in England. She finished her secondary education at ABS-CBN Distance Learning Center in Quezon City, Metro Manila and studied culinary arts at the Center for Asian Culinary Studies in San Juan, Metro Manila. Wurtzbach speaks fluent Cebuano, English and Tagalog. She also speaks basic German, which she described as "enough to get myself a bratwurst".
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