Pia Wurtzbach Biography
Pia Wurtzbach is a Filipina-German beauty pageant titleholder, model and actress. She is formerly known in the Philippine entertainment and modeling industry as Pia Romero. Pia won the third Miss Universe crown for the Philippines at the Binibining Pilipinas 2015 pageant on March 15, 2015. She has also served as a UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for Asia & the Pacific since 2016. She speaks fluent Cebuano, English and Filipino. She also speaks basic German, which she described as “enough to get myself a bratwurst”.Although a practising Roman Catholic and Marian devotee, Pia has openly supported views that are at variance with Catholic Church teaching, particularly the distribution of birth control via full implementation of the Philippines’ Reproductive Health Law, and recognition of LGBT rights in the Philippines. On Instagram she declared her support for the LGBT community in light of the Orlando nightclub shooting in 2016.
On December 13, 2016, Wurtzbach met with Manila Archbishop Luis Tagle for Caritas Internationalis at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros and received a personal rosary from Pope Francis. She is an advocate for gender equality. In 2018, she called on the Philippine Senate to pass the SOGIE Equality Bill. In 2017, Wurtzbach was named a UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for Asia and the Pacific. She has tweeted that she intends to remain unmarried and childfree. As of 2017, she is in a relationship with Filipino-Swiss race-car driver Marlon Stöckinger. The two started dating by October 2016.
Pia Wurtzbach Age
Pia Angela Alonzo Wurtzbach was born as Pia Angela Alonzo Wurtzbach on 24 September 1989 in Stuttgart, Germany. She is 29 years old as of 2018.
Pia Wurtzbach Height
She stands at 5 feet 7 inches (1.73 m).
Pia Wurtzbach Weight
She is worth 54 kg (115 pounds).
Pia Wurtzbach Family
Pia Wurtzbach
She was born to Uwe Wurtzbach and Cheryl Alonzo. Wurtzbach was born in Stuttgart, Germany to a German father and Filipino mother. One of her names, “Alonzo”, is her mother’s maiden name. She was named as per the naming practice in the Philippines. When Pia was 9 years old, her parents separated. She became the family’s main breadwinner by doing modeling and acting. She spent several years in England.
In 2017, Pia’s mother came out openly to talk about the demise of her ex-husband, Uwe Wurtzbach, who died in Palawan in 2013. Even though they were separated, Cheryl Alonzo admitted that they shared a unique connection.
However, it is insinuated that Pia did not have a rosy relationship with her father towards the end of his life. She was accused of neglecting him when he needed her by a woman who claimed to have had a child, Alexander, for Uwe Wurtzbach. Opting to take the high road, Pia Wurtzbach did not respond to these allegations.
Pia Wurtzbach Dating
Pia is not yet married. She is in a long-term relationship with her boyfriend, Marlon Stockinger (2017-2018). Marlon Stockinger is a race car driver. The duo met on Instagram and decided to get to know each other. Pia has revealed that she sees Marlon as someone she can have a future with. Marlon placed his name in history books as the first Filipino to win a formula race in Europe and also has other championships to his credit. The pair seems to be enjoying the moment with each other and Marlon believes it’s most important. In August 2018, she confirmed that she was once again single in an Instagram post, which was posted to endorse boyfriend jeans. It was speculated in July that they had separated as they had unfollowed each other on the social media platforms.
Mikhail Varshavski (2016) – Pia revealed that she was going out with celebrity doctor Mikhail Varshavski, popularly known as Dr. Mike, in March 2016 by sharing a selfie of them together on her Instagram account. However, the speculation about them being a couple had started in February after they were spotted having a dinner at New York’s Balvanera restaurant. But, their relationship didn’t last long as she started dating someone else by the end of the year.
Phil Younghusband – As per tabloid reports, Pia started going out with soccer player Phil Younghusband in February 2015. However, their relationship barely survived a month as they decided to separate in March. The affair was confirmed by Pia herself in her interview with Rappler.
Pia Wurtzbach Education
She went to kindergarten at Kong Hua School and primary school at Corpus Christi School. 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.
Pia Wurtzbach Acting Career
Pia is a professional model, actress, host and TV personality. At the age four, she began acting under the stage name Pia Romero. She was managed by ABS-CBN Corporation’s talent agency, Star Magic. She was also included on the Star Circle Batch 11. Some of her creditors are: the teen-oriented series K2BU, the concert variety program ASAP, the romance anthology Your Song, the sitcom show Bora, and the drama series Sa Piling Mo. She appeared in films such as Kung Ako Na Lang Sana, All My Life and All About Love. She went on to become a stylist, makeup artist and beauty writer for Philippine Daily Inquirer’s 2bU section. She then had to temporary quit showbiz in order to focus on the Miss Universe Pageant. she returned to ABS-CBN which marked her comeback to showbiz in Oct 2017.
Pia Wurtzbach Net Worth
Pia Wurtzbach has an estimated net worth of about P200 million.
Pia Wurtzbach Brand Endorsements
Pia Wurtzbach has done endorsement work for Chi products, You.C1000 Vitamin Drink, Philippine Airlines, PLDT Home, Yamamay lingerie and swimwear, Cream Silk Hair Conditioner, Jealous 21, Image Skincare, Banco De Oro (BDO), New Downy Parfum Collection, and Olay.
Pia Wurtzbach Pageantry
Binibining Pilipinas
Before winning the Binibining Pilipinas Universe title, Pia joined the Binibining Pilipinas Pageant three times. She was named as the 1st Runner-up during Binibining Pilipinas 2013. She was placed in the top 15 in the Binibining Pilipinas 2014. When she failed to win any title, a controversy erupted. This was due to her question-and-answer portion. Senator Sonny Angara asked her a question in Tagalog and she answered in Tagalog. Senator Sonny Angara was the Filipino judge by then.
Online commentators wondered if the question and answer in Tagalog cost her points from the international judges and, therefore, any title that year. Pia won the highest title, Miss Universe Philippines, on her third attempt for the title in 2015. She went on to compete in the Miss Universe 2015 Pageant. During the question and answer portion of the pageant she was asked by then-Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo: “Social media is now a very powerful tool on communication. Can you tell us your thoughts about internet censorship?” She answered:
I think that we should be careful about what we post online especially our thoughts and our opinions, that we don’t hurt anybody especially selfies, we have to be careful with what we post especially in our bodies, in our faces. So always think before you click.
Pia Wurtzbach Miss Universe 2015
On December 20, 2015 inLas Vegas, Nevada, United State, in the 2015 Miss Universe contest, Pia represented the Philippines. . During the first question and answer round, Wurtzbach was asked by host Steve Harvey, “earlier this year, there was a controversy in the Philippines about the United States reopening a military base in your country. Do you think the United States should have a military presence in your country?” Wurtzbach answered:
I think that the United States and the Philippines have always had a good relationship with each other. We were colonized by the Americans and we have their culture in our traditions even up to this day and I think that we’re very welcoming with the Americans and I don’t see any problem with that at all.
In the final question and answer portion, the top three contestants were asked the same question by Harvey: “Why should you be the next Miss Universe?” and she replied:
To be a Miss Universe is both an honor and responsibility. If I were to be Miss Universe, I will use my voice to influence the youth, and I would raise awareness to certain causes like HIV awareness that is timely and relevant to my country which is the Philippines. I want to show the world, the universe rather, that I am confidently beautiful with a heart. Thank you.
Her answer references the pageant’s motto “Confidently Beautiful”. At the end of the show, host Steve Harvey mistakenly announced Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez as the winner. However, after Gutiérrez’s crowning, Harvey returned to the stage and stated that he had misread the results and that Wurtzbach was really Miss Universe 2015. Paulina Vega then removed the crown from Gutiérrez’s head and placed it on Wurtzbach’s head.
On January 21, 2016, Pia traveled to Bali, Indonesia to shoot a commercial for C 1000, a vitamin brand available in Indonesia. Two days later, on January 23, 2016, she arrived in the Philippines for a week-long homecoming celebration with visits to the cities of Manila, Makati, Pasay and Quezon City. She also made courtesy calls to the Congress of the Philippines, Senate of the Philippines and Malacañang Palace.
On February 1, 2016, she arrived in San Francisco to fulfill her duties as Inside Edition‘s special correspondent for Super Bowl 50. While in San Francisco, she was also reunited with Janine Tugonon, Miss Universe 2012 1st Runner-up from the Philippines.
On February 28, 2016, she travelled to Toronto, Canada to deliver a speech against bullying at the Speakers Forum for the International Students of the Language Academy of Canada wherein she shared some of her childhood experiences as a victim of bullying. During her stay in Canada, she was reunited with Miss Universe Canada 2015, Paola Nunez Valdez. She also met and gave some advice to the contestants of Miss Universe Canada 2016.
On March 25, 2016, Wurtzbach returned to the Philippines for an unannounced visit to take care of some personal things including renewing her Philippine passport, charity works and film a new commercial for Philippine Airlines. She also met and gave advice to the candidates of Binibining Pilipinas 2016 during their press presentation. On April 12, 2016 she returned to the Philippines for the Binibining Pilipinas 2016 pageant and on April 17 crowned her successor Maxine Medina as Miss Universe Philippines 2016 during the coronation night.
During the pageant she was reunited with Miss Myanmar 2015, May Barani Thaw and Miss Malaysia 2015, Vanessa Tevi while Miss USA 2015, who at Miss Universe, placed 2nd runner-up, Olivia Jordan served as a judge. Wurtzbach’s farewell speech and walk at Binibining Pilipinas 2016 as Miss Universe Philippines 2015, trended at social media with enormous hits.
On April 21, 2016, Wurtzbach arrived in Peru to attend Miss Peru 2016 pageant where she served as a judge. She also had a press conference a day before the pageant and was greeted by the Lima City Mayor, Luis Castaneda and received an honor of being “The Distinguished Guest of Lima”. Wurtzbach along with Miss Peru 2015, Laura Spoyacrowned Valeria Piazza, Miss Peru 2016.
On April 27, 2016, Wurtzbach threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the New York Mets. A month later on May 27, 2016, Wurtzbach travelled to Machala, Ecuador to help the victims of the recent earthquake that killed the lives of at least 600 people. She was welcomed by the mayor of Machala, Carlos Falquez Batallas to the city and was named as an honorary volunteer of the Guayas Red Cross wherein she was invited to participate in the global appeal of raise resources to build 6,000 homes for the earthquake victims. She was also given a chance to meet Connie Jiménez, Miss Ecuador 2016 during her visit.
In June 2016, Wurtzbach represented the Philippines and the Miss Universe Organization in a high-level meeting of the United Nations that aimed at ending AIDS.In her capacity as Miss Universe, Wurtzbach visited Indonesia, Canada, Peru, Ecuador, the Cayman Islands, Thailand,Panama, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, several cities across the United States and her native country, the Philippines.
As a parting gift on her final official photoshoot, Wurtzbach was granted access to the elusive Mikimoto Crown. Wurtzbach relinquished her Miss Universe crown and passed it on to Iris Mittenaere of France at the 65th Miss Universe pageant, held on January 29, 2017 in Manila, Philippines.
Pia Wurtzbach Post Miss Universe
Pia revealed that she has signed a contract with WME/IMG’s IMG Universe division on January 29, 2017. She would continue to work with the Miss Universe Organization as an HIV/AIDS awareness advocate after her reign. She would appear on the fifth cycle of Asia’s Next Top Model as a guest judge on several episodes. Pia costarred with Vice Ganda and Daniel Padilla in a film under production of Star Cinema.
It marked her acting comeback after six years and her first film in more than a decade. The film entitled Gandarrapido: The Revenger Squad served as one of the eight official film entries in the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival. She served as a judge during the final coronation night of Miss Universe 2017. She starred in another Star Cinema movie entitled My Perfect You alongside Gerald Anderson.