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Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach [4] [5] was born in Stuttgart, Germany, to a German father and a Filipina mother, [6] and has a sister. [7] The family later moved to Northern Mindanao region in the Philippines, first in Iligan city, then settled at Cagayan de Oro city, where she attended kindergarten at Kong Hua School and primary school at Corpus Christi School.
On January 18, 2018, Star Cinema announced that Pia Wurtzbach is set to do a new film with Gerald Anderson after her successful MMFF film Gandarrapiddo: The Revenger Squad with Vice Ganda and Daniel Padilla. It was announced Thursday shortly after a story conference where the lead stars were in attendance.
Pia Wurtzbach competed and won at Miss Universe 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wurtzbach ended the Philippines' 42-year title drought. [7] Janicel Lubina competed at Miss International 2015 in Tokyo, Japan where she finished as one of the top 10 finalists. Lubina also won the Miss Best Dresser award.
Aired on June 3, 2017, this episode tells the life story of Pia Wurtzbach, portrayed by Liza Soberano. Pia started working in showbusiness at the age of 12. After 3 failed attempts, her dream of becoming a beauty queen became a reality when she was crowned Miss Universe 2015. She was the third Filipina to win. "Passport" Aired on June 2, 2019.
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The Philippines won multiple Big Four pageant crowns in the same year twice – in 2013 with Bea Santiago (Miss International) and Megan Young , and in 2015 with Angelia Ong and Pia Wurtzbach (Miss Universe), making it the most recent country as of 2025 to win multiple Big Four pageant crowns in the same year.
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Pia Wurtzbach also competed at Binibining Pilipinas 2015 where she was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2015. She competed at Miss Universe 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada and won. Wurtzbach is the third Miss Universe from the Philippines. [20] [21] Nichole Manalo later competed at Binibining Pilipinas 2016 and was crowned Binibining Pilipinas ...