A biography for Pia Wurtzbachhasn’t been written yet.
“If I have free time, I go to the gym, or do errands.”
“There is so much more to the Philippines than just Manila. The beauty is in the neighboring islands.”
“It's live television. People make mistakes and Steve Harvey was very gracious to apologize. I accept his apology and I think it speaks a lot about his character.”
“I hope my story could become an inspiration of determination, discipline, faith and hardwork.”
“I love living in a condo because I don't have worries, relax ka lang and everything is being taken care of.”
“I always knew that transgenders are allowed to join Miss Universe and win Miss Universe. So they're welcome to join.”
“If you have a goal, you have to understand that it's not going to be easy. It might take a while.”
“I felt calm when I was called first runner-up because I felt it was fate. But when they announced that I was Miss Universe, I had mixed emotions. I was happy because I really wanted to win but felt sad for Miss Colombia.”
“There's really a lot of lessons that I've learned from being Miss Universe. I don't even know where to begin. Just being able to travel a lot and meet people from different walks of life. I don't think I've experienced anything like it or would experience anything like it.”
“I'm more Filipino than I am German. I guess I shouldn't be ashamed to say that.”
“I've heard a lot about the iconic buildings and all that Dubai has to offer and can't wait to experience it for myself.”
“Back in the States, they actually liked hearing my Filipino accent. People I meet there found it very endearing.”
“I like doing my own errands. I feel like they are very personal and it makes me feel like I achieved a lot that day.”
“When it comes to trying to do good, I will keep going, even when I'm no longer Miss Universe.”
“Being sweet is something that's already given. As a beauty queen, you know that you should be relatable to people, that you should be authentic - and that makes you sweet. But you should also have that 'it' factor, and the confidence that will make you spicy.”
“Life doesn't end when you get married.”
“I'm a conservative businesswoman in a way because I try not to invest too much to the point that if things go bad, I'd lose a lot.”
“The relevance of beauty pageants in the Philippines is that it gives people hope.”
“I've worked countless jobs from waiting tables to packing boxes in a paper factory - a testament that I hustled on and never gave up til I reached my dreams.”
“I'm looking forward to just enjoying my reign as Miss Universe.”