Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (born September 24, 1989), once professionally known as Pia Romero, is an actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2015 on December 20, 2015.
Wurtzbach was born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, in then West Germany, to a German father and Filipino mother. Her middle name of "Alonzo" is her mother's maiden name which is a naming practice in the Philippines and based upon Spanish naming customs. She later moved to Cagayan de Oro on the island of Mindanao where she attended kindergarten at Kong Hua School and primary school at Corpus Christi. Her parents separated when she was 11 years old and she became the family's main money-earner until the age of 18 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 School in Quezon City, Metro Manila and studied culinary arts at the Center for Asian Culinary Studies in San Juan, Metro Manila.
Wurtzbach is a professional model, actress, host and TV personality. She began acting at age 14 under the stage name "Pia Romero". Managed by ABS-CBN's theatrical agency, Star Magic, she was included on the Star Circle Batch 11. She went on to become a stylist, makeup artist and beauty writer for Philippine Daily Inquirer's 2bU section.
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