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Pia Wurtzbach reveals she almost did not have a gown when she competed in Miss Universe

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<p>Pia Wurtzbach took a trip down memory lane and revealed for the first time that she almost did not have a gown for the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.</p><p>In an interview with Vicki Belo on her YouTube channel, Pia revealed that the gown sent by Binibining Pilipinas to her that time did not fit. At that point, the pageant was already one-and-a-half weeks away in Las Vegas.</p><p>&quot;It was a black and white gown. I am not sure where it came from, kung anong brand. But I remember it being a size bigger and bitin,&quot; she relayed.</p><p>Pia further shared, &quot;Nasa hallway kami ng Planet Hollywood so may mga ibang tao doon. Doon ko na sinukat kasi they are so strict that you cannot bring your team with you to your room. So you have to do it na punta ka lang sa CR, palit ka tapos labas ka ulit. Nakikita ng ibang tao.&quot;</p><p>Pia cried after she found out that the gown was not a match to her figure.</p><div><iframe width="1280" height="720" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_h8VPhYfeqA" title="PIA WURTZBACH TELLS ALL | DR. VICKI BELO" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;Sinukat na namin sa mezzanine and then bitin siya so hinila [ng isang team member ko] pababa, pero bumababa sa boobs. Hinihila ko pataas pero nabibitin naman sa baba. Stressed na ako. [To my mind], oh my gosh ito na &#x27;yun. Ilang taon [ko pinaghirapan makarating sa Miss Universe] tapos ito lang [ang mangyayari]? Naiyak ako doon sa mezzanine mismo,” she stated.</p><p>The beauty queen then received a call from Stella Araneta permitting her to get a new gown for the pageant.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/1/4/fresh-scoops/pia-wurtzbach-bonds-with-jeremy-jauncey-family-104-204774"><u><strong>READ: Pia Wurtzbach bonds with Jeremy Jauncey’s family in UK</strong></u></a></div><p>&quot;I was losing hope na rin. I don’t know what to do, I’m stuck. I don’t have a gown and I don’t have anything prepared. And then I got a call from Madam [Stella Araneta]. She goes, ‘Okay, you can wear whatever you want. Just make sure you win.’ So sabi ko yes, yes, yes,&quot; she stated.</p><p>Pia&#x27;s team then had to search for her gown for the prelimenary competition. Her winning blue gown, which was created by Albert Adrada, was still being finished in the Philippines.</p><p>&quot;So, I wore Oliver Tolentino for the prelims, it was the red one. Pero alam mo even that gown, they had to pick it up from LA. I had one of my best friends drive to LA from Las Vegas, get the gown and then drive back. She got eight gowns from Oliver Tolentino just for me to try every gown to see kung ano ang puwede sa akin for the prelims,&quot; the beauty queen said.</p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkdOX_QpR9v/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A609238.3000000119%2C%22ls%22%3A608616.1999999881%2C%22le%22%3A608740.3000000119%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkdOX_QpR9v/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-0" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkdOX_QpR9v/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkdOX_QpR9v/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Pia Wurtzbach (@piawurtzbach)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Her winning blue gown from Albert arrived three days before the pageant because the flight kept getting delayed due to a typhoon in the Philippines.</p><p>&quot;When it arrived, I didn’t know what it was going to look like. I just know the color. Nung sinukat namin siya, dasal dasal kami kasi walang fitting eh. Thankfully nagkasya siya. Prinactice ko lang &#x27;yung gown sa hallway ng hotel. That’s it,&quot; she stated.</p><p>Pia is the third Filipina to win the Miss Universe title following Gloria Diaz in 1969 and Margie Moran in 1973. In 2018, another Filipina was crowned Miss Universe which was Catriona Gray.  </p>

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Pia Wurtzbach reveals she almost did not have a gown when she competed in Miss Universe

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Published January 19, 2023 09:07 AM PHT

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