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Megan Young signs with int'l talent agency, eyes Hollywood

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Monette Rivera, ABS-CBN News

<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" 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:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p 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/BRYCCBcAXR2/" 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 Megan Young (@meganbata)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-03-08T11:29:28+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Mar 8, 2017 at 3:29am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>NEW YORK CITY - Years after she was named Miss World 2013, Megan Young signed up with an international talent agency to help spur her career abroad. </p><p>An &quot;excited and nervous&quot; Young signed a five-year talent agency contract with Innovative Artists at its New York headquarters.</p><p>&quot;Medyo natatakot ako sa totoo lang. But, for me there&#x27;s nothing to lose. The only thing that I have to lose is not to try and I don&#x27;t want that to happen...I just want to try it out. We&#x27;ll see where life takes me,&quot; said Young.</p><p>Innovative Artists executives Maury DiMauro and Scott Kenyon, along with Young&#x27;s Philippine talent agent, Arnold Vegarfria of ALV Productions, were present during the contract signing.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" 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:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.231481481481474% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p 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/BRfQhFrhO1x/" 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 Arnold Vegafria (@arnold_vegafria)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-03-11T06:50:44+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Mar 10, 2017 at 10:50pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>&quot;Megan is a new artist of this agency; tutulong kay Megan on her new journey to penetrate Hollywood, the United States, Europe...This is a big, big challenge and of course opportunity,&quot; said Vegafria.</p><p>&quot;I hope that this opportunity for me opens a lot of doors not only for me but for others sa parang foot in the door para sa atin. Kasi diba maraming artista galing sa ibang bansa nakapunta na sa Hollywood, sana sa Filipino din ganon din mangyari,&quot; added Young.</p><p>Young and the two talent agencies sealed the deal in just two months. </p><p>Young is up for the challenge and will attend workshops and trainings.</p><p>&quot;Gusto kong paghirapan. I know I have to start from the ground up so back to zero ako dito. I don&#x27;t mind. It&#x27;s a good opportunity. I&#x27;m willing to try anything. It&#x27;s an experience,&quot; she said.</p><p>Young will finish her commitments in the Philippines before flying back to New York this summer. </p><p>&quot;I see myself living in the city, having my own apartment, tapos biglang mamaya may work na kong gagawin. Yun yung mga navivisualize ko na living the life that so many people dream of,&quot; she added.</p>

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Megan Young signs with int'l talent agency, eyes Hollywood

Monette Rivera,

ABS-CBN News

Published Mar 14, 2017 12:06 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 15, 2017 01:54 AM PHT

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