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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kb6aMlSpLVs" width="560"></iframe></figure>MANILA - After she won &quot;Asia&#x27;s Next Top Model,&quot; Maureen Wroblewitz seemed to have one big name as her fan: American host and former model Tyra Banks.Banks, creator of &quot;America&#x27;s Next Top Model&quot; from which the Asian franchise of the competition was based, recently called Wroblewitz a &quot;<a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/01/17/tyra-banks-calls-maureen-wroblewitz-pinoy-queen">Pinoy Queen</a>&quot; on Instagram.&quot;Pinoy Queen! Mama TyTy is so proud of you!&quot; she wrote in a comment on Wroblewitz&#x27;s Instagram post on her Nylon magazine cover.In an interview on Friday, Wroblewitz said she hasn&#x27;t spoken to Banks, but she wished she could.&quot;When I saw that, I was really freaking out. It&#x27;s just crazy because she&#x27;s from &#x27;America&#x27;s Next Top Model&#x27; and she&#x27;s huge. And for her to go on my Instagram page and comment, that is just huge,&quot; she said in an interview on ANC&#x27;s &quot;Headstart.&quot;When asked to give a message to Banks, the young model replied: &quot;Thank you for believing in me and for thinking that I&#x27;m a Pinoy Queen and for being proud of me!&quot;Wroblewitz, who bested 13 other contestants from different parts of the continent, became the first Filipino to win the title after five cycles.She took home the coveted contract with London-based Storm Model Management. She will also be on the cover of Nylon Singapore&#x27;s online edition, in addition to being featured in other high-profile fashion campaigns.But before emerging on top, Wroblewitz faced her insecurities head on. In one episode, her fellow contestants labelled her as just a &quot;pretty face with no skills.&quot; Fueled by her determination to prove her doubters wrong, she went on to have the <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/05/26/17/ph-bet-to-asias-next-top-model-delivers-perfect-revenge-on-bullies">best photo</a> for that particular shoot. &quot;I didn&#x27;t expect to reach out so many people out there and it just feels so amazing that I could, because so many people tell me that I inspire them. It just feels amazing that I get to be that inspiration to so many people out there,&quot; she said.

After she won "Asia's Next Top Model," Maureen Wroblewitz seemed to have one big name as her fan: American host and former model Tyra Banks.

After she won "Asia's Next Top Model," Maureen Wroblewitz seemed to have one big name as her fan: American host and former model Tyra Banks.