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<p>MANILA – Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach is ready to cheer for Manny Pacquiao as the Filipino boxing icon faces WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas Sunday (Manila time) at the Thomas &amp; Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.</p><p>In her Instagram page, Wurtzbach shared her photo while showing off the autographed pink gloves which Pacquiao gave her earlier this year.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" 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:37.5% 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><div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BMcgxzFgbTu/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">Throwing back to when my boxing idol @mannypacquiao gave me these earlier this year. 🙏💝😊 I&#x27;ve always been a fan and I think some of you know that well. Haha. Remember that tweet? 🙊🙈 Tonight I will be cheering for him live here in Las Vegas! I can&#x27;t wait to see our national pride in action! 👊 #FistsUp #PinoyPride #MannyPacquiao 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭</a></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 photo posted by Pia Wurtzbach | Miss Universe (@piawurtzbach) on <time dateTime="2016-11-05T22:38:08+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Nov 5, 2016 at 3:38pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>“I&#x27;ve always been a fan and I think some of you know that well,” she wrote in the caption. “Tonight I will be cheering for him live here in Las Vegas! I can&#x27;t wait to see our national pride in action!”</p><p>In a video shared by ABS-CBN News’ Dyan Castillejo, Wurtzbach can be seen trailing Pacquiao as they make their way inside the arena with their entourage.</p><p>Asked for a message for Pacquiao, Wurtzbach said: “I am a huge fan. I think everybody knows this. I am really praying. Please let it happen. Let him win.”</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" 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% 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><div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BMc0QeGB474/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">Manny arrived arena Pia Wurtzbach here !</a></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 video posted by Dyan Castillejo (@dyancastillejo) on <time dateTime="2016-11-06T01:28:20+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Nov 5, 2016 at 6:28pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>It would be recalled that in May last year, Wurtzbach vowed to “avenge” the Philippines at the Miss Universe pageant after Pacquiao lost to Floyd Mayweather in the widely hyped &quot;Fight of the Century.&quot;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Kalma lang guys. Ako bahala. Babawi tayo sa Miss Universe!!</p>— Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@PiaWurtzbach) <a href="https://twitter.com/PiaWurtzbach/status/594760335040479232">May 3, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Wurtzbach initially drew flak for her tweet, with some netizens implying that she was arrogant, and others challenging her to live up to her word.</p><p>Come December, however, Wurtzbach fulfilled her promise as she was crowned the 2015 Miss Universe, joining Gloria Diaz and Margie Moran as the only Filipinas to win the prestigious pageant.</p>

<p>Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach is ready to cheer for Manny Pacquiao as the Filipino boxing icon faces WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas today at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.</p>

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach is ready to cheer for Manny Pacquiao as the Filipino boxing icon faces WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas today at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Published Nov 06, 2016 10:03 AM PHT

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