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<p>MANILA – Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach had the opportunity to meet one of her possible successors, the winner of this year’s Miss Ecuador pageant.</p><p>In a post on the Miss Universe Instagram page, Wurtzbach described Miss Ecuador 2016 Connie Jimenez as a “stunner.”</p><p>“Your Miss Ecuador 2016 is definitely a stunner! You should be proud, Ecuadorians. Very well-rounded and a great personality to match. See you in Miss Universe, Connie!” the Filipina beauty queen wrote.</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:50.0% 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><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/BGA4f0drpRk/" 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 photo posted by Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@missuniverse)</a> on <time dateTime="2016-05-30T01:58:17+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">May 29, 2016 at 6:58pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Wurtzbach met Jimenez during a fundraising dinner for the children of Ecuador. Prior to this, the reigning Miss Universe handed out relief packs to quake victims.</p><p>(READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/05/28/16/pia-wurtzbach-in-ecuador-to-help-quake-victims">Pia Wurtzbach in Ecuador to help quake victims</a>)</p><p>Wurtzbach is now back in New York, where the Miss Universe Organization is based.</p><p>Aside from Jimenez, Wurtzbach was able to meet two other Miss Universe 2016 hopefuls – the Philippines’ <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/04/17/16/qc-beauty-crowned-miss-universe-philippines-2016">Maxine Medina</a> and <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/04/24/16/look-pia-wurtzbach-judges-pageant-in-peru">Valeria Piazza</a> of Peru.</p>

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach had the opportunity to meet one of her possible successors, the winner of this year’s Miss Ecuador pageant.

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Published May 30, 2016 01:06 PM PHT

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