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Why Albert Andrada picked a 'simple' gown for Pia Wurtzbach

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Magno Ardenia, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><div style="padding-top:66.375%"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1488122" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></div></figure><p>Filipino designer Albert Andrada has a good reason why he designed a relatively &quot;simple&quot; gown for the now Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach.</p><p>“I wanted to focus on Pia’s beauty, her face, so I wanted a gown simple in front. So I don’t like the dress is wearing Pia, it’s the other way around, it should be Pia wearing the dress,” Albert Andrada said on Mornings @ ANC Wednesday.</p><p>It proved to be a good decision, as it may have helped Wurtzbach win the pageant.</p><p>During the coronation night in Las Vegas, Wurtzbach wore the semi-serpentina blue gown for her evening wear up to the question and answer portion.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="6" 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,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);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/_jFvh2yPpH/" 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 Albert Andrada (@albertandrada)</a> on <time dateTime="2015-12-21T09:08:27+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Dec 21, 2015 at 1:08am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>But over-all, Wurtzbach&#x27;s dark royal blue gown was far from plain with its intricate back design.</p><p>Andrada said the gown&#x27;s back beadwork represented rays of the sun while the bottom draping symbolized various types of fish in the Philippines.</p><p>The &#x27;fit for a queen&#x27; gown also symbolized royalty and the greatness of the Philippine seas.</p><p>Recalling what he felt during the pageant night, Andrada said he was in tears when he saw Pia beautifully wearing his creation.</p><p>“When she was in the [top] 10 and she came out in the evening gown, believe it or not, I was in tears. I was in tears when I saw Pia walking down the stage,” he said.</p><p>This is reportedly the first time a Philippine bet to the Miss Universe pageant wore a creation by a Filipino designer. In recent pageants, Colombian designers provided the outfit.</p>

<p>Filipino designer Albert Andrada had a good reason why he designed a relatively "simple" gown for now Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach. </p>

Filipino designer Albert Andrada had a good reason why he designed a relatively "simple" gown for now Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach.

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Why Albert Andrada picked a 'simple' gown for Pia Wurtzbach

Magno Ardenia,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jan 06, 2016 06:53 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 25, 2016 02:44 PM PHT

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