PIA’S Long, hard journey to the top

The whole world is now watching Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach after she was crowned Miss Universe 2015 on Sunday night at Las Vegas (Monday morning in Manila). But before she achieved her life’s greatest dream, while bringing joy and pride to the nation, Wurtzbach’s journey toward the crown had been long and challenging.

Pia was born on September 24, 1989 in Stuttgart, Germany, but grew up in Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, where her German father and Filipina mother initially decided to settle. She completed her kindergarten and elementary education there at Kong Hua School and Corpus Christi, respectively, even as she had to move house several times during her childhood.