Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach chose to be on Philippine soil when she celebrated her 27th birthday on Sept. 24 miles away from New York City where she has been staying since winning the Miss Universe title. Wurtzbach sneaked into town without fanfare, shrugged off the jet lag to see close friends and supporters, and ended the night with a get-together dinner party held at the Naxional South American Restaurant at Uptown Mall in Bonifacio Global City.
Joining Pia were Maxine Medina, Kylie Verzosa, Nicole Cordoves, Shamcey Supsup-Lee and Bianca Guidotti, with mentor Jonas Gaffud, among others. “Happy Birthday to our Queen! You are a remarkable example of confidence, elegance, hard work, kindness and dedication. We hope this coming year is even better than the last!,” the Miss Universe Organization also greeted Pia on social media from New York, USA.
Before flying back to New York, Wurtzbach visited the Makati office of UNICEF and attended the PLDT Gabay Guro Teacherfest 2016 on Sept. 25 at the Mall of Asia.
Wurtzbach had earlier celebrated her birthday during the sold-out ASAP Live in New York concert at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn on Sept. 3 with over 50 Kapamilya stars and entertainers. Piolo Pascual escorted her on stage while Luis Manzano presented her with a birthday cake.
September was a busy month for Wurtzbach in fashion events with top designers starting with second appearance at New York Fashion Week. She was stunning in a purple one-shoulder dress as she lent her support to designer Nicholas Kunz at NWFW. She wore a beautiful purple ensemble at the Nichola Kunz fashion show at the Dock, Skylight at Moynihan Station in Manhattan accompanied by Miss USA 2016 Deshauna Barber.
Wurtzbach also attended the Desigual runway event wearing a chic, patterned dress, matched with a cream-colored handbag and white pointed heels by Nicole Miller as well as the fashion shows of Dan Liu and Son Jung Wang on Sept. 10 and Sherri Hill on Sept. 12. At the Elle X NYFW party, Pia wore a Behno outfit. She shone in a great variety of outfits, exuding different vibes at each of her NYFW appearances at the Big Apple.
In August, Wurtzbach made an ‘unexpected trip to Thailand and graced the cover of the Cosmopolitan Malaysia September men’s magazine issue. Recently, Pia created excitement and surprise among her three million Instagram followers following her sharing of a photo showing the Miss Universe leaning on the shoulder of handsome Fil-Swizz car racer Marlon Stockinger. Whether Pia found a new love in Marlon, one thing is clear, they look great together in the photo.
