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Pia Wurtzbach

Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach Jauncey was born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She attended Kong Hua School and Corpus Christi School, which are both in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

Jauncey’s husband Jeremy Cunnighame Jauncey was born in Venezuela and raised in Scotland. He later moved to New York, United States.

From Cagayan de Oro to Bb. Pilipinas 2015

On March 31, 1900, Americans invaded Cagayan de Oro, which was then a municipality located in a Philippine province called Misamis. On June 15, 1950, it became an independent city geographically located in Misamis Oriental, Philippines.

On June 13, 1969, Gloria Diaz won the sixth edition of Binibining Pilipinas at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. On July 19, 1969, she became the first Miss Universe from the Philippines by winning the title at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

On March 17, 1973, Margarita Moran was crowned Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 1973 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. On July 21, 1973, she became the second Miss Universe from the Philippines by winning the title at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece.

Pia represented Cagayan de Oro in the 50th, 51st and 52nd editions of Bb. Pilipinas. She ranked fifth at Bb. Pilipinas 2013 and was named the first runner-up then she finished in the Top 15 at Bb. Pilipinas 2014.

On March 15, 2025, Pia was crowned Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 2015 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. On December 20, 2015, she became the third Miss Universe from the Philippines by winning the title at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

From Stuttgart to Miss Universe 2015

Stuttgart has 23 districts. Since the end of World War II, there has been a U.S. military presence in the city.

“Earlier this year, there was a controversy in the Philippines about the United States reopening a military base in your country,” Steve Harvey asked Pia in the question-and-answer portion of the Top 5 round of Miss Universe 2015. “Do you think the United States should have a military presence in your country?”

“I think that the United States and the Philippines have always had a good relationship with each other,” Pia answered. “We were colonized by the Americans and we have their culture and our traditions even up to this day and I think that we’re very welcoming with the Americans and I don’t see any problem with that at all.”

Harvey controversially announced Pia as the runner-up and Ariadna Gutierrez of Colombia as the winner. While onstage, he immediately corrected himself and revealed that it was the other way around.

Olivia Jordan of the U.S. was second runner-up. Monika Radulovic of Australia and Flora Coquerel of France finished in the Top 5.