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Reyma Deveza

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176636877276020151221-missuniverse-crowning-afp_cropped_processed_by_imagy.jpg" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Pia Wurtzbach (right) is crowned Miss Universe 2015 after Ariadna Gutierrez (left) was mistakenly named winner. Ethan Miller, Getty Images/AFP/File</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><p>MANILA — Actress-beauty queen Pia Wurtzbach turned to social media on Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of her Miss Universe win.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/12/20/on-this-day-pia-wurtzbach-becomes-miss-universe-2015-after-controversial-mix-up-1028">ON THIS DAY: Pia Wurtzbach becomes Miss Universe 2015 after controversial mix-up</a></div><p>On Instagram, the Miss Universe  2015 titleholder said that her experience changed her life in real and lasting ways, not because of the crown but because of the people who showed her love and support.</p><p>&quot;Ten years. I’ve gone back and forth about posting this because revisiting Miss Universe forces me to sit with what it meant to me then and what it means now. And that requires honesty. What I know for sure is this. My Miss Universe experience changed my life in real and lasting ways. Not just because of the crown, but because of the people who made that experience what it was. The care, the guidance, the sense that you mattered not just as a winner, but as a woman going through something transformative. That is what made it powerful,&quot; Wurtzbach said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/09/07/22/pias-2015-win-named-top-miss-universe-crowning-moment">Pia Wurtzbach&#x27;s 2015 win named top Miss Universe crowning moment</a></div><p>She said that winning the crown &quot;means very little without the right people behind it.&quot; </p><p>&quot;You can have a big production, amazing theatrics and a global stage. But the truest measure will always be the women who walk away saying, &#x27;That changed me. That gave me confidence. That opened doors. That made me believe in myself.&#x27; Those voices matter. They always will,&quot; she added.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DShgEw-EsUs/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A6695110.800000191%2C%22ls%22%3A2095594.1000003815%2C%22le%22%3A2096128%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1577" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>For Wurtzbach, despite all the issues of beauty pageants, her experience was true and meaningful.</p><p>&quot;Despite the ups and downs, despite the criticism beauty pageants often face, my experience was real. It was demanding, emotional, imperfect, and deeply meaningful. I am grateful for it. I will never take it for granted,&quot; she said.</p><p>Now, even if she is no longer part of pageant world, Wurtzbach said that she &quot;will always care about what Miss Universe can represent when it is done with intention. When it centers on the experience of the women. When it remembers that the girls are not just part of the show, they are the heart of it.&quot;</p><p>Before concluding her post, Wurtzbach thanked all those who were part of her Miss Universe journey.</p><p>&quot;To the people who made my journey what it was, you remain family to me,&quot; she said.</p><p>After a decade, Wurtzbach expressed gratitude for the life-changing event and wished that it would continue to change the lives of others.</p><p>&quot;Ten years later, I look back with gratitude. It changed my life. And I hope, truly, that it can continue to change lives in the ways that matter most,&quot; Wurtzbach concluded her post.</p><p>In 2015, Wurtzbach made history not just as the Philippines&#x27; third Miss Universe winner, but also the first to be proclaimed in a controversial manner.</p><p>Her crowning moment involved an awkward moment with Colombia&#x27;s Ariadna Gutierrez, who was mistakenly named Miss Universe by host Steve Harvey.</p><p>After winning the title, Wurtzbach&#x27;s career flourished, with stints for endorsements, magazine covers, and other projects both in the Philippines and abroad.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong> RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LzXx8-3VO4Y?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WTSf7AQ1RXo?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UR7rycGTEW0?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lqZhCwafEmI?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UZR6JUvTV_I?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kSOnB-sPKbw?&amp;pp=0gcJCTwKAYcqIYzvautoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Pia Wurtzbach marks 10th year of Miss Universe win: 'I look back with gratitude. It changed my life'</p>

Pia Wurtzbach marks 10th year of Miss Universe win: 'I look back with gratitude. It changed my life'

Pia Wurtzbach marks 10th year of Miss Universe win: 'It changed my life'

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Pia Wurtzbach marks 10th year of Miss Universe win: 'It changed my life'

Reyma Deveza,

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Published Dec 22, 2025 10:02 AM PHT

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