Top 60 Pia Wurtzbach Quotes

While I wasn’t able to do my first walk’ as Miss Universe during my pageant, at least I’ll be able to do my final walk – and it will happen in the Philippines no less.

It’s live television. People make mistakes and Steve Harvey was very gracious to apologize. I accept his apology and I think it speaks a lot about his character.

I think what makes a woman naturally more beautiful is when she starts believing in herself and starts getting more confident because you can have the most expensive makeup, you can get a lot of services done, but if deep inside you’re still not happy and confident, that’s going to show.

I wouldn’t be the same Pia if I won Miss Philippines on my first try.

I wouldn’t join Miss Universe if I thought somebody else deserved it more than I do.

Life doesn’t end when you get married.

You can only do Miss Universe once, so take as many pictures as you can, enjoy, and have fun.

For the last three years that I have tried, people are laughing at me and saying that I was trying too hard. And my answer is yeah, I really am trying hard.

I hope to meet a lot of people from different walks of life from different parts of the world.

If I have free time, I go to the gym, or do errands.

We never considered Christmas a holiday because the budget was really tight, so Christmas was just a usual day for us.

When my parents separated, I became the breadwinner of the family.

There is a difference between going under the knife and the stigma.

Everyday, we all struggle to be comfortable with our imperfections.

I’ve been stocking up on dry shampoo. We don’t have dry shampoo in the Philippines yet. I notice that here in the U.S., there are a lot of volumizing products, like salt spray. In the Philippines, the humidity can make your hair a bit flat, so I’m wondering, how come we don’t have this back home?

You can be the CEO of a big company and still be unhappy. You can also pass an exam and feel like you’ve hit the jackpot. Success all depends on how happy you are.

I’ll continue doing what I do, whether in the Philippines, here in the U.S., or elsewhere.

If I were to be Miss Universe, I will use my voice to influence the youth and I would raise awareness to certain causes like HIV awareness that is timely and relevant to my country which is the Philippines.

I’ve been my family’s breadwinner since I was 11.

I started modeling when I was 11 years old and acting when I was 12.

If a woman is confident, she believes in herself and is really happy from the inside, you’ll see that glow.

The relevance of beauty pageants in the Philippines is that it gives people hope.

You have to take into account the arc of your foot when you’re buying heels.

I wouldn’t say there are alliances at the pageant, but I understand if you can’t speak the language, you would want to hang out with someone who understands you.

I was a nervous flyer before, but now I’ve gotten used to it.

There’s really a lot of lessons that I’ve learned from being Miss Universe. I don’t even know where to begin. Just being able to travel a lot and meet people from different walks of life. I don’t think I’ve experienced anything like it or would experience anything like it.

I can’t believe I’m gonna be immortalized in Madam Tussauds! Dream come true.

Back in the States, they actually liked hearing my Filipino accent. People I meet there found it very endearing.

I hope my story could become an inspiration of determination, discipline, faith and hardwork.

Let me just make a stand that our friends and family in the LGBTQIA-plus community have the right to take up space in our society.

I actually quite miss being called Philippines because in the pageant it’s normal for us to be called our country instead of our names. If somebody goes, ‘Philippines!’ I turn my head and I know that’s me. Now they go ‘Pia’ or ‘Miss Universe.’ Of course that’s better. But I also miss that, being called my country.

I’m looking forward to just enjoying my reign as Miss Universe.

Found my tropical paradise here in Bali.

I want to show the world, the universe rather, that I am confidently beautiful with a heart.

I didn’t want any other crown when I joined Binibining Pilipinas.

I really lived and breathed Miss Universe.

I think that the United States and the Philippines have always had a good relationship with each other. 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.

Because I knew we were going to wear five inches during the pageant, I would train with six inches. So, when it was time to wear the five-inch heels, they felt like nothing to me.

I’m a risk-taker because I don’t have a lot of experience in putting up a business before – I didn’t really learn about this in school – but I still choose to do it, especially since I’m now getting good advice from people around me.

Being sweet is something that’s already given. As a beauty queen, you know that you should be relatable to people, that you should be authentic – and that makes you sweet. But you should also have that ‘it’ factor, and the confidence that will make you spicy.

I like to enjoy foods that keep my energy levels stable. Otherwise I’d likely crash at some point during the day.

What I really like about Ultherapy is that it’s really convenient. You only have to do it once a year for 45 minutes. That’s really fast.

To be a Miss Universe is both an honor and responsibility.

We live in a world where adolescents and young people, especially from key populations, are still left behind. We cannot fail to address their needs.

But I’m the type of person who, whatever you throw at me, I can make something out of it.

A lot of Filipinas are really into fashion, and there are so many noted Filipino designers around the world.

The future is a big place.

Everything I post on social media, they make a headline out of it!

When I want something really badly, whether it’s good or bad, I never stop until I get it. It’s part of the way I was brought up.

When it comes to trying to do good, I will keep going, even when I’m no longer Miss Universe.

I’m more Filipino than I am German. I guess I shouldn’t be ashamed to say that.

For fashion and beauty, I don’t think you have to overthink it.

I’ve always seen our faith as an instrument to embrace our fundamental equality, before God and before our laws, and not as a license to discriminate.

I felt calm when I was called first runner-up because I felt it was fate. But when they announced that I was Miss Universe, I had mixed emotions. I was happy because I really wanted to win but felt sad for Miss Colombia.

I’ve worked countless jobs from waiting tables to packing boxes in a paper factory – a testament that I hustled on and never gave up til I reached my dreams.

I like doing my own errands. I feel like they are very personal and it makes me feel like I achieved a lot that day.

It’s a dream role for me to play a superhero.

There is so much more to the Philippines than just Manila. The beauty is in the neighboring islands.

I’m so glad I never lost my drive because turns out, I was right! Now I’m finally wearing the Philippine sash in the most prestigious pageant in the world.

The crown is always with me, so I keep it close.