Megan Young

thumb|right|President Benigno S. Aquino III congratulates Miss World 2013 Megan Young during a courtesy call at the Reception Hall of the Malacañang Palace on Monday (October 14). She was crowned in Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia on September 28, 2013 making history as the first Filipina to win the title of Miss World since its foundation in 1951. Young bested 126 contestants from around the world. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Quiel Supera/ Malacañang Photo Bureau) Megan Young (Tagalog: [mˈɛɡən jˈaŋ dˈɑːʔˈez]; née Young; born February 27, 1990) is a Filipino actress, model, and beauty queen who won Miss World 2013. She is the first delegate from the Philippines and Southeast Asia to win Miss World. She was previously crowned Miss World Philippines 2013. Young started as a contestant on the reality television show StarStruck. Quotes “Miss World Philippines is selfless and to be selfless, you need the heart. If I become Miss World Philippines, I will pour my heart and my soul into helping others which is what Miss World is – beauty in giving.” Miss World 2013 Megan Young’s quotable quotes By MARY LOUISE LIGUNAS, 19 February 2020. “My main reason for being here today is to represent my country, to show the world that the Filipinos are hardworking. ‘Hey, we can do this! No matter what happens, no matter what crisis we go through, we’re willing to help other people.’ It would be an honor to be a part of the Miss World Organisation and I’m sure that the Filipinos will be right be right behind me. They’ll be in the journey to Miss World as well.” Miss World 2013 Megan Young’s quotable quotes By MARY LOUISE LIGUNAS, 19 February 2020. “Miss World, for me, treasures the core values of humanity and that guides her into understanding people why they act the way they do, how they live their lives and I will use these core values and my understanding not only in helping others but to show people how they can understand others, to help others, so that as one, together, we shall help society.” Miss World 2013 Megan Young’s quotable quotes By MARY LOUISE LIGUNAS, 19 February 2020. "I wanna teach him (son Leon) that women are to be respected and that there are things that women go through and we need to support them in”. . By Hanna Panoringan, 23 March 2026. “I never thought that I would call motherhood something that I could enjoy and be proud of because I didn’t have any idea of what motherhood could be". . By Hanna Panoringan, 23 March 2026. “I’m just embracing every single change, whether that be mentally, whether that’s my body completely changing and blowing me up and down, and of course, I guess my outlook on life has changed a lot after having Leon”. . By Hanna Panoringan, 23 March 2026. External links Category:1990 births Category:Models from the Philippines