Pia Wurtzbach to auction Miss Universe gowns for a cause

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach. Wurtzbach/InstagramMiss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach. Wurtzbach/Instagram
Pia Wurtzbach is set to hold an auction featuring the gowns she has worn in her journey as a Miss Universe titleholder.
The former beauty queen made the announcement on Monday, shortly after her judging stint in BInibining Pilipinas, the same pageant that gave her the opportunity to represent the country in Miss Universe back in 2015.

On Instagram, Wurtzbach thanked local designer Mark Bumgarner for the blue dress she wore during the Bb. Pilipinas 2024 coronation night, saying that this, too, will be part of her upcoming auction.
Proceeds from the sale will go to the youth center project of Love Yourself, an HIV advocacy group that she has been supporting for years.
“Feels good to walk the Binibini stage,” she said. “I requested Mark (Bumgarner) to make this gown especially for the Bb. Pilipinas anniversary which will be part of the auction I’m having at year’s end in support of the youth center project I’m collaborating on with Love Yourself.”
“Keep an eye out for its release in a few months, alongside gowns from other designers worn throughout my journey as Miss Universe.”
Wurtzbach rose to fame after winning the Philippines’ third Miss Universe crown in 2015.
She went on to pursue different paths, from hosting and writing to sports and fashion, on top of her multiple endorsement deals and advocacy work.

LOOK: Pia Wurtzbach appears on 9 covers of Dubai-based magazine

 A Dubai-based luxury magazine recently had its “biggest cover unveil to date,” and it features the Philippines’ very own Pia Wurtzbach.

The former Miss Universe appears on nine covers of the latest issue of Xpedition, which named her “Woman of the Year” last December.

Sharing images of the covers on Instagram, Wurtzbach said this is the first time to do “a cover shoot this big.”

 

“Took us 3 days to finish all the layouts and we shot them all around Dubai… Love all the looks that we did, too! They’re so different,” she said in one of her posts.

In another, she said her cover photos involved “literally climbing the top of a mountain and braving the heat,” and shooting “inside the -6 degrees Ice Lounge for 4 hours straight.”

Check out her covers below: