Quotes from Pia Wurtzbach

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

I don't wear the sash to bed. But I make sure it is always clean. I have it in two colors, black and gray. And I make sure it goes with my outfit.

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.

I prepared myself for Miss Universe for a very long time, for years, and I would always try to imagine what it would be like to introduce myself as Pia Wurtzbach, Miss Universe.

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

After I won Miss Universe, my managers started telling me I have to start putting on less makeup.