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Megan Lynne Young
Young during her courtesy call at the Malacañang Palace
Born	(1990-02-27) February 27, 1990 (age 34) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Education	Trinity University of Asia De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde
Occupations	Actress television host model peace ambassador beauty queen, video jockey
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse	Mikael Daez ​(m. 2020)​
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss World Philippines 2013 Miss World 2013
Agency	GMA Artist Center (2004–2007, 2015–present) Star Magic (2007–2013) TV5 (2013–2015)
Years active	2004–present
Hair color	Dark Brown
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss World Philippines 2013 (Winner – Miss World Philippines 2013) Miss World 2013 (Winner) (Top Model) (Miss World Asia)

Megan Lynne Talde Young-Daez (born February 27, 1990) is a Filipino-American actress, model, television presenter, and beauty queen who won the Miss World Philippines 2013 title and was later crowned as Miss World 2013. She is the first Filipina to win the title of Miss World.

Young started as a contestant of the reality television show StarStruck and later became a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic talent management, but later on returned as an exclusive artist under GMA Network.

Early life and education

Young was born in Alexandria, Virginia to Victoria Talde, from Pandan, Antique, and American Calvin Cole Young III.

Young's family moved to Castillejos, Zambales when she was ten. She received secondary education in Regional Science High School III within the Subic Bay Freeport Zone from 2002 to 2005 before moving to Metro Manila to pursue her acting career. In 2011, she began studying filmmaking at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.

Career

2004–07: Early acting career in GMA

Young's first showbiz break was through the second season of the talent reality search, StarStruck, wherein she placed in the top six. Her first acting job in GMA was in Love to Love Presents: Love Ko Urok wherein she played the role of Meg. She then played the role of Anna in Asian Treasures and the role of a fairy in Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang.

2007–14: Transfer to ABS-CBN and TV5

After more than two years with GMA Artist Center, she moved to ABS-CBN following her sister, Lauren Young. She is the first StarStruck alumna to transfer to GMA's rival station, ABS-CBN.

Young first appeared in ABS-CBN in the youth oriented show "Star Magic Presents" Astigs and Abt Ur Luv. She also played the role of Shane in Kokey, opposite Zanjoe Marudo. She became well known when she appeared as one of the celebrity housemates in Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2, dubbed as "The Princess of Charm". After PBB, she portrayed the villain Marcela in ABS-CBN's remake of I Love Betty La Fea opposite John Lloyd Cruz. In 2009, she was one of four personalities introduced as video jockeys for the relaunching of Channel Philippines. Young also became an occasional host in several shows in Studio 23. In 2012, Young had her big break as a lead actress in Hiyas, reuniting with Zanjoe Marudo as her love interest. In 2013, she switched to TV5 but still made appearances in the Kapamilya network.

Aside from television, Young has also starred in a few films, one of which was The Reunion, where she played Toyang, opposite Xian Lim. Young was nominated as Outstanding Guest Star on Dahsyatnya Awards 2014.

2015–present: Return to GMA Network

In March 2015, Megan Young returned to GMA Network after four years of exclusive contract with ABS-CBN. Her comeback project in the Kapuso Network is the most anticipated second adaptation of the hit Mexicanovela MariMar where she plays the title role. She is paired with Tom Rodriguez who plays the role of her love interest Sergio. Her sister Lauren Young is also part of the show and plays the role of MariMar's main antagonist Antonia. This marks their second project together after Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2.

Megan is also one of the hosts in the sixth edition of the reality talent search Starstruck which launched her career as an artist. She's working alongside Dingdong Dantes as main host, and her co-Starstruck alumni Mark Herras, Rocco Nacino, Miguel Tanfelix, and Kris Bernal, who serve as journey hosts. The show premiered on September 7, 2015.

Pageantry

Miss World Philippines 2013

She was named Miss World Philippines 2013 during the pageant coronation night on August 18, 2013.

Miss World 2013

Young was crowned as Miss World 2013 in Bali, Indonesia, making her the first Filipina to win the title of Miss World since its creation in 1951. During the preliminaries, she also won the "Top Model" competition, placed second in the "People's Champion," placed fourth in the "Multimedia Challenge" and fifth in the "Beach Beauty" contest.

In the final question and answer portion, the contestants in the Top 6 were asked the same question: "Why should you be the next Miss World?" and Young replied:

I treasure a core value of humanity and that guides people why they act the way they do. I will use this to show other people how they can understand each other. … as one, we can help society.

Young also received the Continental Queen of Beauty title as Miss World Asia 2013, the highest ranked contestant in the Asian region and was featured in the Dances of the World segment of the final show.

Personal life

Young is the elder sister of actress Lauren Young.

In February 2017, Mikael Daez confirmed that he had been dating Young for six years, and the revelation was made after so long due to work commitments. On 25 January 2020, they announced their marriage.

Filmography

Television

Film

Music videos

References

1. "Philippines 2013". Miss World Official Website.
2. "Megan Young is Miss World PH 2013". ABS-CBN News. August 19, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
3. "Miss Philippines Megan Young crowned as Miss World 2013". BIHARPRABHA. September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
4. "Miss Philippines crowned the new Miss World". CNN. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
5. "Megan Young crowned Miss World 2013". GMA News. GMA Network. September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
6. ^ "Megan Young crowned Miss World 2013". Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
7. ^ "MEGAN YOUNG". Star Magic. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
8. Chelo Aestrid (September 29, 2013). "Miss World Megan Young – Get To Know Her [Video]". Las Vegas Guardian Express. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
9. Ira Agting (September 29, 2013). "8 fun facts about Megan Young". Rappler. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
10. ^ Ed Uy (August 24, 2013). "Her time, her throne". The Manila Times. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
11. ^ Tinna S. Bonifacio (January 2009). "Young, but not restless". JobsDB.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
12. ^ "Megan Young enjoys playing Kontrabida roles". ABS-CBN News. December 23, 2011.
13. ^ Vittorio Hernandez (September 29, 2013). "Miss World 2013: A Look Back at Megan Young from Starstruck to Most Beautiful Woman in the World (VIDEOS & PHOTOS)". International Business Times. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
14. id:Dahsyatnya-Awards-2014
15. ^ "Megan Young returns to GMA; signs exclusive contract". GMANetwork.com. February 3, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
16. ^ "Tom Rodriguez on Being Chosen to Play Sergio in New Mari Mar: "It Felt so Unreal"". Philippine Entertainment Portal. June 24, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
17. ^ Rula, Gorgy (June 24, 2015). "Megan Young and Tom Rodriguez Star in Marimar Remake; Expect Comparison with Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
18. ^ "It's official: Megan Young is 'Marimar'". GMA News. February 3, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
19. ^ "Megan Young as Marimar". GMA News. August 5, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
20. ^ "Megan Young back with GMA 7 to host 'Starstruck'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 31, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
21. "Actress Megan Young is 2013 Ms World Philippines". The Philippine Star. August 19, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
22. ^ Joyce Burton-Titular (October 1, 2013). "From Vivien to Megan: The PH in Miss World history". Rappler. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
23. "Mikael Daez confirms relationship with Megan Young". Rappler. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
24. "Megan Young ties the knot with Mikael Daez". cnn. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
25. ^ Simi John (September 28, 2013). "Miss World 2013: Miss Philippines Megan Young Crowned Winner". International Business Times. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
26. Chapman, Michael W. (October 21, 2013). "Miss World: 'I'm Against Abortion,' 'Against Divorce' and 'Sex is For Marriage'". CNSNews.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
27. "Pia Wurtzbach, Megan Young as muses for SEA Games opening ceremony". ABS-CBN News. December 1, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
28. "IN PHOTOS: Pia Wurtzbach, Megan Young lead PH beauty queens as SEA Games 'muses'". Rappler. December 1, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
29. Orosa, Rosalinda L. (March 29, 2010). "Sam, Anne Team up in Babe, I Love You". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 22, 2018.

External links

• Website
• Megan Young on Instagram

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Yu Wenxia	Miss World 2013	Succeeded by Rolene Strauss
Preceded by Yu Wenxia	Miss World Asia 2013	Succeeded by Koyal Rana
Preceded by Atong Demach	Miss World Top Model 2013	Succeeded by Isidora Borovčanin
Preceded byQueenierich Rehman	Miss World Philippines 2013	Succeeded byValerie Weigmann

Template:Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty titleholders 2013

v t e Miss Philippines winners in the Big Four beauty pageants
Miss Universe	Gloria Diaz (1969) Margie Moran (1973) Pia Wurtzbach (2015) Catriona Gray (2018)
Miss World	Megan Young (2013)
Miss International	Gemma Cruz (1964) Aurora Pijuan (1970) Melanie Marquez (1979) Lara Quigaman (2005) Bea Santiago (2013) Kylie Verzosa (2016)
Miss Earth	Karla Henry (2008) Jamie Herrell (2014) Angelia Ong (2015) Karen Ibasco (2017)
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• 1990 births
• Living people
• De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde alumni
• Filipino film actresses
• Filipino female models
• Female models from Virginia
• Filipino people of American descent
• Filipino television actresses
• Actresses from Alexandria, Virginia
• People from Olongapo
• Actresses from Zambales
• Miss World 2013 delegates
• Miss World Philippines winners
• Miss World winners
• Pinoy Big Brother contestants
• StarStruck (Philippine TV series) participants
• American actresses of Filipino descent
• Star Magic
• Star Magic Batch 15
• StarStruck (Philippine TV series)
• GMA Artist Center
• VJs (media personalities)
• GMA Network personalities