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Megan Lynne Young[fn 1] (born February 27, 1990) is a Filipino-American actress, model, television presenter and beauty queen who won the Miss World Philippines 2013[2] title and was later crowned as Miss World 2013.[3][4][5][6] She is the first Filipina to win the title of Miss World.[6]

Megan Young
Young on her courtesy call at the Malacañang Palace in 2013
Born	Megan Lynne Young[fn 1] (1990-02-27) February 27, 1990 (age 32) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Trinity University of Asia De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde
Occupation	Actress television host model beauty queen video jockey
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Spouse	Mikael Daez ​ (m. 2020)​
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss World Philippines 2013 Miss World 2013
Years active	2004–present
Hair color	Dark Brown
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss World Philippines 2013 (Winner) Miss World 2013 (Winner) (Top Model) (Miss World Asia)

Young started as a contestant of the reality television show StarStruck .[7]

Early life and education

Young was born on February 27, 1990 in Alexandria, Virginia[8] to Victoria Talde, from Pandan, Antique, and American Calvin Cole Young III.[9]

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,[10] 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".[11][12] 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 [V] Philippines.[13] 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.[13] Young was nominated as Outstanding Guest Star on Dahsyatnya Awards 2014.[14]

2015–present: Return to GMA Network

In March 2015, Megan Young returned to GMA Network after four years of exclusive contract with ABS-CBN.[15] Her comeback project in the Kapuso Network is the most anticipated second adaptation of the hit Mexicanovela MariMar[16][17] where she plays the title role. She is paired with Tom Rodriguez who plays the role of her love interest Sergio.[18][19] 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.[20] 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 crowned Miss World Philippines 2013 during the pageant coronation night on August 18, 2013.[21] She also bagged the Best in Fashion Runway, Miss Sports by Fila, Miss Reducin, Miss Olay, Miss Laguna, Miss Figlia and Miss Bench Body awards.[22]

On October 12, 2014, Young crowned Valerie Weigmann as her successor at the Miss World Philippines 2014 pageant held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines.[23][24]

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.[6] 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.[6]

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.[25]

On December 14, 2014, Young crowned Rolene Strauss as her successor at the Miss World 2014 pageant held at the ExCeL London in London, United Kingdom.[26]

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.[27] On January 25, 2020, they announced their marriage.[28]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2004-05	StarStruck	Herself — Contestant		[10]
2005	Love to Love	Meg	Episode: "Love Ko Urok"
2005-06	Fans Kita	Herself — Host
2007	Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang	Fairy	Episode: "Ang Binibining Tumalo sa Hari"
	Asian Treasures	Anna
	Kokey	Shane
	Star Magic Presents: Astigs	Janine
	Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv, Ur Lyf 2	Honey
2008-09	I Love Betty La Fea	Marcella Valencia		[7]
2008	Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition	Herself — Contestant		[11][12]
2009	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Ermie	Episode: "Bench"
	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Young Etrona	Episode: "Singsing"
2009-12	Channel V Philippines	VJ / Herself		[13]
2010	5 Star Specials	Various
	ASAP XV	Herself — Host
	Rubi	Sophia Cardenas		[7]
	M3: Malay Mo Ma-develop	Bea Cornejo
	Girlista	Herself — Host
2011	Us Girls	Herself — Host
	It's Showtime	Herself — Judge
	Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Mana Po	Winnie
	ASAP Rocks	Herself — Host
2012	A Beautiful Affair	Ava Pierro
	Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Hiyas	Sapphire Salvador
	ASAP 2012	Herself — Host
2013	ASAP 18	Herself — Host
	Misibis Bay	Lara Borromeo		[7]
	Never Say Goodbye	Vera Maglungsod / Vera Pendleton
2015	Dangwa	Jane Imperial
	Vampire Ang Daddy Ko	MariMar Pérez-Santibañez		[15][17]
	StarStruck VI	Herself — Host		[20]
2015-16	MariMar	MariMar Pérez-Santibañez / Bella Aldama		[16][18][19]
2016	Conan, My Beautician	Ava
	Alyas Robin Hood	Sarita "Sarri" Acosta		[citation needed]
2017	Magpakailanman	Sel
	Daig Kayo Ng Lola Ko	Drizella	Episode: "Cinderella"	[15]
2018	The Stepdaughters	Mayumi Dela Rosa-Almeda
2019	Hanggang sa Dulo ng Buhay Ko	Yvette "Yvie" Cardenas-Divinagracia
2022	The Best Ka!	Host

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Say That You Love Me	Anna
2009	Pangarap Kong Jackpot	Eula
	Shake, Rattle & Roll XI	Lucia Castiliano	Segment: "Ukay-Ukay"	[11][12]
2010	Astro Mayabang
	White House	Mikey Trinidad
	Sigwa	Dolly	Cameo
	Babe, I Love You	Gaita Borromeo		[29]
2011	Enteng Ng Ina Mo	Ina Azul
	Won't Last A Day Without You	Melissa
2012	The Reunion	Antonia "Tonyang" Castro		[13]
2013	Bang Bang Alley	Abbey		[30][15]
2017	Our Mighty Yaya	Monique

Music videos

Year	Song Title	Artist
2007	"Nagmamahal ng Tunay"	Piolo Pascual
2012	"AMATS"	Rico Blanco

Notes

References

External links

• Website

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 by Queenierich Rehman (Las Piñas)	Miss World Philippines 2013	Succeeded by Valerie Weigmann (Legazpi, Albay)

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Megan Lynne Talde Young-Daez (Alexandria, Virginia; 27 de febrero de 1990) es una modelo, actriz, cantante, presentadora y reina de belleza filipina-estadounidense[1] ganadora del Miss World Filipinas 2013[2] y posteriormente Miss Mundo 2013,[3][4][5][6] siendo la primera representante de dicho país en titularse como Miss Mundo.[6] Es la hermana mayor de la actriz Lauren Young y es actualmente miembro de la Star Magic, de ABS-CBN.[7]

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