Megan Young

 

Megan Lynne Young (born February 27, 1990 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an actress, a model, a VJ, a host and a beauty queen. She won the Miss World Philippines title and was later crowned as Miss World 2013 in Bali, Indonesia. She is the first woman from the Philippines to win the title of Miss World. 

Young was born in Alexandria, Virginia to a Filipino mother and American father. 

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 fourth in the "Multimedia Challenge" and fifth in the "Beach Beauty" contest.

Young also received the Continental Queen of Beauty title as Miss World Asia 2013, the highest ranked contestant in the Asian region. As Miss World 2013, Young will be based in England for her activities. She has so far travelled to the United Kingdom,  France, the Philippines, United States, Haiti, Indonesia, China and Russia.

Young is expected to visit 40 countries for charity work after her brief stay in the Philippines for the Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts.

She won the Miss Queen of the Year 2013 title on 13rd March after compiting against 99 girls from all the competitions. During the final moment she was fighting with the main favourite: Miss Spain Universe, Patricia Rodriguez, but she ended up with the crown.