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"I feel like now that I have a lot of attention, I can use that to get a broader reach for my causes." - Pia

By BEA RODRIGUEZ

 

Shhh...We're On Air! #???? Backstage at #AssociatedPress. -Pia

A photo posted by Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@missuniverse) on

Jan 5, 2016 at 10:34am PST

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach became an instant celebrity worldwide because of her controversial crowning moment. 

READ: Miss USA sympathizes with Pia Wurtzbach for her stolen moment in Miss Universe 

The actress-model is now using her popularity to propagate her causes in the international scene.

She said in a report on Unang Hirit, “I feel like now that I have a lot of attention, I can use that to get a broader reach for my causes. Now that I have their attention, let me tell you this, let me tell you that. I think if anything, it’s going to help me reach out to more people.”

Everywhere she goes, Pia is recognized even in the streets of New York City. According to her mentor and beauty queen maker Jonas Gaffud, “Everywhere we go in Manhattan in New York, nilalapitan siya tapos kino-congratulate siya at sinasabi, ‘You deserved to win!’”

The Filipina beauty now resides in the Big Apple where she gushes about her own apartment. Gaffud explained, “Kasi nakatira siya sa Manhattan, Cubao [sa Pilipinas]. Sabi niya kapag naglalakad kami, ‘Imaginin mo, nasa Manhattan, New York na ‘ko, hindi na Manhattan, Cubao!’ So ‘yun ‘yung mga joke namin.”

 

A photo posted by Jonas Antonio Gaffud (@jonasofmercator) on

Dec 26, 2015 at 3:18pm PST

He is proud of what his protégé has reached, “Bago siya umalis, may maririnig kang ‘Clapper naman ‘yan! She will clap hard in Miss Universe.’ At least, she proved everyone wrong ‘yung lahat ng detractors niya. She’s our Miss Universe 2015!”

READ: Beauty queen maker sets eye on Pia Wurtzbach even before Bb. Pilipinas