Born | Megan Lynne Young February 27, 1990 |
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Occupation | Actress, Host, Model, VJ, Peace Ambassador, Beauty Queen |
Years active | 2004 – Present |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Hair color | Dark Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Title(s) | Miss World Philippines 2013 |
Major competition(s) |
Miss World Philippines 2013 (Winner) Miss World 2013 (Winner) |
Young attended high school in Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City. She is currently majoring in Digital Film Making at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.[4]
In September 14, 2012, Young was named as one of the National Peace Ambassadors alongside other local personalities like Anne Curtis, Gerald Anderson, Mikael Daez, and apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Peas for the "I Am For Peace" campaign held in Malacañan Palace.[5]
Young was crowned Miss World Philippines 2013. Megan Young is representing her country at Miss World 2013 in Indonesia where she subsequently won the Miss World 2013 title.
CAREER
Young's first showbiz break was with the talent reality search StarStruck wherein she placed in the top three together with LJ Reyes and Ryza Cenon. After two years with GMA Artist Center, she soon 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".[6] 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. 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 appeared in TV5's dramas Never Say Goodbye and Misibis Bay.
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 went on to join and win the title of Miss World Philippines 2013. She will represent Philippines in the upcoming Miss World 2013 beauty pageant in Indonesia on September.[7] During the pageant, Megan continued to rank first on the Miss World 2013 Online Poll. [8] The winner of the poll will be named as the "People's Champion" in the Miss World 2013 pageant. She was also chosen to be one of the finalists for the Beach Fashion Challenge and Top Model Competition.
During the duration of the competition. Young bag the Top Model Award for this year, she also placed 5th in the Beach Fashion Category and 4th in the Multimedia Award.