I love high-street fashion. I'm all about Topshop and Zara - even American Apparel. I love T-shirts and vests - simple things you can just live in. American Apparel also does the best bras - they're amazing.

Wear things that make you happy because, I think, that really shines through. If you feel uncomfortable in something, then I don't think it ever really works.

I love working with Chanel, and long may it reign, to be honest. I hope it lasts forever.

'The Five People You Meet in Heaven' by Mitch Albom - I read it in eight hours and blubbed my eyes out when it finished. I've thought about the story every day since.

Having a Mary Poppins-themed birthday party when I was 5 - all my friends went in dresses, and I went as a chimney sweep. I was a real tomboy.

When I was at school, I auditioned for the school play as Queen Gertrude, and I fell in love with it there and then.

I'd rather rule the world now than be prime minister.

Sometimes, fame does scare me. When people know where you are and what you're doing, that can be frightening because I'm such a private person. So I like to try and keep things light-hearted and stay as private as possible.

I want to see how far I can go with my body. I always tell myself that I will be fit, but it never happens.

I want to feel confident and good about myself.

Being sweet is something that's already given. As a beauty queen, you know that you should be relatable to people, that you should be authentic - and that makes you sweet. But you should also have that 'it' factor, and the confidence that will make you spicy.

Tuna pie has been a comfort food for me. Back in high school, when I was still studying at ABS-CBN's Distance Learning Center, I remember buying it every day from the Jollibee kiosk in our building.

I'm more Filipino than I am German. I guess I shouldn't be ashamed to say that.

I've been getting Obagi prior to my being an endorser because my dermatologist prescribes the brand and I always like it, knowing Obagi is a well-trusted name, of quality and is safe to use.

I prepared myself for Miss Universe for a very long time, for years, and I would always try to imagine what it would be like to introduce myself as Pia Wurtzbach, Miss Universe.

Just having plants around helps with your mood. You feel relaxed.

I love living in a condo because I don't have worries, relax ka lang and everything is being taken care of.

I've been my family's breadwinner since I was 11.

I learned that you should never be afraid to speak your mind especially when you know it's right.

You can only do Miss Universe once, so take as many pictures as you can, enjoy, and have fun.

Let me just make a stand that our friends and family in the LGBTQIA-plus community have the right to take up space in our society.

Everyday, we all struggle to be comfortable with our imperfections.

If you're going to give me the role of Darna, I'll accept it. I will work hard, I will train, I will attend workshops. I will give all my strength. But, of course, it's ABS-CBN's decision in the end to see who is the perfect fit to play the role.

It's a dream role for me to play a superhero.