Pia Wurtzbach becomes first Filipino to receive Madame Tussauds wax figure

have a big announcement! Starting early next year, I’ll be residing in Hong Kong! Well, my wax figure will! 😉 So excited to be the first Filipino part of Madame Tussauds! What a birthday treat! Please visit me there. Will be waiting for you! 💙 @madametussaudshongkong (Photo: piawurtzbach/Instagram)

Pia Wurtzbach celebrated her 29th birthday with an announcement that she is the very first Filipino to be featured in the Madame Tussauds wax museum located in Hong Kong.

Pia shared, “When I found out, I was so excited. I couldn’t believe it! In my head, this is something that only happens to big stars.”

She has been working very closely with the artistic team from London for precise measurements, adding, “It was really quite a process and it’s so high tech! One second they were only taking a photo of my face then next thing I know, I see my face from different angles so instantly. It’s amazing. The team is so good and professional at what they do.”

Amidst interacting with the team, she also got to play with the different elements – like eyeballs and hair colors! She said, “I go to Madame Tussauds, so I know what it’s like and how fun it is there. And now, thinking that I’m going to be one of them, I’m very honored, I’m very grateful, and I can’t wait to see it.”

Madame Tussauds General Manager Jenny You shared with the media that choosing to feature Pia as a wax figure in the Hong Kong museum was inevitable because she sets a good example as a beauty queen, actress, and humanitarian, sharing, “With Pia’s sweet, positive and fun personality, we really could not have imagined having anyone but her to represent the Philippines in this way. More than being a queen, she has all the makings of an icon and we’re proud to be able to house her wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong for the rest of the world to be able to interact with.” She then adds, “Our Filipino guests have always been very important to us and we’ve always believed we should have a Filipino wax figure, so we’re very pleased to have Ms. Pia Wurtzbach mark this milestone with us.”

Pia’s wax figure is set to be revealed to the public in 2019.