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MANILA, Philippines – The people came out to see her, the new Miss Universe who brought the crown home at last, after 42 years.
A stunning, smiling Pia Wurtzbach, wearing a green terno by Albert Andrada, waved jubilantly to the crowd from her perch on the blue Miss Universe float, which resembled her crown.
Begining at the Sofitel past 2 pm Monday afternoon January 25, the float also made its way to Makati and finally, will end its journey at the Araneta Center in Cubao.
Crowds of supporters waited to get a glimpse of the pageant queen as her float made its way from Manila.
Earlier, a small crowd was already gathering around her float – blue, like her crown – and taking selfies.
They held small Philippine flags and little pink banners – on it: “Pia”
Blue and pink balloons adorned the other vehicles involved in the parade, including the police motorcycles.
Below, scenes from the earlier part of the festivities. We’ll update this page with more photos as the parade rolls on:
Here are photos taken from an overpass on Roxas Boulevard:
Excited fans rushed to different viewing points to see Pia. Here’s a look at people congregating in the Taft area:
Meanwhile, excited fans further along the parade route waited patiently for their queen to arrive. Check out this video below:
Makati leg
After 4 pm, the parade rolled around to its Makati leg.
.@PiaWurtzbach‘s parade is nearing Ayala Ave! #ConfidentlyBeautiful #MostBeautifulDay @rapplerdotcom pic.twitter.com/De8Y17Sg4t
— vernise tantuco (@verntantuco) January 25, 2016
Despite the cloudy dain and the rain, the show went on. Fittingly, a rainbow made a surprise appearance:
And as the sun set, her float lit up:
.@PiaWurtzbach ‘s Manila-Makati parade just ended! Tune in to @alexavillano for updates from Araneta! @rapplerdotcom pic.twitter.com/Hchbfy5q0p
— vernise tantuco (@verntantuco) January 25, 2016
The sun goes down but our light is still up!
#ConfidentlyBeautiful #MostBeautifulDay pic.twitter.com/ySHRtCUSRA
— Bb. Pilipinas (@RealBbPilipinas) January 25, 2016
Finally, the parade ended at Cubao, near the place where Pia competed 3 times for the Binibining Pilipinas top prize – and won on her third try.
.@PiaWurtzbach before the Araneta parade! #MostBeautifulDay #ConfidentlyBeautiful @rapplerdotcom pic.twitter.com/PU4HEczVdk
— vernise tantuco (@verntantuco) January 25, 2016
Finally, she thanked her fans for their support – and asked them to continue following her journey as Miss Universe.
“Like what I said before, my goal was to bring back home the crown, and finally, we did it!
“I say we, because this is not my crown, this is our crown. This is for you, this is for the Philippines,” she said.
– Rappler.com
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