This Day, That Year – February 27

This day in history we feature Megan Young. A Filipino-American actress, model, television presenter was born on this day in 1990.

Trivia – Megan Young

Megan Lynne Young also won the Miss World Philippines 2013 title and was later crowned as Miss World 2013. She is the first Filipina to win the title of Miss World. Young started as a contestant of the reality television show StarStruck.

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Young’s first showbiz break was through the second season of the talent reality search, StarStruck, wherein she placed in the top six. Her first acting job in GMA was in Love to Love Presents: Love Ko Urok wherein she played the role of Meg. She then played the role of Anna in Asian Treasures and the role of a fairy in Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. After more than two years with GMA Artist Center, she 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”. 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 switched to TV5 but still made appearances in the Kapamilya network. Aside from television, Young has also starred in a few films. Megan is also one of the hosts in the sixth edition of the reality talent search Starstruck which launched her career as an artist. She’s working alongside Dingdong Dantes as main host, and her co-Starstruck alumni Mark Herras, Rocco Nacino, Miguel Tanfelix, and Kris Bernal, who serve as journey hosts. The show premiered on September 7, 2015.

Source – Wikipedia