Former Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach will receive the Global Fashion Influencer of the Year Award in Dubai this week.
Wurtzbach is one of the winners of this year’s EMIGALA Awards at Festival Bay in Dubai Festival City Mall on April 27 and 28.
Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, on the other hand, will receive the Global Fashion Icon of the Year.
The EMIGALA aims to recognize Arab and international talent.
In 2021, EMIGALA awarded Dubai-based Filipino designers Michael Cinco and Furne Amato for their contributions to the fashion industry.
Last month,Wurtzbach also delighted her fans with her beauty, both in the flesh and in wax as her wax figure arrived at Singapore’s Madame Tussauds for a limited time feature only.
“Pia is an outstanding woman who has made many achievements in life,” said Elaine Quek, head of sales and marketing at Madame Tussauds Singapore.
“We know there are many Pia fans out there who would like to see the queen up close. We are happy to have her figure at our attraction and hope many would take this opportunity to not only witness the amazing likeness, but also admire the craftsmanship that had a hand in making the figure,” Quek added.
Wurtzbach earlier made history as the first Filipino wax figure to be featured in Madame Tussauds in 2019.