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Reigning Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach graces the cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine's April 2016 issue. Pia, 26, is the third Miss Universe from the Philippines after Gloria Diaz in 1969, and Margie Moran in 1973. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS POST? Share your ideas by commenting.

The 2016 reigning Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach is coming home on January 23. As such,  a homecoming parade is scheduled on January 25 (Monday) taking her on the roads of Metro Manila. Eleven roads to be exact. Thus, if you want to catch a glimpse of the prettiest girl in the universe, make sure you're in one of these streets when her motorcade passes by -- as follows: 1. Hotel Sofitel to V. Sotto Street 2. Jaladoni Street 3. Bukaneg Street 4. Roxas Boulevard 5. Padre Burgos Street 6. N. Lopez Street 7. A. Villegas to Taft Avenue 8. Quirino Avenue 9. Buendia Avenue 10. Ayala (from the Fire Station to Rustans) 11. Novo Hotel towards EDSA Expect a lot of traffic in the area so plan your alternate routes early on. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS POST? Share your ideas by commenting.

It was a very brief "walk-down-the-aisle" for Miss Colombia, who was crowned Miss Universe 2015. The crowd were all cheering, then the host, Steve Harvey, suddenly realized he had made a terrible mistake -- misreading his cue card which listed the name of the winners. At that moment, Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutiérrez, was already wearing the Miss Universe crown and was waving profusely at the audience, holding a bouquet of flowers with all glitter and glory. It was also at this moment when Harvey re-appeared on the stage and said: “O.K., folks, uh, there’s. ... I have to apologize.” “The first runner-up is Colombia,” “Miss Universe 2015 is Philippines,” The actual winner, Miss Philippines, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, looks in confusion and shock. It was all awkward moments right after that, caught in the epic 5-minute video below. WATCH: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS POST? Share your ideas by commenting.