Megan Young

Megan Lynne Young (born February 27, 1990) is a Filipino-American actress, model, TV Host and beauty queen. She won the Miss World Philippines title and was later crowned as Miss World 2013 in Bali, Indonesia. The American-born Filipina is the first representative of the Philippines to win the title of Miss World. Young was a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic and is now a contract artist under GMA Network. She is the elder sister of actress Lauren Young.

Biography

Early life and education

Young was born in Alexandria, Virginia to a Filipino mother and American father. She is the daughter of Victoria Talde who hails from Pandan, Antique and Calvin Cole Young III. Young's family moved to Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines when she was ten. She attended secondary education in Regional Science High School III in Subic Bay Freeport Zone from 2002 to 2005 before moving to Manila to pursue her acting career. In 2011, she was studying AB Digital Filmmaking at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Manila.