Miss Universe Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was crowned Miss Universe 2015 during the pageant night that was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday night, December 20, 2015.
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Pageant host Steve Harvey, however, announced the wrong winner at first, naming Colombia as the winner instead of first runner-up. It was only after she has been crowned that the host corrected his announcement and crowned the real winner - Miss Universe Philippines.
The remaining five acts in "The X Factor UK" performed two songs on Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) and the Filipino girl group 4th Impact took the chance to show another side of their vocal abilities by picking a ballad, Jackson 5's "I'll Be There," for their first number.
The performance got good comments from the judges, although Simon Cowell admitted that he dreaded the song choice at first but he loved it as soon as the sister act started singing.
4th Impact's performance of Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man" on "The X Factor UK" got praises from the judges during Saturday night's (Sunday morning, Manila time) Top 7 performances.
Simon Cowell who described the performance as "brilliant and professional," however, said the group should also show their individuality.
Filipino-American singer Amy Vachal made it to the Top 12 of "The Voice USA" as announced on Wednesday, November 11, 2015.
After being dropped by her first coach Pharrell Williams, she performed "The Way You Look Tonight" at the Live Playoffs as part of the team of Adam Levine, the coach she picked over Blake Shelton when the two pressed their buttons for a steal when Pharrell didn't choose her.
Impressing the judges with his rendition of Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do" during the Live Shows Monday night, Cyrus Villanueva was able to get enough votes from the viewers of "The X Factor Australia" to move on to this season's Top 4.
The 19-year-old Filipino-Australian singer was named one of the final four finalists during the Live Decider episode on Tuesday night, November 10, 2015.
4th Impact opened the second live show of "The X Factor UK" with an energetic performance of the Girls Aloud hit "Sound of the Underground" laced with Shirley Ellis' "Clapping Song."
According to the Filipino sister act, it was an honor for them to sing "Sound of the Underground," the 2002 breakout song of their mentor Cheryl Fernandez-Versini's own girl group.
Filipino-Australian singer Cyrus Villanueva made it to the Top 5 of "The X Factor Australia" as announced Tuesday night during the live elimination show.
Cyrus, 19, got a standing ovation from all four judges after his performance of "Knocking On Heaven's Door" during the live show on Monday.
Filipino sister act 4th Impact made it past the first live elimination of "The X Factor UK" Sunday night.
The girl group's performance of Ariana Grande's "Problem" during the first live show received such a positive comments from the judges and, in turn, earned them enough votes to stay in the competition.
Filipino girl group 4th Impact definitely had no problem showcasing their powerful vocals during the Top 13 live show of "The X Factor UK" on Saturday, October 31, 2015.
The sister act had problems with the song "Shut Up And Dance" so they did Ariana Grande's "Problem" instead.
Ann Lorraine Colis of the Philippines was crowned Miss Globe 2015 on October 8 (October 9 in Manila).
Ann Lorraine bested 54 other candidates from around the world. Her Filipina beauty stood out in the pageant that took place at the Rose Theatre Brampton in Toronto, Canada, where the 2014 winner Jacqueline Wojciechowski was from.
4th Power, an all-female Filipino group, got the "biggest 4 yeses" during their audition on "The X Factor UK."
Rachelle Ann Go was one of the performers at the West End Live 2015 where she sang "I Dreamed A Dream."
Gerphil Flores performed "The Impossible Dream" in "It's Showtime" on Wednesday.
El Gamma Penumbra, the shadow play group from the Philippines, won the first-ever season of "Asia's Got Talent."
Rachelle Ann Go has just made her final appearance as Gigi in Miss Saigon a couple of nights ago, but theater fans will not miss her that long as she will soon be seen in Les Misérables.
Manny Pacquiao lost to Floyd Mayweather via the judges' unanimous decision in a dream boxing match that took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2, 2015 (May 3 in the Philippines).
Mister Philippines Neil Perez (Mariano Flormata) won the 9th Mister International (2014-15) pageant on Saturday, February 14, 2015, in the coronation night that was held in South Korea.
Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao won against American Chris Algieri in a fight to defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight Title.
The X Factor Australia" season 6 winner Marlisa Ann Punzalan has released the music video for her winner's single, "Stand By You."
Kirk Bondad was named Mister International 2025 during the Thailand-based pageant's finale that took place in Bangkok Thursday night. Ou...
