Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach takes pride in her first-time experience voting, casts her vote for VP Leni Robredo as president via overseas absentee voting

The Filipino beauty queen was among the first Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to vote for their presidential bet in the 2022 national elections via overseas absentee voting.

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach went on social media to express how proud she felt after voting today, April 13, for the presidential candidate she preferred, Vice President Leni Robredo. 

“Got my girl boss suit on cos Im feeling empowered today! Today, I am even prouder to have voted for Leni to be our next President.” she tweeted, which included two photos of her standing in front of the UAE Consulate.

“I’m sharing this with you dahil naniniwala ako sa kakayahan ng isang babae. Naniniwala ako at naninindigan ako para kay Leni (I’m sharing this because I believe in what a woman can do. I believe and I stand firm for Leni).”

Got my girl boss suit on cos Im feeling empowered today! 🌸

Today, I am even prouder to have voted for Leni to be our next President. I’m sharing this with you dahil naniniwala ako sa kakayahan ng isang babae. Naniniwala ako at naninindigan ako para kay Leni. 💗 pic.twitter.com/i03nVJG0fT

— Pia Wurtzbach Jauncey (@PiaWurtzbach) April 13, 2022

Wurtzbach also informed her fans that it was her first time voting and how good it felt. She described it as “emotional” to be finally able to make a stand. “Shading that little black dot felt like I was finally making a choice towards our future. I know I’m only 1 person” her tweet reads. 

The beauty queen also shared how she was saddened by the information she received that suggests a low voter turnout is expected in UAE. “Only 1 vote out of millions but every vote counts.

As I voted remotely from the UAE today, I also learned that only about 30% of ALREADY REGISTERED voters here in UAE are expected to vote. Sayang naman kung ganon” 

In her last tweet, she urged Filipinos outside the Philippines, to vote and not waste their one chance to do what is right “If you’re a Filipino living abroad who’s already registered, please make time for it because your vote counts. You have one whole month to do this so there’s no excuse not to. Plus, the process in Abu Dhabi was super seamless” she reminded netizens.

Minutes after her post, Wutzbach quickly trended on twitter, with “Queen P” making it to the Top 5 most trending topics in the country.