Miss Universe wants to be the first Filipina Bond girl

The reigning Miss Universe says she wants to be the first Filipina Bond girl. Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was a small-time TV actress, before she won her crown in Las Vegas last month.The ceremony hit the headlines, when the host of the awards made a mistake, and first declared Miss Colombia the winner. Thousands of people took to the streets for Wurtzback’s homecoming and victory parade in Manila on Monday.

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