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Megan Young

Megan Lynne Talde Young-Daez (Tagalog: [mˈɛɡən jˈaŋ dˈɑːʔˈez]; née Young; born February 27, 1990) is a Filipino actress, model, and beauty queen who won Miss World 2013. She is the first delegate from the Philippines and Southeast Asia to win Miss World.

She was previously crowned Miss World Philippines 2013. Young started her entertainment career as a contestant on the reality television show StarStruck (2004–2005).

Megan Lynne Talde Young was born on February 27, 1990, in Alexandria, Virginia to Filipino and American parents Victoria Talde from Pandan, Antique, and Calvin Cole Young III from Richmond.

Young's family moved to Castillejos, Zambales when she was 10. She received secondary education at the Regional Science High School III within the Subic Bay Freeport Zone from 2002 to 2005, before moving to Metro Manila to pursue her acting career. Young holds a degree in filmmaking from the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.

Young entered the entertainment industry by joining the second season of the talent reality search StarStruck, where she placed in the top six. Her acting debut in GMA was in Love to Love Presents: Love Ko Urok, where she played the role of Meg. She then played the role of Anna in Asian Treasures and the role of a fairy in Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang.

After more than two years with GMA Artist Center, she moved to ABS-CBN following her sister, Lauren Young. She is the first StarStruck alumna to transfer to GMA's rival station, ABS-CBN.

Young first appeared in ABS-CBN in the youth oriented show "Star Magic Presents" Astigs and Abt Ur Luv. She also played the role of Shane in Kokey, opposite Zanjoe Marudo. She became well known when she appeared as one of the celebrity housemates in Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2, dubbed as "The Princess of Charm". After PBB, she portrayed the villain Marcela in ABS-CBN's remake of I Love Betty La Fea opposite John Lloyd Cruz. In 2009, she was one of four personalities introduced as video jockeys for the relaunching of Channel [V] Philippines. Young also became an occasional host in several shows in Studio 23. In 2012, Young had her big break as a lead actress in Hiyas, reuniting with Zanjoe Marudo as her love interest. In 2013, she switched to TV5 but still made appearances in the Kapamilya network.

Aside from television, Young has also starred in a few films, one of which was The Reunion, where she played Toyang, opposite Xian Lim. Young was nominated as Outstanding Guest Star on Dahsyatnya Awards 2014.

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