Megan Young helps Asia Rose Simpson with Miss World 2026 preps

Reigning Miss World Philippines Asia Rose Simpson got another boost for her bid to secure the country’s second win in the Miss World pageant by getting the support of the first Filipino woman to bring home the crown, Megan Young.

The 18-year-old national titleholder met up with the actress and 2013 Miss World queen, so far the only winner from the Philippines, to pick up pointers for her coming international competition.

“She truly CARES and she absolutely proved that fact, not only by meeting with my family and I, but by the way she broke down details of my strengths and weaknesses,” Simpson posted on social media.

“From my social media, make up, work out, skin care, wardrobe, and everything else in between–she was intentional about showing and guiding me in each step,” she added.

Simpson had also picked up tips from 2018 Miss Universe and 2016 Miss World Top 5 finalist Catriona Gray during a meeting arranged for the two of them in April.

“[Young] is a wife, a mother, a business woman, and yet she took time (though she did not have to) to help me. I know how busy her life is, but because she truly cares she gave of herself freely,” Simpson said.

The teen queen said Young had already inspired her and her family even before the encounter, and that inspiration grew even bigger after they met the beauty queen-actress.

Simpson is on a mission to win the “blue crown” for the Philippines at the 73rd Miss World pageant, the 75th anniversary edition of the international competition, in Vietnam in September.

Young had also provided invaluable pieces of advice to Simpson’s predecessor Krishnah Gravidez, who posted a Top 8 finish in the 2025 Miss World pageant and received the Miss World Asia title. /ra