Megan Lynne Talde Young-Daez is a Filipino-American actress, model, television host and beauty queen who won Miss World Philippines 2013 title and was later crowned as Miss World 2013. She is the first delegate from the Philippines to win the title of Miss World.
Young on her courtesy call at the Malacañang Palace in 2013
Young at the 2014 New York Philippines Independence Day Parade
Megan Young (right) with sister Lauren Young (left), at the 2013 Candy Style awards.
Miss World 2013, the 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 28 September 2013 at Bali International Convention Center, South Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. It was the first time in Southeast Asia and it also was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in a Muslim majority country. Contestants from 127 countries and territories competed in this year's Miss World pageant, marking the biggest turnout for any beauty pageant globally as of 2024. Yu Wenxia of China crowned her successor Megan Young of the Philippines at the end of the event, marking the only time to date that the Philippines has won the Miss World title. This victory also made the Philippines the third country to win all of the Big Four international beauty pageants.
Megan Young, Miss World 2013
Nusa Dua, Bali - Indonesia, host city of Miss World 2013.