The gown’s designer, Albert Andrada, said he has been offered an eight-figure sum of money for the gown Wurtzbach wore when she was crowned Miss Universe.
“Kinikilabutan ako sa presyo na binibigay sa akin. Masyadong malaki, it’s unbelievable,” he was quoted as saying in an article released by the entertainment website Push on Thursday.
Despite this, Andrada said he wants to keep the gown as the “only souvenir or remembrance that I have from Pia.”
“Siyempre anong mararamdaman ni Pia kung pagbibili ko ‘yan. Siyempre siya rin gusto niya ‘yan makita anytime na pagtanda niya nandiyan pa rin ‘yan,” he said.
When asked for comment about those who attempt to recreate Wurtzbach’s gown, the designer said: “That’s one way of them celebrating Pia kaya that’s fine with me.”
In a previous interview, Andrada said the intricate back design of Wurtzbach’s gown represented the Philippines in many ways.
This is the first time that a Filipino-made gown was worn by a Philippine bet to the Miss Universe pageant. In previous years, Colombian designers provided the outfit.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
