Maggie Wilson

Maggie Wilson-Consunji (born March 15, 1989) is a British-Filipino, beauty queen, TV personality, actress, model and entrepreneur.

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Wilson, the birth surname or paternal family name is Consunji.
Maggie Wilson
Maggie Wilson at the Launch of Metro Channel in Cebu, April 2018
Born
Margaret Wilson

(1989-03-15) March 15, 1989
Bacolod, Philippines
Other namesMaggie
Years active2004 – 2011, 2016 – Present
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
TitleBinibining Pilipinas World 2007
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)

Early life

Wilson was born in Bacolod city and raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. One of the two children to Robert and Sonia Wilson, she is of Scottish, Irish, Filipino, Spanish and Chinese descent.

Wilson attended Al Hekma International School and later SoFA Design Institute, School of Interior Design.

She was an accomplished competitive swimmer and show jumper before moving to Manila, Philippines in 2004.

Personal life

Wilson married Victor Consunji in 2010.[1] She gave birth to their son Connor in 2012.[2]

Career

Wilson’s first TV appearance was for GMA Network 7’s Kakabakaba Adventure (2004) where she was a regular cast member until the show ended in 2005. Between 2003 to 2011, Wilson appeared and starred in several TV series and soap operas. With supporting roles in All Together Now (2004), Encantadia (2005), Darna (2005), Asia Treasures (2007) and Joaquin Bordado (2008). As part of the main cast in Saang Sulok ng Langit (2005), where she was nominated as Best TV Villain, My Guardian Abby (2006), Darna (2009) and Beauty Queen (2010).

Wilson has also appeared in several TV commercials and advertisements for the Taiwan Tourism Board, Bench, Globe Telecom, Greenwich, Creamsilk, Tresemme, Antica Murrina, Happy Skin & Traveloka and Luminisce Skin.

In 2006, MTV (Philippines) launched Wilson as part of their roster of VJ’s (Video Jockey). Where she hosted the show, MTV Time Out, as well concerts featuring of Rihanna, Chris Brown and Christina Aguilera to name a few. She has interviewed Incubus, Fall Out Boy, Simple Plan, Harry Connick Jr. and many more. She was a VJ until 2010.

In 2007, Maggie Wilson won Binibining Pilipinas World (Miss World Philippines). She was 17 years old at the time.

Maggie has been featured on the cover of several magazines such as Candy, Chalk, Manual, FHM (Philippines), UNO, Metro Society, Northern Living, Enclaves and Lifestyle Asia.

In 2016, Wilson won the fifth season of The Amazing Race Asia with Parul Shah.[3][4]

In March 2017, Wilson was cast as the main host for Philippines’ Next Top Model cycle 3 on TV5.

Wilson made history in November 2017 when she became the first Filipino woman to complete a marathon in Antarctica.[5]

Maggie Wilson is the first Filipina to finish the Antarctic Ice Marathon.

In October 2018, she opened Casa Consunji, a furniture and decor store.

Currently, Wilson co-hosts Beached, a travel show on Metro Channel with Marc Saw Nelson.

Filmography
Television Series
YearTitleRoleNetwork
2005Saang Sulok ng LangitBettinaGMA Network
EncantadiaAera
Mars Ravelos' DarnaManananggal
2006My Guardian AbbyBadsyQTV
2007Asian TreasuresViaGMA Network
2008Carlo J. Caparas' Joaquin BordadoBrianna
Sine Novela: Una Kang Naging AkinAnnie Villanueva
2009-2010Mars Ravelos' DarnaOctavia Moran / "Lutgarda Morales" / Babaeng Linta
2010Sine Novela: Kaya Kong Abutin Ang LangitEllen
2010-2011Beauty QueenRebecca Rivas
2016Till I Met YouMs. Zia GallingerABS-CBN
2017Philippines' Next Top ModelHostTV5

Movies

See also

References
  1. https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/publicaffairs/powerhouse/344810/getting-out-of-the-stalker-zone-maggie-and-victor-consunji-s-love-story/story/
  2. https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/health-and-family/2018/05/17/1815764/world-his-oyster-maggie-wilson-son-connor-discovering-world
  3. Villano, Alexa (October 13, 2016). "8 things to know about PH teams on 'Amazing Race Asia' season 5". Rappler. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  4. "Pinay beauty queens win 'Amazing Race Asia'". ABS-CBN News. December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  5. "Maggie Wilson is first Pinay to finish Antarctic Ice Marathon". ABS-CBN News. December 7, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
Preceded by
Anna Maris Igpit		 Binibining Pilipinas World
2007		 Succeeded by
Danielle Castaño
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