Maureen Wroblewitz

Maureen Christa Pojas Wroblewitz (born 22 June 1998) is a Filipino-German fashion model, best known for winning the fifth season of Asia's Next Top Model. She represented the Philippines in the competition, and became the first Filipina to win.[4][5]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Pojas and the surname or paternal family name is Wroblewitz.

Maureen Wroblewitz
Wroblewitz appears for Yamaha Motor Company in 2019
Born	(1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Nationality	German, Filipino
Occupation	Model
Years active	2017–present
Known for	Asia's Next Top Model 5 (winner)
Modeling information
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Agency	Storm Model Management[1] Primastella Management[2][3]

Early life

Wroblewitz was born on 22 June 1998, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[6] She is the third of four daughters of a Filipino mother, Mariefe Pojas Wroblewitz,[7] and a German father.[8][9] She lived in Riyadh for 12 years before relocating to Germany after her mother died.[8][9] When she was 15 years old, she was scouted by a modeling agent on Instagram, and moved to the Philippines to pursue a modeling career.[10][8] Before her participation on Asia's Next Top Model, she was a part-time model and student.[11]

Career

Asia's Next Top Model

After auditioning for Asia's Next Top Model, Wroblewitz was chosen as one of the 14 finalists on the show's fifth season.[12][13] During her run on the show, Wroblewitz received the highest score of the week three times and was one of the top three contestants for the cycle's final show, alongside contestants Minh Tu Nguyen from Vietnam and Shikin Gomez from Malaysia. Wroblewitz was crowned the winner of the competition during the final episode.[4][14] She was the first representative from the Philippines to win the contest.[15] As the winner of the competition, she received a Subaru Impreza, a cover and fashion spread in the July issue of Nylon Singapore,[14] and a chance to obtain a modeling contract with Storm Model Management in London.[16]

2017–present

Wroblewitz has appeared on the Filipino shows Tonight with Boy Abunda, News5, Rated K, and CNN Philippines.[17] She is the face and ambassador of Asus and Palmolive.[18][19] She is also an ambassador for the ICanServe Foundation, which helps cancer survivors.[18] In September 2018, Wroblewitz appeared on season 6 of Asia's Next Top Model as Subaru Ambassador. A week after, she became a co-host of the Filipino variety show Eat Bulaga!.[20]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2017	Asia's Next Top Model (season 5)	Contestant	[4]
	Rated K	Guest	[21]
	Tonight with Boy Abunda		[22][23]
	The Source		[17]
	Headstart with Karen Davila		[24]
	Mars
2018	Sunday PinaSaya		[25]
	Asia's Next Top Model (season 6)
	Eat Bulaga!	Co-host	[26]

Music videos

Year	Artist(s)	Title
2018	Juan Karlos Labajo	Buwan[27]

See also

• List of Asia's Next Top Model contestants
• Asia's Next Top Model

References

1. "Maureen Wroblewitz". www.stormmodels.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
2. See you soon! Our German x Filipina beauty Archived 25 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Published 30 August 2016.
3. Our newest face and baby girl, Maureen Archived 25 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Published 4 October 2016.
4. "Maureen Wroblewitz is first Pinay to win 'Asia's Next Top Model'". ABS-CBN News. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
5. Acar, Aedrianne (3 July 2017). "Supermodel and TV host Tyra Banks reacts to Maureen Wroblewitz win in 'Asia's Next Top Model'". GMA Network Entertainment. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
6. Usop, Rezie Den Hannah (1 July 2017). "Filipinos top everything". The Palawan Times. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018 – via Wayback Machine.
7. "IN PHOTOS: Pia Wurtzbach, Maureen Wroblewitz lead ICanServe fashion show". Rappler. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018 – via Wayback Machine.
8. Vitangcol, Ysabel (24 June 2017). "Maureen Wroblewitz wants the top". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017.. inquirer.net. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
9. Lo, Ricky (8 July 2017). "Maureen Wroblewitz: Mother knows best". Philstar Global Entertainment. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
10. "Maureen Wroblewitz Philippines, Teenage Dream". ASNTM.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
11. "Pinay wins Asia's Next Top Model Cycle 5". Philippines News Network. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
12. "Meet the PH contestants on 'Asia's Next Top Model' cycle 5". Rappler. 2 March 2017. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
13. "Models". ASNTM.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
14. Maureen Wroblewitz’s ‘AsNTM’ Win Is ‘Sweet Vengeance’ For All Filipina Runners-Up Archived 29 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
15. "Wroblewitz is PH's first 'Asia's Next Top Model' winner". CNN Philippines. CNN Philippines Staff. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
16. Chan, Lydia. "A recap of Asia's Next Top Model: Finale Read on to find out who was crowned this season's Top Model". Elle Malaysia. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
17. Cabato, Regine. ""Top Model" winner Wroblewitz: Ignore the bullies, focus on the positive". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
18. "Maureen Wroblewitz is breaking barriers". BusinessMirror. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
19. Macandog, Nadine (21 February 2018). "INTERVIEW: Maureen Wroblewitz on her ASUS notebook, her current favorites and more! | ClickTheCity People". Clickthecity.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
20. "Asia's Next Top Model 2017 winner Maureen Wroblewitz joins Eat Bulaga | Showbiz". GMA News. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
21. "Maureen Wroblewitz, ibinahagi ang naranasang pambu-bully" [Maureen Wroblewitz, shares her experience of being bullied]. ABS-CBN News (in Filipino). 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017.
22. Why Maureen Wroblewitz almost gave up on 'Asia's Next Top Model' Archived 14 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine. ABS-CBN News. Published on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
23. PHOTOS: Maureen Wroblewitz on Tonight With Boy Abunda Archived 6 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. ABS-CBN Entertainment. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
24. WATCH: Maureen Wroblewitz' message to Tyra Banks Archived 15 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine. ABS-CBN News. Published on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
25. Rodriguez, Bea (25 July 2018). "WATCH: 'Asia's Next Top Model' winner Maureen Wroblewitz, rumampa sa 'Sunday PinaSaya!'" (in Tagalog). GMA Entertainment. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
26. Created With Frontrow Entertainment. "Asia's Next Top Model 5 winner Maureen Wroblewitz officially joins Eat Bulaga!". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
27. "JK Labajo, katambal sa bagong music video si Asia's Next Top Model winner Maureen Wroblewitz". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

External links

• Maureen Wroblewitz on IMDb

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Tawan Kedkong	Asia's Next Top Model 2017 (season 5)	Succeeded by Dana Slosar