Georgina Ashley Diaz Wilson-Burnand (born 12 February 1986) is a

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model, actress, host and VJ. In 2015, Wilson hosted the third season of the reality show ''

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''.

Early life

Georgina Ashley Diaz Wilson was born on 12 February 1986 in Wichita,

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, United States. Her mother is Aurora Diaz, a Filipina, while her father is Robert Wilson, who is of British descent. Through her mother, she is the niece of former Miss Universe

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, and the cousin of her daughter, actress, model and host

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. The eldest among three siblings, Wilson has a younger sister named Jessica, who is also a model, and a younger brother named Samuel. She moved to Bishop Thornton,

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when she was six months old and moved back to the Philippines with her family at age 10. Wilson attended high school at the Assumption College in

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and attended college at the

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, where she studied for a

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. She later transferred to the

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in Australia, where she graduated with a

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and became a double major in finance.

Career

Wilson was offered numerous modeling projects since high school. She declined those offers due to the rules of her Catholic high school (Assumption) banning their students from working in modeling, TV and movies. When she graduated, she was cast in a

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commercial that aired in mid-2004. After which, she received more modeling and acting offers. Wilson has endorsed several products and brands in the Philippines since then, such as Bench,

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, TechnoMarine,

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, Argentina Corned Beef,

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, Belo Sexy Solutions, Cream Silk,

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, Globe Tattoo,

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, SM Accessories, Kashieca, Magnum and

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. Wilson appears in Bench fashion shows every year and has been on several magazine covers. Wilson is also a VJ for

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and is the host of ''

'' since its third cycle in 2015. Currently, she is also the marketing director of Sunnies Studios, an eyewear brand she co-owns with Bea Soriano, Eric Dee Jr. and Martine Cajucom.

Personal life

By September 2015, Wilson began dating British businessman and hotelier Arthur Burnand. According to Wilson, she and Burnand became engaged in October 2015. The couple married on 30 April 2016 in

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. In August 2016, Wilson confirmed that she and her husband were expecting their first child. Their first son, Archibald Francis Geoffrey "Archie" Burnand, was born on 14 December 2016. Their second son, Alfred Thor Crichton "Alfie" Burnand, was born on 24 June 2019. Recently, they welcomed a third child, a daughter named Charlotte Arabella who was born on 5 April 2021.

Television credits

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Georgina 1986 births Living people Ateneo de Manila University alumni British female models Filipino female models Filipino film actresses Filipino Roman Catholics Filipino television actresses Filipino child actresses Filipino people of British descent People from Manila People from Wichita, Kansas British VJs (media personalities) University of Sydney alumni 21st-century Filipino businesspeople