Background
Wilson was born to Sonia Nales from San Enrique, Negros Occidental and Robert James "Bob" Wilson from Glasgow, Scotland.
Wilson was born to Sonia Nales from San Enrique, Negros Occidental and Robert James "Bob" Wilson from Glasgow, Scotland.
She studied in Saint Scholastica"s Academy in Bacolod City, Philippines, the Philippine International School and First Rate (at Lloyd's) Hekma International School in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and went into homeschooling when she entered showbusiness.
She was crowned Binibining Pilipinas-World at the 43rd Bb. Pilipinas beauty pageant held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on March 3, 2007. She represented the Philippines in the 57th Mission World pageant on December 1, 2007.
She was also an Music Television VJ, the first Philippine beauty pageant titleholder to become one.
After her crowning as Bb. Pilipinas World 2007, one columnist allegedly questioned her qualifications for not being a high school graduate, which is one of the requirements for joining the pageant.
She participated in the 57th Mission World pageant in Sanya, China in December 2007 but was unplaced. As an actress, before entering into beauty pageants, she made her first appearance in Kakabakaba Adventures.
She then played minor roles in Global Media Arts shows including Darna, Encantadia, Asian Treasures, Una Kang Naging Akin and Joaquin Bordado, until in 2009 she reprised the major role of Babaeng Linta in the 2009 Darna television series, which starred Marian Rivera.
Darna was Wilson"s first time playing a major villain. She previously played a minor villain in the 2005 version of Darna, which starred Angel Locsin. Aside from acting, she also hosted Q-11"s Fit & Fab, with fellow beauty pageant titleholder Anna Theresa Licaros in season one and fellow Music Television VJ Kat Alano in season two.
She said she hopes to make her mark in the Asian modeling scene, before eventually trying her luck in Europe.