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. She gave birth to their son Connor in 2012.
Career
Maggie’s first TV appearance was for GMA Network 7’s Kakabakaba Adventure where she was a regular cast member until the show ended in 2005. Through 2003 - 2011 Wilson has appeared and starred in several TV series and Soap Operas. With supporting roles in All Together Now, Encantadia, Darna, Asia Treasures and Joaquin Bordado. As part of the main cast in Saang Sulok ng Langit, where she was nominated as Best TV Villain, My Guardian Abby, Darna and Beauty Queen. 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 launched Wilson as part of their roster of VJ’s. 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. She was 17 years old at the time. Maggie has been featured on the cover of several magazines such as Candy, Chalk, Manual, FHM, UNO, Metro Society, Northern Living, Enclaves and Lifestyle Asia. In 2016, Wilson won the fifth season of The Amazing Race Asia with Parul Shah. 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. 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.
