“Being sweet is something that's already given. As a beauty queen, you know that you should be relatable to people, that you should be authentic - and that makes you sweet. But you should also have that 'it' factor, and the confidence that will make you spicy.”

Filipino-German model, actress, and beauty queen

Pia Wurtzbach is a Filipino-German model, actress, and beauty queen best known for winning Miss Universe 2015. Born Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach-Jauncey and formerly known professionally as Pia Romero, she became the first Filipina to win the title in four decades. She had earlier won Binibining Pilipinas in 2015, a step that led to her Miss Universe victory later that year. Her public profile rests on pageantry, modeling, and acting, with her name most closely associated with that landmark win.