“I think that the United States and the Philippines have always had a good relationship with each other. We were colonized by the Americans and we have their culture and our traditions even up to this day and I think that we're very welcoming with the Americans. And I don't see any problem with that at all.”

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.