Yedda Romualdez

Yedda Marie Mendoza Kittilsvedt-Romualdez (Tagalog pronunciation: [ɾoˈmwɐldɛs], born October 22, 1973) is a Filipina politician and beauty queen.

She is a niece of actress Pilar Pilapil who was crowned as Binibining Pilipinas-Universe in 1967.

[4] She is married to Martin Romualdez who currently serves as a congressman from Leyte and as the 24th Speaker of the House of Representatives since 2022.

[5] Romualdez first competed in the Supermodel of the World-Philippines pageant in 1991 where she was first runner-up to Lorena Pangan.

Instead, she became the country's representative in that year's Miss International competition in Japan, where she placed in the Top 15.

Romualdez in 2022