Yedda Romualdez

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Mendoza, the birth surname or paternal family name is Kittilsvedt, and the marital name is Romualdez.

Yedda Romualdez
Portrait during the 19th Congress
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Tingog Sinirangan party-list
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2019 Serving with Jude Acidre (since 2022)
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's 1st district
In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2019
Preceded by	Martin Romualdez
Succeeded by	Martin Romualdez
Personal details
Born	Yedda Marie Mendoza Kittilsvedt (1973-10-22) October 22, 1973 (age 51)[1] Cebu City, Philippines
Political party	Tingog Sinirangan (2019–present) Lakas–CMD (2015–present)
Spouse	Martin Romualdez ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	4
Education	Cebu Doctors' College (BS)

Yedda Marie Mendoza Kittilsvedt-Romualdez (Tagalog pronunciation: [ɾoˈmwɐldɛs], born October 22, 1973) is a Filipina politician and beauty queen. She has been serving as the Representative of Tingog Party List since 2019, and previously represented Leyte's 1st district from 2016 to 2019. She is the wife of Martin Romualdez, the Speaker of the House.

She represented the Philippines at the Miss International 1996 pageant where she placed in the Top 15.

Personal life

Romualdez' father is from Norway and her mother is from Cebu. She is a niece of actress Pilar Pilapil who was crowned as Binibining Pilipinas-Universe in 1967.[2] She graduated in nursing from the Cebu Doctors' College in Cebu City[3] and is a registered nurse.[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]

Pageantry

Romualdez first competed in the Supermodel of the World-Philippines pageant in 1991 where she was first runner-up to Lorena Pangan.[3] She competed in the Binibining Pilipinas pageant in 1996 but lost to Aileen Damiles. Instead, she became the country's representative in that year's Miss International competition in Japan, where she placed in the Top 15.[4]

Political career

Romualdez in 2022

Romualdez was the representative of the first district of Leyte in the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2016 to 2019.[6][7] She is also the first nominee of Tingog Sinirangan partylist and has served as its representative in Congress since 2019.[8]

References

1. "47. TINGOG" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
2. Lo, Ricky. "Beauty (titles) run in the family". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
3. Lo, Ricky. "Will Pia act as sponsor at Vic-Pauleen nuptials?". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
4. "Tingog nominee Yedda Romualdez seeks reelection". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
5. "Romualdez seeks another term in Congress". www.pna.gov.ph. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
6. Lo, Ricky. "Leyte Rep. Yedda inherits work load from hubby Martin". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
7. Gabieta, Joey A. (2016-05-11). "Former beauty queen Yedda Romualdez wins Leyte congress seat". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
8. "Comelec proclaims Romualdez; Tingog party-list has edge over rival". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2021-12-11.