Gloria Diaz represented the Philippines at Miss Universe 1969 19th July 1969 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Gloria became the first Filipina beauty to win the title of Miss Universe. Gloria is a Filipino multi-awarded actress of film and television, model. She was asked by a pageant aficionado to participate in Binibining Pilipinas 1969 and because of her captivating looks and witty attitude she was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1969 at the age of 18. During her reign, Díaz travelled through several countries to promote the advocacies supported by the Miss Universe Organization as well as appeared in many public and television events in the United States. Her final question and answer round regarding ‘men in the moon’ charmed the audience and the judges. She started working as an actress after her reign and is now one of the successful actresses in Philippines.