Thrilla From Manila

Thrilla from Manilait's pia reyes, the philippines' gift to the mainlandMiss November is Filipino/Spanish/Portuguese/Chinese. Her eyes are as dark as the South China Sea. "I am an ethnic jumble," says Pia Reyes, with a grin that's all-American. Born in Manila, the fifth of eight children—her siblings called her Number Five—Pia grew up in Havertown, Pennsylvania, with little ethnic consciousness. "My parents had their Filipino friends—Mom was always cooking this smelly fish—but I g...