Pia Wurtzbach confirms 'very happy' relationship with Marlon Stockinger

Reigning Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach on Monday confirmed that she was in a "very happy" relationship with Filipino-Swiss racecar driver Marlon Stockinger.

"I'm glad that I found somebody who's very secure with himself," she said in a television interview.

"He's very understanding and we really get along," she added.

The couple made headlines at the turn of the year after posting sizzling photos of themselves on a getaway in Hawaii.

She opened up about what she liked most about him, saying "we have a lot of things in common."

"I love the fact that he's a Filipino," she said.

She had been previously linked to Mike Varshavski, an American physician better known as Dr. Mike, before reports of her relationship with Stockinger surfaced online. —JST, GMA News