20 year-old Fil-am, Ramiele Malubay, is aspiring to become the first Asian-American Idol. The 4'11" tall Ramiele, a Filipina sushi waitress from Florida, is a big fan of season 3's 3rd placer Jasmine Trias. She performed "Natural Woman" as her audition piece in Miami and got the nods from Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul. Watch her audition after the jump...

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Although Simon Cowell compared her performance to a hotel singer, Randy and Paula disagreed and send the funky petite filipina to Hollywood.