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BEAUTY PAGEANTS AND SHOWBIZ NEWS => NEWS ABOUT BEAUTY QUEENS => Topic started by: OMG on October 01, 2007, 03:00:04 PM

Title: Imelda Marcos
Post by: OMG on October 01, 2007, 03:00:04 PM: Imelda R. Marcos (born Imelda Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romuáldez on July 2, 1929) is the widow of former President Ferdinand Marcos, and is herself an influential political figure in the Philippines. She is sometimes referred to as the Steel Butterfly or the Iron Butterfly.

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Imelda was born on July 2, 1929 in San Juan de Dios Hospital in Manila. Her parents were Vicente Orestes Lopez Romuáldez (of Spanish-Chinese-Filipino blood) and Remedios Trinidad (1902–1938) , the second wife of the widowed Vicente. She is of Visayan and Tagalog descent. Her paternal ancestors, the wealthy and prominent Lopezes of Leyte, claimed to have founded the town of Tolosa, Leyte . Her own branch of the family was not political. Her father was a scholarly man more interested in music and culture than in public life. Her mother, Remedios Trinidad, a dressmaker who grew up in an orphanage in Manila, said to have been an illegitimate offspring of a friar, was from the town of Baliuag, Bulacan.

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Marcos spent her childhood in the shadow of the Malacañang Palace in San Miguel District in Manila, since her family then lived near San Miguel Church. After Marcos's mother Remedios died, and their home foreclosed, her father, Vicente, moved his family back to Leyte to live with relatives, where Marcos earned a bachelor's degree in education at St. Paul's College.

She became a beauty queen. At the age of 18, she was crowned the "Rose of Tacloban," became "Miss Leyte", went to Manila in 1953. Her photogenic face soon graced many of Manila's magazine covers and she was named the "Muse of Manila" by then Manila Mayor, Arsenio Lacson, a special title given her after she protested her loss in the Miss Manila pageant. In 1954, Marcos met then-Ilocos Norte Congressman Ferdinand E. Marcos. After a whirlwind courtship in Baguio during Holy Week, they were married in May of that year at the Manila Pro-Cathedral Church with President Ramon Magsaysay as principal sponsor. They have four children: Maria Imelda "Imee" Marcos, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr., Irene Marcos, and Aimee Marcos, who was adopted.

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In 1966, Ferdinand Marcos became the 10th President of the Philippines. Together with Imelda, he would rule the Philippines from September 21, 1972 up to his removal in February 1986 in the famous People Power Revolution when he fled the Philippines.

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Post by: leoudtohan on October 20, 2007, 02:41:40 AM: yeah! she is still classic and elegant!
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Post by: TARSIER on October 22, 2007, 06:42:23 PM: 5 to 10 years later, she will have 250,000 pairs of shoes
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Post by: leocalinan on November 06, 2007, 10:29:39 AM: ang ganda mo madam
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Post by: Janet on February 19, 2008, 09:15:35 PM: classic beauty forever more
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Post by: jinkyjane on March 11, 2008, 12:33:25 AM: we are related.
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Post by: vj evardone on November 05, 2008, 09:32:01 PM: who's gonna inherit Lola Meldy's mountain of designer shoes?? ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Imelda Marcos
Post by: juan on February 03, 2012, 05:59:23 PM: Imelda R. Marcos (born Imelda Remedios Visitasion Romualdez on July 2, 1929) is a Filipina politician and widow of 10th Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. Upon the ascension of her husband to political power, she held various positions to the government until 1986. She is the first politician elected as member of the Philippine legislature in three geographical locations (Manila, Leyte, Ilocos Norte). In 2010, she was elected to become a member of the House of Representatives to represent Ilocos Norte's second district. She is sometimes referred to as the Steel Butterfly or the Iron Butterfly. She is often remembered for symbols of the extravagance of her husband's political reign, including her collection of 2700 pairs of shoes.
Title: Re: Imelda Marcos
Post by: juan on February 03, 2012, 06:10:49 PM: “People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?” :) ;)
- Imelda Marcos quote
Title: Re: Imelda Marcos
Post by: juan on February 03, 2012, 06:12:49 PM: “If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. That's how rich we are.” :) ;)
- Imelda Marcos
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Post by: juan on February 03, 2012, 06:17:00 PM: “Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.” :) ;)
- Imelda Marcos
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Post by: juan on February 03, 2012, 06:19:36 PM: “It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.” :) ;)
- Imelda Marcos
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Post by: juan on February 03, 2012, 06:24:15 PM: ““‘Nouveau riche’ is better than ‘no riche.’”” :) ;)
- Imelda Marcos
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Post by: juan on February 03, 2012, 06:30:17 PM: “Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums.”:) ;)
- Imelda Marcos
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Post by: wardiflex on February 04, 2012, 12:19:10 AM: Imelda...
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Post by: OMG on February 04, 2012, 05:37:29 AM: what a nice collection of quotes from the famous former first lady,thanks, Juan
Title: Re: Imelda Marcos
Post by: juan on February 04, 2012, 08:36:03 PM: Believe with big help from her husband.
Mr. Marcos was a brilliant, shrewd and astute man. He was the silent type. Silent waters run deep.
Brilliant. He was a bar topnotcher despite his provincial background.
Shrewd. Otherwise, wouldn’t have ruled Phil for 20 yrs.
Astute. He never formally relinquished his position as president. Mrs. Aquino’s ascendancy as president will always be debatable. Note that Mrs. Aquino had no earlier political experience.
Mrs. Marcos was endowed with beauty and boldness. Before her, First Ladies stayed in the background. Note that she had more public appearances than her husband. Both took advantage of Fil weakness on beauty.
Quote from: juan on February 03, 2012, 06:30:17 PM
“Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums.”:) ;)
- Imelda Marcos
Together they formed a formidable team. Must admit, kinda wife me like. No matter what, will always stand by me. :) ;)
Title: Re: Imelda Marcos
Post by: OMG on February 05, 2012, 04:30:37 AM: smart couple indeed, she must have missed her husband dearly
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Post by: juan on February 05, 2012, 03:38:14 PM: Quote from: juan on May 10, 2010, 11:58:14 PM
"There is no lonelier man in death, except the suicide, than that man who has lived many years with a good wife and then outlived her. If two people love each other there can be no happy end to it." :) ;)
- Ernest Hemingway