Aurora McKenney Pijuan (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈpɪhʊɐn]; born November 11, 1949) is a Filipino philanthropist, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 1970.
Aurora Pijuan | |
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| Born | Aurora McKenney Pijuan November 11, 1949 Bacolod, Philippines |
| Alma mater | St. Scholastica's College, Manila |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Children | 2 (including TJ) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Binibining Pilipinas International 1970 Miss International 1970 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
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Biography
editShe comes from Bacolod and is a graduate of Saint Scholastica's College (batch 1967).[1] A product of the 1970 Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant, Aurora was sent to Osaka, Japan to compete, and eventually win, Miss International 1970. Her victory paved the Philippines to become the first country to win consecutively twice.
Pijuan went on to marry golfer and basketball coach Tomas Manotoc. The couple have two children, Mavis and Tomas Jr. ("TJ"). Manotoc obtained a divorce from Pijuan in the Dominican Republic and married Imee Marcos, daughter of then Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, on December 4, 1981.[2][3][4]
In the 1984 Philippine parliamentary election, she failed to win a seat as assemblyman to the Regular Batasang Pambansa representing Makati.[5][6]
Pijuan is currently an active member of the Gawad Kalinga movement in the rural areas of the Philippines.
References
edit- ^ "Aurora Pijuan as ramp model". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ Hollie, Pamela G. (February 10, 1982). "MARCOS SON-IN-LAW ISSUES AN APOLOGY". The New York Times. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Around the World; Philippine Police Search For Missing Athlete". The New York Times. January 3, 1982. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ^ "Man who eloped with Marcos daughter lost". The Age. January 2, 1982. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ^ "IN PHILIPPINES, TWO CANDIDATES, ONE NAME". The New York Times. May 6, 1984. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Quinn-Judge, Paul (June 11, 1984). "Two Daley-like mayors 'hold the fort' in Manila". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20061022074056/http://www.pathfinder.com/asiaweek/96/1011/feat6.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20061024194857/http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/Starlife/2006/April/02/feature2.htm
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