Aurora Pijuan Explained

Aurora Pijuan
Binibining Pilipinas International 1970
Miss International 1970
Children:2 (including TJ)
Birth Date:11 November 1949
Birth Place:Bacolod, Philippines
Birth Name:Aurora McKenney Pijuan
Height:1.73 m
Eye Color:Brown
Hair Color:Black
Alma Mater:St. Scholastica's College, Manila

Aurora McKenney Pijuan (in Tagalog pronounced as /ˈpɪhʊɐn/; born November 11, 1949) is a Filipino philanthropist, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 1970.

Biography

She 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 1984 Philippine parliamentary election, she failed to win a seat as assemblyman to the Batasang Pambansa for Makati.[5] [6]

Pijuan is currently an active member of the Gawad Kalinga movement in the rural areas of the Philippines.

References

  1. Web site: Aurora Pijuan as ramp model. 2021-01-04. Philstar.com.
  2. News: Hollie . Pamela G. . MARCOS SON-IN-LAW ISSUES AN APOLOGY . The New York Times . February 10, 1982 . December 20, 2020.
  3. News: Around the World; Philippine Police Search For Missing Athlete . The New York Times . January 3, 1982 . May 14, 2015.
  4. News: Man who eloped with Marcos daughter lost . The Age . January 2, 1982 . May 14, 2015.
  5. News: IN PHILIPPINES, TWO CANDIDATES, ONE NAME . The New York Times . May 6, 1984 . December 20, 2020.
  6. News: Quinn-Judge . Paul . Two Daley-like mayors 'hold the fort' in Manila . The Christian Science Monitor . June 11, 1984 . December 20, 2020.