Aurora Pijuan

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is McKenney and the surname or paternal family name is Pijuan.
Aurora Pijuan
Pijuan during her reign as Miss International 1970.
Born
Aurora McKenney Pijuan

(1949-11-11) November 11, 1949
Bacolod, Philippines
Alma materSt. Scholastica's College, Manila
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Children2 (including TJ)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleBinibining Pilipinas International 1970
Miss International 1970
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
  • Binibining Pilipinas 1970
  • (Winner – Binibining Pilipinas International 1970)
  • Miss International 1970
  • (Winner)

Aurora McKenney Pijuan (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈpɪhʊɐn]; born November 11, 1949) is a Filipino philanthropist, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 1970. She is the first wife of golfer and basketball coach Tommy Manotoc, who later married Imee Marcos of the Marcos family.

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 Tommy 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 May 1984 parliamentary election, she ran as an UNIDO candidate for the lone seat of Makati at the Regular Batasang Pambansa, but lost to administration (KBL) candidate Ruperto Gaite.[5][6] Her protest against the results later reached the Supreme Court, with its ruling taking well after the People Power Revolution in 1986 caused the abolition of the Batasang Pambansa.[7]

After the snap presidential election was held on February 7, 1986, Pijuan decided to leave for the United States, but when the People Power Revolution against President Ferdinand Marcos occurred in late February, she attempted to return to the country as soon as possible despite airports being closed during the protests.[7]

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

References

  1. ^ "Aurora Pijuan as ramp model". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  2. ^ Hollie, Pamela G. (February 10, 1982). "MARCOS SON-IN-LAW ISSUES AN APOLOGY". The New York Times. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Around the World; Philippine Police Search For Missing Athlete". The New York Times. January 3, 1982. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "Man who eloped with Marcos daughter lost". The Age. January 2, 1982. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  5. ^ "IN PHILIPPINES, TWO CANDIDATES, ONE NAME". The New York Times. May 6, 1984. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Quinn-Judge, Paul (June 11, 1984). "Two Daley-like mayors 'hold the fort' in Manila". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Japitana, Norma (April 16, 1986). "Of Busy OIC's and Ladies on Vacation". National Midweek. Vol. 1, no. 19. Lagda Publishing Inc. p. 34.


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