Aurora Pijuan

Aurora McKenney Pijuan (born December 11, 1949) is a Filipino former beauty queen and Miss International 1970 titleholder.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is McKenney and the surname or paternal family name is Pijuan.
Aurora Pijuan
Born
Aurora McKenney Pijuan

(1949-11-11) November 11, 1949
Bacolod, Philippines
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
TitleBinibining Pilipinas – International 1970
Miss International 1970
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Binibining Pilipinas 1970
(Winner – Binibining Pilipinas International 1970)
Miss International 1970
(Winner)

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. "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.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Valerie Holmes		 Miss International
1970		 Succeeded by
Jane Hansen
Preceded by
Margaret Montinola		 Binibining Pilipinas International
1970		 Succeeded by
Evelyn Camus
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