Aurora Pijuan

Aurora Pijuan
Aurora Pijuan
Born	Aurora McKenney Pijuan; November 11, 1949 (age 75); 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
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.

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 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

^ "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.

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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[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.

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v t e Miss International titleholders
1960s	Stella Márquez (1960) Stanny van Baer (1961) Tania Verstak (1962) Guðrún Bjarnadóttir (1963) Gemma Cruz (1964) Ingrid Finger (1965) Mirta Massa (1967) Maria Carvalho (1968) Valerie Holmes (1969)
1970s	Aurora Pijuan (1970) Jane Hansen (1971) Linda Hooks (1972) Anneli Björkling (1973) Brucene Smith (1974) Lidija Manić (1975) Sophie Perin (1976) Pilar Medina (1977) Katherine Ruth (1978) Melanie Marquez (1979)
1980s	Lorna Chávez (1980) Jenny Derek (1981) Christie Claridge (1982) Gidget Sandoval (1983) Ilma Urrutia (1984) Nina Sicilia (1985) Helen Fairbrother (1986) Laurie Simpson (1987) Catherine Gude (1988) Iris Klein (1989)
1990s	Silvia de Esteban (1990) Agnieszka Kotlarska (1991) Kirsten Davidson (1992) Agnieszka Pachałko (1993) Christina Lekka (1994) Anne Lena Hansen (1995) Fernanda Alves (1996) Consuelo Adler (1997) Lía Borrero (1998) Paulina Gálvez (1999)
2000s	Vivian Urdaneta (2000) Małgorzata Rożniecka (2001) Christina Sawaya (2002) Goizeder Azúa (2003) Jeymmy Vargas (2004) Lara Quigaman (2005) Daniela di Giacomo (2006) Priscila Perales (2007) Alejandra Andreu (2008) Anagabriela Espinoza (2009)
2010s	Elizabeth Mosquera (2010) Fernanda Cornejo (2011) Ikumi Yoshimatsu (2012) Bea Santiago (2013) Valerie Hernández (2014) Edymar Martínez (2015) Kylie Verzosa (2016) Kevin Lilliana (2017) Mariem Velazco (2018) Sireethorn Leearamwat (2019)
2020s	Jasmin Selberg (2022) Andrea Rubio (2023) Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy (2024)

v t e Miss Philippines winners in the Big Four beauty pageants
Miss Universe	Gloria Diaz (1969) Margie Moran (1973) Pia Wurtzbach (2015) Catriona Gray (2018)
Miss World	Megan Young (2013)
Miss International	Gemma Cruz (1964) Aurora Pijuan (1970) Melanie Marquez (1979) Lara Quigaman (2005) Bea Santiago (2013) Kylie Verzosa (2016)
Miss Earth	Karla Henry (2008) Jamie Herrell (2014) Angelia Ong (2015) Karen Ibasco (2017)
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