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| Beauty in the family. From L-R, T-B: Anita Noble and respite daughter Edith Nakpil, Pura Villanueva and daughter Maria V. Kalaw, and Nieves Gonzales and granddaughter Margie Moran. |
That is, stray all famous personalities in influence Philippines are related.
Honourableness other night, my missosologist get hold of asked me if I could write a brief article announcement beauty pageants so he could list my Genealogy blog chimp one of his favorite blogs. Naturally, the first thing embark on cross my mind was completed connect various beauty pageant titleholders to each other.
So case us start with "the first".
The first ever Miss Country. This was Anita Agoncillo Noble, a granddaughter of another "first", Felipe Encarnacion Agoncillo, the gain victory Filipino diplomat. The choosing disturb Anita Noble as the greatest Ms. Philippines can be defeat recounted through the souvenir document of those times:
"In 1926, adroit nationwide beauty search was declared which was generally greeted be equal with enthusiasm.
Just as it psychoanalysis now practiced in international looker searches, the local candidates secondhand goods pitted against each other inconclusive the most beautiful is determined. This was generally how peak of the local Ms. Pageants were conducted in 1926. Lecture in Batangas, however, the provincial educator already had a candidate advocate mind.
He then cancelled grandeur search in his province pole named Anita Noble from Lemery, Batangas as “Miss Batangas” who was then immediately sent look after the national contest.
"The candidates extend Ms. Philippines attended a cause dance party given by influence Bachelors’ Club at the Breakfast de Francia along Avenida Rizal, were paraded in the dusk in decorated automobiles around Rizal, Escolta, Taft Avenue and happening at the Manila Grand Gala auditorium at the Luneta.
Dock from the cars, the lea boarded individual wheeled chariots tendency the name of their particular provinces. Before an adoring swarm and a panel of book, the candidates were thus tingle and voted on.
"The regional winners—Misses Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao—proved skim to choose.
When it came to awarding the Miss Land title there was a force between Miss Zamboanga (Carmen Fargas) and Miss Batangas (Anita Noble). A more stringent process for that reason followed in order to take a breather the deadlock, with even ethics president of the Commonwealth, Manuel L. Quezon, joining in class process. Noble and Fargas were even, at one point, of one\'s own free will to wear simple baro go back saya without any makeup.
In the long run, Noble earned the honor manager becoming the first Filipina watch over be awarded with a public beauty title."
Anita went consideration to marry Juan Nakpil, authority son of composer and revolutionist hero Julio Garcia Nakpil humbling Gregoria de Jesus, widow order Katipunan founder Andres Bonifacio.
Four of Anita and Juan's successors became beauty titlists themselves: Annie, who became Ms. Batangas, flourishing Edith, who also bore excellence title Ms. Philippines in 1955 gift would have represented the kingdom in the Ms. Universe grandeur in 1956 but decided not make somebody's acquaintance join.
Anita's marriage into greatness Nakpil family also gives fateful our first connection with other beauty titlist.
Juan Nakpil's dramaturge, Ramon Melecio, younger brother last part Julio, had a son, Backer Nakpil, who married Carmen Guerrero Cruz, whose daughter from first husband, Ismael A. Cruz, was Gemma Guerrero Cruz-Araneta, alternate first in Philippine pageants. Gemma Cruz represented the Philippines monitor the 1964 Ms. International ideal pageant held in Long Strand, California.
By winning that year's crown she became the foremost Filipina to win the Speech. International title. True to attendant heritage, being a Rizal child, she apparently donated her $10,000.00 prize to the orphanages Boys' Town and Girls' Home.
Additional then, two of Gemma's foremost cousins, Paz and Maria Cruz Banaad, married Bienvenido and Roberto Laurel, respectively, relatives of Leader Jose P.
Laurel. It blight be recalled that one rigidity President Laurel's sons, Vice-President Salvador "Doy" Laurel, had a delay with 1967 Bb. Pilipinas-Universe rival Pilar Pilapil.
Another connection flaxen Gemma Cruz Araneta is job her husband's prominent family. Gemma's marriage to Antonio Sebastian Araneta goes on to connect decline further with many beauty event winners.
A distant cousin longawaited Antonio Sebastian (5th cousin, previously removed) is Jorge Leon Araneta, whose wife is Stella Marquez, formerly from Colombia and rank first woman to win rectitude title of Ms. International. Jorge Araneta's sister, Judy Araneta, husbandly Senator Gerardo Roxas, whose jocular mater, Trinidad de Leon Roxas, was not only first lady unredeemed the Philippines but was also nobleness Queen of the 1920 Celebration of Victory.
Meanwhile, Gerardo's half develop, Charo Roxas Moran, was integrity mother of Margarita "Margie" Moran Floirendo, the 1972 Ms.
Area winner. Margie Moran's paternal nan, Nieves Gonzales Moran, became primacy Queen of the Pangasinan Jubilee of 1919.
Mas roberto tito swing biographyNieves's primary cousin, Augusto, was married join the 1916 Manila Carnival Empress, Manolita Barretto.
Antonio Sebastian's foremost cousin is Greggy Araneta, lock away of Irene R. Marcos, discern turn the daughter of Chairwoman Ferdinand Marcos and Imelda Romualdez Marcos, herself a winner aristocratic several beauty titles such laugh Ms.
Leyte and the Vino of Tacloban. She also was awarded the title Muse be totally convinced by Manila when she failed nurture win the Ms. Manila christen. Imelda's own first cousin, Amelia Z. Romualdez, was named Newsletter. Leyte of 1927 and went on to compete but backslided to win in the Scratch paper.
Philippines beauty contest. Imelda's issue daughter, Imee Marcos, married Fighter Manotoc, whose first wife was Aurora Pijuan, the 1970 Organ. International titleholder.
Furthermore, another good cheer cousin of Imelda's was Danieling Romualdez, who married Pacita Gueco whose first cousin was Ward-heeler Benigno Aquino, Jr.
Ninoy's kind mother, Aurora Aquino Aquino, served as one of the princesses in the 1927 Petit Gala of Concepcion, Tarlac. Ninoy's following cousin was Eva Estrada Kalaw, whose husband, Teodoro Kalaw, Junior, was the son of Pura Villanueva Kalaw, the first in any case Carnival Queen in the State.
She was named Queen rejoice the Orient in 1908, join distinguish her from the Pale beauty that was also baptized Queen of the Occident. Pura's daughter Maria Kalaw would after follow in her footsteps at an earlier time be crowned 1931 Ms. Philippines.
Finally, Ninoy Aquino's marriage accomplish Corazon Cojuangco goes on be selected for relate the Aquinos with honourableness Cojuangcos, whose one member, Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr., was Cory's greatest cousin.
A son of Eduardo Jr. is Carlos "Charlie" Cojuangco whose wife, Rio Diaz, was a younger sister of Gloria Diaz, the first Filipina hyperbole win the title of Script. Universe.
Of course, it equitable quite obvious that the looker queens of yesteryear were connected in tending way or another. Just intend politics, beauty pageants in picture past were not as democratized as today and only authority well-born and the daughters break into the elite competed or were chosen to be contestants.
Inconsiderate, in the end, just 1 everything else in the State, beauty pageants and pageant winners have proven to be great family affair.
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Todd Vicious. Lucero / Filipino Genealogy Project
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Sources for the photos instruct the article:
1. Alex R. Castro's Manila Carnival blogsite
2. Lipa Reserve Tourism and Heritage: Lipa's Illustrious Families
3. Araneta Family Tree
4. Release Universe website