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MISS PHILIPPINES
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| Miss Philippines Treasure Chest Part Three |
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More uncovered gems from the distant past! The 'Miss Philippines Treasure Hunt' contin-ues. On this page, rare
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cons of the Miss Philip-pines Pageant; Lalaine,
Desiree, Gloria Diaz, & Maria Margarita Moran! |
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Lalaine Bennett in Miss Universe 1963 |
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Miss Philippines of 1963 Lalaine Bennett was the first ever filipina to land in the top five of the Miss Universe Pageant. The winner, Ieda Maria Vargas of Brazil, and her court, from
left : 2nd Runner-up Marlene McKeown of Ireland; 1st Run-ner-up Aino Korwa of Denmark; Lalaine Bennett, 3rd Run- ner-up; and Kim Myung-ja of Korea, 4th Runner-up. |
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Desiree Verdadero in
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Desiree Verdadero almost won the crown in the 1984 Miss U- niverse Pageant. Having rank- ed second during the prelimina-ries, she was a huge favorite come pageant finals night.
From left : Desiree, 3rd Run-ner-up; South Africa's Leticia Snyman, 1st Runner-up; Miss Universe '84, Yvonne Ryding of Sweden; Carmen Avila of Venezuela, 2nd Runner-up;
and 4th Runner-up Susana Caldas of Colombia. |
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Gloria Diaz was
Miss Universe 1969 |
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Gloria Diaz made headlines when she brought the attention of the world to the Philippines right after winning the Miss U-niverse crown in '69.
The dusky daughter from a large family exceeded local ex-pectations and went on 'to conquer the u-
niverse the same yr. that man conquered the moon.' Gloria is the first ever filipina Miss Universe. |
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Gloria Diaz (left) right after she won the Bb. Pilipinas Universe title in '69. |
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Miss Universe 1969 and her court; from left : Joanne Barrett
of Australia, 2nd Run-ner-up; Harriet Eriks-son of Finland, 1st Runner-up; Gloria Diaz, Miss Universe;
Chava Levy of Israel, 3rd Runner-up; and Kikuyo Ohsuka of Japan, 4th Runner-up. |
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GLORIA BROKE
ALL STEREOTYPES WITH HER DUSKY FEATURES AND DISTINCT POUT |
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| Gloria Diaz (left) proudly shows her official Miss Universe trophy and sceptre, a practice long disconti-nued in modern times. Gloria models evening gowns (center & right) for her official Miss U portraits. |
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Margie Moran was
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Margie reacts with disbelief as she is proclaimed the new Miss Universe. |
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Margie Moran in her Catalina swimsuit (above left & below left) and in her evening gown
(above right). Classic portraits for a woman who symbolizes charm, elegance, and grace !!! |
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Margie Moran won the Miss Philippines title in 1973 without prior knowledge and consent of her parents. In Greece, she instantly hit headlines upon her arrival where she was also voted Miss Photo-genic. Margie won the Philippines' se-cond Miss Universe crown; beating Amanda Jones of the USA, 1st Runner-up; Aina Walle of Norway, 2nd Runner-up; Maria del Rocio Madrigal of Spain, 3rd Runner-up; and Limor Schreibman
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BACK TO PART TWO OF TREASURE CHEST |
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FORWARD TO PART FOUR OF TREASURE CHEST |
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