Aurora Pijuan
Female, Person
1949 –
Who is Aurora Pijuan?
Aurora McKenny Pijuan, of the Philippines, is the Miss International titleholder for the year 1970.
She comes from Bacolod and is a graduate of Saint Scholastica's College. A product of the 1970 Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant, Aurora was sent to Osaka, Japan to compete, and eventually win, Miss International. Her victory meant that the Philippines is the first country to win the title twice.
She went on to marry golfer and basketball coach Tomas Manotoc in Dominican Republic. The couple has a son, now ABS-CBN sportscaster TJ, and a daughter named Mavis. The marriage ended in divorce and Tomas married Imee Marcos, daughter of then Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.
She is currently an active member of the Gawad Kalinga movement in the rural areas of the Philippines.
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