Margarita Moran is a Filipino beauty queen, model, host, actress, author, movie producer, entrepreneur and government official. In 1973, she was crowned Miss Universe, the second Filipino to win the pageant.
Personal Information
Complete Name –> Maria Margarita “Margie” Roxas Moran-Floirendo
Nickname –> Margie
Birth Date –> September 15, 1953 (age 69)
Birth Place –> Manila, Philippines
Hometown –> Panabo City, Davao Del Norte, Philippines
Height –> 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
College –> Maryknoll College (now Miriam College)
College –> Boston University
Degree –> Business Administration
Masters –> SOAS University of London
Degree –> Development Management
Family
Husband –> Former Congressman Antonio R. Floirendo, Jr. of Davao del Norte (separated)
Children –> Monica Danielle and Gabrielle Antoinette
Father –> Atty. Francis Gonzalez Morán
Mother –> Rosario McIlvain Roxas
Paternal Grandfather – Former Chief Justice Manuel Morán
Paternal Grandmother – Nieves Gonzalez de Morán (Grand daughter of Don Francisco Gonzalez y Reinado, owner of the legendary 39,000-hectare Hacienda Esperanza which covers part of Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija and Tarlac)
Maternal Grandfather – Former President Manuel Roxas
Beauty Pageant Career
1973 – Miss Universe
Government Service / Work Experiences
* Former President of the Cultural Center of the Philippines
* Former Manager, Pearl Farm in Samal City
Entertainment Career
* Appeared in the 2017 film Last Night
* Producer of the film Bagong Buhay
* Host of the ABS-CBN program margie on Mindanao from 1990 to 1997
Books
1. Mindanao: A Portrait
2. Mindanao in the Mend
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See also: Famous Beauty Queens from the Philippines
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