Aurora Pijuan

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is McKenney and the surname or paternal family name is Pijuan.

Aurora McKenney Pijuan (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈpɪhʊɐn]; born November 11, 1949) is a Filipino philanthropist, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 1970.

Aurora Pijuan
Born	Aurora McKenney Pijuan (1949-11-11) 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)

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 Tommy 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.