Thursday, September 3, 2009

Who is Imelda Marcos?

Imelda R. Marcos (born Imelda Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romualdez on July 2, 1929) is the widow of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and is herself an influential political figure in the Philippines.

She is known as the "Iron Butterfly" due to her role as a controversial figure in her home country and around the world. In 1996, the Australian Magazine ranked her 58th among "The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World". Newsweek, meanwhile, listed her in 2009 as one of the "Greediest People of All Time". She said she pleads guilty to being the "greediest for the good, true and beautiful." Her extensive shoes, gowns, and jewelry collections have allowed her to gain notoriety.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I like to have thousands of shoes too.