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(Miss Universe 1973 Margie Moran)
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Her father Francis Morán was the son of Chief Justice Manuel Morán and Nieves Gonzalez de Morán, a granddaughter of Don Francisco Gonzalez y Reinado, owner of the legendary 39,000-hectare Hacienda Esperanza that included the municipalities of Santa Maria, Santo Tomas, Rosales and San Quintin, extending through the rest of Pangasinan and the provinces of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija.
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Her mother Rosario "Charo" Roxas is one of three children born to <a href="https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1370/today-in-philippine-history-january-1-1892-manuel-roxas-was-born-in-capiz" class="news_link">Manuel Roxas</a>, fifth president of the Philippines, and Juanita Muriedas McIlvain. Her siblings are Consuelo Roxas-Javellana and Manuel "Manny" Roxas, Jr.
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She graduated high school from St. Theresa's College and attended college at Maryknoll College (now <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_College" class="news-link-ext" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Miriam College</a>). Prior to joining the Miss Universe pageant, she modeled part-time for the fashion designer, Auggie Cordero.
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She won the right to represent the country in the Miss Universe pageant in Athens, Greece after winning the Binibining Pilipinas competition in 1973. Moran said that she entered the contest because of the incessant urgings of friends and family. The 5 ft 6 in 19-year old beauty ultimately won the Miss Universe 1973 title and also garnered the Miss Photogenic award. 
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Two years after her reign, at 21, she married congressman Antonio R. Floirendo, Jr. of Davao del Norte, and managed to finish her Business Administration degree, Cum Laude, at Maryknoll College and master's degree in Business Administration from <a href="https://www.bu.edu/" class="news-link-ext" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Boston University</a> and master's degree in Development Management at the 
 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_London" class="news-link-ext" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">University of London</a>, awarded through the School of Oriental and African Studies. 
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She headed several private companies like a resort called "Pearl Farm" in Samal Island, Davao del Norte from 1989 to 1994, hosted "Margie on Mindanao" on TV and produced a multi-awarded movie, Bagong Buwan. 
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Moran is also notable for her social and civic works especially for promoting peace and livelihood as part of the Mindanao Commission on Women Organization and recently as an ambassador-trustee of <a href="https://www.habitat.org.ph/" class="news-link-ext" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Habitat for Humanity Philippines</a>.
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September 15, 1953: Margie Moran, a Filipino beauty queen, actress and peace advocate was born in Manila