Margarita Moran-Floirendo
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Margie Moran (middle) with Gloria Diaz (left) and Pia Wurtzbach (right)
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| Born |
Maria Margarita Roxas Moran 15 September 1953 Manila, Philippines |
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) |
Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1973 Miss Universe 1973 |
| Major competition(s) |
Binibining Pilipinas 1973 (Winner- Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1973) Miss Universe 1973 (Winner) (Miss Photogenic) |
| Spouse | Antonio R. Floirendo,Jr. |
| Children | Monica Danielle Gabrielle Antoinette |
Maria Margarita Roxas Moran-Floirendo or locally known as Margie Moran (born 15 September 1953 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino peace advocate for her efforts in Mindanao and currently the President of Ballet Philippines. She is best known for winning the second Miss Universe crown for the Philippines in 1973, 4 years after Gloria Diaz.
Margie Moran graduated high school in St. Theresa's College and attended college at Maryknoll College (now Miriam College). Prior to joining the Miss Universe pageant, she modeled part-time for the fashion designer, Auggie Cordero. She is a granddaughter of Manuel Roxas, 5th President of the Philippines.
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 19-year-old, 5 ft 6 in beauty ultimately won the Miss Universe 1973 title and also garnered the Miss Photogenic award. She is one of the only four Miss Universe winners to also win Miss Photogenic, the others being Margareta Arvidsson, Janelle Commissiong, and Denise Quiñones.
Two years after her reign, she married and managed to finish her Business Administration degree at Maryknoll College and Boston University and took her masters at the University of London. 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. 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 Habitat for Humanity Philippines.
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