Untold Pinoy Tales

Untold Pinoy Tales

Untold Pinoy Stories
FROM SAINTS TO HEROES TO ACTORS TO CROOKS. STORIES HIDDEN FOR YEARS. REVEALED.

Monday, September 06, 2010
Pinoys Love Venus
Venus is the Roman goddess related to beauty. And Pinoys love magnificence. No marvel, watching lovely women as they parade in swimsuit is certainly one of Pinoys' national pastimes. Nobody can beat a Pinoy in easily spotting beauty and getting her to succumb to his irresistible attraction.
Beauty #1: A. Helena
A. Helena's parents met in Canada where they ultimately acquired married. She was born on August 20 and was the third in a brood of 4 women and one boy. As a young lady, she developed a ardour for gymnastics and swimming. When she turned 17, she was prodded into joining a national magnificence contest. Standing 5 ft, 5 inches and weighing 110 kilos, she handily won the nationwide magnificence contest. On the identical 12 months, she travelled to the United States to compete in an international magnificence pageant which was being held for the primary time.
On July 28, twelve days after arriving in the United States, the ultimate day of the sweetness contest was held. One of many judges was a Mexican Hollywood actor who would later star in a Famas-nominated Pinoy action movie directed by a Pinoy director and featuring a supporting cast which included a martial arts-skilled-cum-Pinoy action star and a former Binibining Pilipinas runner-up: Elizabeth Oropesa. For the reason that beauty contest was being held for the primary time, there have been only 30 contestants from numerous nations. Just one Asian made it to the highest 5.
A. Helena received the hearts of the panel of judges along with her elegant magnificence. She easily received the top prize. Because it was the first 12 months of the sweetness contest and there was no previous winner, she was topped by an actress whose leading man in her first movie was a film actor who later became president.
Part of A. Helena's prize as the primary ever winner of the wonder pageant was an look in a Universal Studio film to be filmed within the United States where she could be paired with a well-liked comedy duo. Nevertheless, there was an issue. She had no allow to work within the United States. In order to secure work permit for her, the pageant organizers tried to convince her to marry a well-known Hollywood actor (who later married the star of a really well-known Hollywood film with whom he had a daughter who later became an equally famous Hollywood actress). A. Helena refused to marry the famous actor and the movie was never made.
When she topped the brand new Miss Philippines that year, she was escorted by a younger man who would later develop into a feisty younger senator. When she visited the Senate, an excellent young senator was obsessed with her. (But she was destined for someone else.) The sensible young senator and the feisty younger senator would later grow to be bitter enemies and would make history in utterly opposite methods.
On February 22 of the next 12 months, A. Helena had a blind date with a wealthy Pinoy businessman who was additionally a very good dancer. She was instantly infatuated with this good yet unassuming man who graduated from New York's only ivy league school: Columbia University. She agreed to marry him. To mark their engagement, he gave her a diamond ring. However there was a problem. Her reign as magnificence pageant winner was not but over. Her contract required her to complete her one-12 months time period before she may get married. But she was head over heels in love with him. So she decided to give up her crown. However earlier than a formal marriage ceremony could be held, the couple decided to get married in haste in Japan. His marriage ceremony present to her was a brand-new automobile. Their love story was made right into a movie which was shown that very same 12 months.
Beauty #2: S. Marquez
Eight years after A. Helena's triumph, S. Marquez defied her college's warning for carrying a swimsuit and proceeded to compete in the identical magnificence contest in the United States which was earlier gained by A. Helena. Nonetheless, S. Marquez landed solely as one of the 15 semifinalists. Although two Asians made it to high 15, no Asian made it to high 5. Dissatisfied, she competed again in a different international magnificence contest which was being held for the primary time that same yr. Armed with worthwhile lessons from her earlier international contest, however her fascinating determine and flashing smile (as described by the press), she vowed to win this time. Nonetheless, her confidence melted when she noticed that certainly one of her opponents was Miss Austria who was additionally a contender in her earlier worldwide pageant the place Miss Austria made it to the top 5 while S. Marquez only made it to high 15.
As a sidelight to the competition, an issue erupted when folks seen that one of many contestants' photograph which appeared within the pageant's program had been retouched and a night robe was painted over her photograph to hide her body. Rumors unfold that she posed nude for the photo session.
During the preliminaries for S. Marquez's second worldwide beauty contest, fifteen semifinalists were initially chosen amongst 41 contestants. 4 Asians made it to the semifinals: Miss India, Miss Japan, Miss Philippines and Miss Singapore. However, when the five finalists have been introduced, only one Asian made it to the record. The object of her concern, Miss Austria, did not make it.
When it was time to announce the winner, there were some delays because the judges continued to debate over their selection of winner. However, it was broadly believed that the delay was intentionally finished because the judges waited for one of many high five finalists to commit a mistake. Certainly one of them allegedly stopped smiling, so she misplaced half a point and solely ended up as first runner-up. With half a point edge over her first runner-up, the winner was lastly introduced. S. Marquez turned the primary ever winner of the worldwide magnificence contest.
Soon, S. Marquez met a rich Pinoy businessman who instantly swept her off her toes. They finally acquired married.
Beauty #three: Angela F.
Four years after S. Marquez won, Angela F. competed in the 13th year of the identical worldwide beauty contest which was won for the first time by A. Helena but the place S. Marquez made it solely to the semifinals. It was an unfortunate 12 months for Angela F. because she didn't make it even simply to the semifinals. Just one Asian made it to high 5: Miss Republic of China who was fourth runner-up. But Angela F. did not hand over. The following year, she joined one other worldwide beauty contest which was being held for the first time. She handily won the crown.
Soon, Angela F. got married to a Pinoy from Cebu.
A. Helena, S. Marquez and Angela F. are three stunning girls who were lucky in the first year of their respective beauty contest. But luckier have been the three lovers of magnificence, their respective husbands, for profitable the elusive hearts of these three worldwide magnificence queens.
Angela F., who didn't make it to the semifinals of the 1964 Miss Universe magnificence pageant and who married a Pinoy from Cebu, Jose Faustino, is Angela Filmer who became the primary ever Miss Asia in 1965 (and possibly the one one since it is different from the current Miss Asia Pacific Worldwide the place the Philippines has gained 4 times).
Yes, the primary ever Miss Asia is Malaysian however she is married to a Pinoy.
S. Marquez, who became the organizer of Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant and who landed only as a semifinalist in the 1960 Miss Universe magnificence pageant and who ultimately married rich Pinoy businessman, Jorge Araneta, is Stella Marquez who became the primary ever Miss Worldwide in 1960 (the place the only Asian within the high 5 who lost half a point to grow to be first runner-up was Miss India).
Sure, the primary ever Miss International is Colombian but she is married to a Pinoy.
A. Helena, who was smitten by then brilliant young senator Ferdinand E. Marcos when she visited Senate and who was escorted by then quickly-to-be feisty senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. when she crowned that yr's Miss Philippines and who was crowned for winning an international beauty pageant by actress Piper Laurie whose main man in her first film was former actor, President Ronald Reagan, and who refused to marry well-known Holllywood actor Tony Curtis (who later acquired married to Psycho star, Janet Leigh, who was the mom of Hollywood actress, Jamie Lee Curtis) and as a substitute married wealthy Pinoy businessman, Virgilio Hilario, is Armi Helena Kuusela who grew to become the primary ever Miss Universe in 1952 (where the only Asian in the high five was Miss Hongkong).
Sure, the first ever Miss Universe is Finnish but she was married to a Pinoy.
Certainly, Pinoys love magnificence. And so they married them.
Armi Helena Kuusela of Finland, Stella Marquez of Colombia and Angela Filmer of Malaysia may have won the sweetness standards of their respective magnificence pageant's board of judges however the Pinoy triumvirate of Virgilio Hilario, Jorge Araneta and Jose Faustino won the hearts of the first Miss Universe, the primary Miss International and the primary Miss Asia, respectively.
Yes, the primary Miss Universe, the primary Miss International and the primary Miss Asia had been all married to Pinoys.
Pinoys certainly love Venus.
And Venus loves them again.
And most of you've gotten probably heard the remainder of these amazing couples' tales.
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