Imelda Marcos
Imelda Marcos
Imelda Romuáldez Marcosis the widow of the Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the 10th president. She served as First Lady from 1965 to 1986 during the dictatorship of her husband. She remains one of the richest politicians in the Philippines through her collection of clothing, artwork, and jewelry, along with money in offshore bank accounts under the pseudonym "Jane Ryan". As a result, she has been called a kleptocrat by her critics who accuse her of plunder...
ProfessionPolitical Wife
Date of Birth2 July 1929
CityManila, Philippines
I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.
I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility.
We practically own everything in the Philippines.
The only rich person is a person who is rich in spirit. I have no money deposit. I have only beauty deposit.
My dreams have become puny with the reality my life has become
Beauty is not extravagance; beauty is life.
Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.
God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.
If the shoe fits, buy it.
Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is a specific place in hell for those who oppress widows.
I hate ugliness. You know I'm allergic to ugliness.
I get my fingers in all our pies. Before you know it, your little fingers including all your toes are in all the pies.
I do not have 3,000 pairs of shoes, I have 1,060.
Our opponent [Cory Aquino] does not put on any make up. She does not have her fingernails manicured. You know gays. They are for beauty. Filipinos who like beauty, love and God are for Marcos.