She was born into the prestigious Romualdes family of the Philippines, but she came from a middle-of-the-road family, poor family, and grew up in shame and humility.
Be famous early. At the age of 18, she participated in the beauty pageant of her hometown Miss Taklaban, not only won the title that made many beauties envious, but also reaped the ambiguous eyes of many young men.
As a beauty pageant champion of scenery, she has outstanding appearance, tall figure, beautiful singing voice and smart communication skills, how can she hold back for a lifetime in the small place of her hometown Duruwan?
So she came to the capital Manila alone, and at the age of 25, she began to assist her husband to become the most powerful man in the Philippines.
Even if the "whole army was destroyed" later, he was still able to lie dormant and endure, re-assist his son to make a comeback, and become the "king of the Philippines" again.
This legendary woman is the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda, who has been met once in a century in world history.
When she was young, Imelda was indeed delicate, even if she was born poor, but the innate nobility could still pass through the screen and pounce on the nose.
Less than a year after coming to Manila, she won the Miss Manila beauty pageant again, which is the best proof of her high appearance.
With the unimpeded pass of beauty, Imelda continued her efforts, volunteered to accompany her cousin, who was a member of Congress, to visit dignitaries, and actively sang in his campaign speeches, thus making friends with more dignitaries.
Coming out of a small place, Imelda has transformed into a socialite in Manila's political scene, and this is only her first step in transformation.
Finally, in 1954, Imelda's destined chosen one appeared. He is the young and promising Marcos.
At that time, Marcos already had a live-in lover and had three children, but after meeting Imelda, he fell in love with her at first sight, looked at ten thousand years, and married 11 days later.
Marcos is a highly respected Philippine anti-Japanese leader and is known as the "Anti-Japanese Hero". With such a background, he entered the political arena with such a background and locked his ultimate goal in life in the presidential palace.
However, even though Marcos had good innate conditions, in that era of underdeveloped information, it was not easy to let more ordinary people know him and be willing to vote for him.
That's when Imelda's superb ability comes into play.
At political rallies, Imelda enthusiastically sang traditional songs for her supporters, and with her beautiful singing voice and youthful temperament, canvassed votes for her husband.
To catch a glimpse of Marcos' beautiful wife, the Filipino working class flocked to his campaign in droves.
The attentive Imelda will also remember the names of all the big people in Manila, as well as the family members, and even the trivial details of life such as whose house to repair, whose wife to have a baby, etc., are well known for later use.
Imelda is also very hard-working, even if she only sleeps 4 hours a day and accompanies her husband to visit the poor countryside, she has no complaints.
With such a motivated and virtuous helper, it is difficult for Marcos to think about underdevelopment.
His career was smooth sailing, from senator to Senate president, and his official fortune was prosperous until he finally won the presidency on December 30, 1965.
With Marcos' rise to power, Imelda is the natural first lady of the Philippines.
After her husband was elected president, Imelda asked him, "How should I play the role of first lady?" ”
Marcos replied, "I am the president, like a father in a family, and you are the mother of this family, please decorate this home in the Philippines with your love." ”
Ironically, behind this warm declaration of love is actually the greedy face of the Marcos couple's crazy accumulation of money.
According to external estimates, Imelda and her husband have amassed more than $10 billion with the president's husband in 20 years.
Behind the crazy money, it is naturally crazy to spend money.
Imelda's unfulfilled material desires due to poverty since childhood were stimulated to the extreme by power.
She began a shopping spree around the world, with 170 bank accounts in various countries and regions around the world, and also uttered the rhetoric of "$100 million to play."
In order to enhance his international influence, Imelda basically met all the big people in the world at that time, including Johnson, Nixon and other US presidents, all of whom had very good personal friends.
Imelda met with Prince Charles, who was then crown prince of the British royal family.
Imelda met with the Trumps at the time when Trump was in his second marriage.
Of course, behind every trip, there is an opportunity to shop wildly.
Imelda buys a lot of designer bags, shoes, clothing, as well as jewelry, watches, antique calligraphy and paintings.
Unfortunately, because there are too many items, these things are directly thrown in the warehouse to eat ashes after returning to China.
She also bought a large number of properties in Britain and the United States, and bought several skyscrapers in Manhattan to facilitate visits or trips to these countries.
Imelda is also said to have difficulty choosing, and her way of solving problems is very simple and rude.
Even if you see something that you are slightly satisfied with, you don't hesitate to buy it, and I once bought a jewelry store in Paris because I liked a piece of jewelry.
Of all the cities in the world, Imelda loves New York the most!
Because here, she can buy queen-like enjoyment with money:
Stay in a presidential suite specially designed for Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom and cost $1,700 a night.
The room is filled with his favorite flowers, as well as his favorite champagne, the 10,000 yuan Champagne King.
Imelda once told her people around her in private that she was "the highest and most noble woman in the world."
Obviously, the title of First Lady of the Philippines can no longer satisfy her vanity that has swelled to the limit, and only in New York, where Imelda can build this false satisfaction with money.
Power is like an aphrodisiac, confusing people.
Finally, in this endless luxury, the Marcos family ushered in its end.
On the night of February 25, 1986, angry Filipinos stormed the presidential palace, Marcos and Imelda fled in a hurry, and under the cover of night, they faltered and hurried to board a helicopter bound for Hawaii, USA.
A few hours earlier, the Marcos family had stood on the balcony of Malacañang Palace to deliver the inauguration;
Just a few hours later, Filipinos dropped portraits of Marcos and Imelda from the balcony.
People also found 3,000 pairs of high heels, 500 bras and 2,000 unworn prom dresses from the glittering presidential palace... And so on and so forth.
A few years later, when the family Marcos died of illness in Hawaii, the crystal coffin was allowed to be returned to the Philippines for its roots.
Do you think that Imelda, as a widow, will spend the second half of her life in misery?
It can only be said that from the beginning, the world underestimated this ambitious woman.
In order to achieve her desire to become a human being again, Imelda has long forgotten that the potential danger of life in power struggles can be preserved.
Not only will he personally restore the former glory of the Marcos family, but his son and daughter will also have to break through the difficulties in the political arena again and achieve new successes.
As a result, Imelda ran in the Philippine presidential elections in 1992 and 1998, respectively.
Although they all failed, she was undeterred and was elected to the House of Representatives in 2010 at the age of 91.
Her daughter was also elected to the Senate and her daughter's son and grandson inherited the Marcos family's original prefectural position.
Imelda's most hopeful son, Marcos Jr., also ran for vice president in 2016, only to lose again, of course.
The effort paid off, and finally in May this year, Marcos Jr. was successfully elected president of the Philippines.
Losing and losing again and again, losing again and again, while anyone lost confidence in the Marcos family, Imelda never gave up the idea of leading the Marcos family to rise again.
With such will, boldness and boldness, it is no wonder that Marcos was willing to be held hostage by her even when there was an audio tape incident during his lifetime.
When she learned that her husband not only had an extramarital affair, but was also recorded, Imelda did not cry or mention divorce, but used the matter to basically empty her husband's power.
Perhaps in Imelda's heart, the desire for power has long surpassed the love of men and women.
Her life was devoted to power, and her husband and son were only tools to help her achieve her political ideals. Such a legendary woman, marrying luckily?