It is said that there are more than 5,000 expensive dresses and more than 3,500 pairs of shoes hanging in her bedroom closet, most of which are made by European designers. Every time she attends an activity, she dresses up beautifully, which makes the guests present shine. Therefore, imelda has to change new clothes at least 10 times a day, and the old clothes are often thrown in the corner of the wardrobe, so I'm afraid it's hard to see the sunshine in the following days.
The most incredible thing is her jewelry collection, which is full of necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings. Later, when the government inspected the property, the staff exclaimed, "This is too extravagant" because their weight actually reached 100 kilograms. If you resell it, hundreds of millions of dollars is not a problem.
Imelda is just the daughter of an ordinary teacher, but the best thing is to change her life. So how did this woman live such a luxurious life? After enjoying all the splendor, what was the end of her old age? Why do many people shake their heads and sigh when they hear her name?
It all starts from the lush years in imelda.
1929 On July 2, in a private hospital in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, a large family waited anxiously outside the delivery door, while the gentle man with metal-rimmed glasses smoked one cigarette after another. His wife was crying in the delivery room, so he had to stay outside and do nothing.
I don't know how long it took, but a baby cry spread, and the man was ecstatic. This is his first child, and he must be highly valued. But when he learned that it was a daughter, his happy smile was immediately taken back. In this war-torn era, girls must be victims.
Under the indifference and abuse, imelda grew up to 18 years old. At this time, she was slim and graceful, and became a famous "beauty queen" in the school, with numerous suitors.
But imelda is not interested in romance, because besides attending classes every day, she has to work in a factory in her spare time to earn her tuition. Father doesn't like being a girl and doesn't want to pay for his education at all, so everything needs to be self-reliant.
Imelda once wrote in his diary: "Always put a smile on your lips and always hide your tears in your heart".
It is because of her strong personality and optimistic attitude that she finally got the favor of the goddess of luck.
1938 In the autumn, imelda and his classmates signed up for the local draft contest. When she put on her competition costume and walked onto the runway, all eyes were focused on the past. 1.7 meters tall, plump but not greasy figure, a face that can be broken by blowing bullets, her own conditions conquered the judges and finally won the championship.
It is because of this draft experience that imelda came up with the idea of making money by beautiful women.
She mailed her photos to major newspapers, hoping to be the cover girl of their magazine, but the emails were in vain. Think about it, too. Who would hire a girl without any experience?
Just when imelda wanted to give up, she received an invitation from a newspaper, which revived her hope.
In this way, imelda's popularity was opened, and major newspapers threw olive branches one after another. She also won the national draft competition held later and became the "dream goddess" of all Filipino men.
1April 20th, 954 was a turning point in imelda's life. She fell in love with Congressman Marcos, and this love lasted only 1 1 day, and they officially got married. As we said before, imelda's best skill is to change her life, and this marriage actually adheres to the principle of equal exchange: one provides beauty and the other provides power status.
Thanks to the painstaking efforts of the husband and wife, Marcos' career is booming, from the initial congressman to the speaker, from the liberal party member to the party leader, and finally firmly sit on the Philippine presidency.
At this point, the two have changed from the original husband and wife to "partners." Marcos, as president, established dictatorship, while imelda, as an important assistant, frequently intervened in government affairs. Many times, Marcos had to listen to his wife's opinion. At that time, many people joked: "There is one president in name, but there are actually two, one is Marcos and the other is imelda".
During their ruling career of more than ten years, Marcos and imelda tried their best to search for the people's cream by all means. When they first got married in 1954, their assets were only a shabby house with a total value of only 10000 dollars. By 1980, the total amount of their hidden property in Swiss banks was as high as 1000 billion US dollars.
1986, Marcos was re-elected as president for the fourth time, but before he could celebrate, a mutiny ousted him.
Marcos understood that the tide was running out and fled to Hawaii with imelda on the evening of February 25th.
Many people think that the Marcos will hide in the United States for life, but this is not the case.
1989, Marcos died of a heart attack, and his last wish was to be buried in his hometown. As a widow, imelda wandered around, hoping to realize her husband's last wish, but this appeal was repeatedly rejected by the Philippine government.
Fortunately, there were many supporters of Marcos and imelda, and millions of people took to the streets to launch a petition March, demanding that imelda be taken back to the motherland and Marcos be buried. Under the great pressure of public opinion, the Philippine government finally approved imelda's appeal on 20 16 and buried Marcos' coffin in the National Heroes Cemetery.
Today, imelda, who is over 90 years old, still often appears in the public eye. She told the media more than once that she would run for mayor of Manila.
It's just that her physical condition is really worrying, and the corrupt and luxurious life of that year made people have a very bad impression on her. If you want to continue in politics, I'm afraid you won't be able to achieve it in your lifetime.