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                    [ArticleID] => 2022849
                    [Title] => Lagi na lang si Edu, Rina Samson, hindi raw naalala sa protesta ni Enzo
                    [Summary] => Ang tweet ni Aurora Pijuan na “It is unfortunate that media has been identifying him as the son of Edu and never mentioned who the mother is, in spite of the fact, he was raised by that lady as a single parent. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-06-23 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133366
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1627268
                    [AuthorName] => Nitz Miralles
                    [SectionName] => Pang Movies
                    [SectionUrl] => pang-movies
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/06/22/protest_2020-06-22_22-28-56456_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2014461
                    [Title] => The day Aurora wowed ’em
                    [Summary] => Fifty years ago to date (yesterday, May 16, to be exact), Aurora Pijuan brought home a Miss International crown from Japan, the first Bb. Pilipinas to do so, after Gemma Cruz in 1965 sponsored by Boys Town (to which she donated her cash prize). 
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-05-17 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133919
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1697794
                    [AuthorName] => Ricky Lo
                    [SectionName] => Entertainment
                    [SectionUrl] => entertainment
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/05/16/do_2020-05-16_15-52-59868_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1937749
                    [Title] => Beauty queen withdraws Mikimoto crown from auction, gallery confirms
                    [Summary] => Miss International 1970 Aurora Pijuan has pulled out her Mikimoto tiara from a recent auction in Makati, Lisa Guerrero-Nakpil of Leon Gallery confirmed.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-07-25 13:49:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
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                    [AuthorID] => 1804924
                    [AuthorName] => Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo
                    [SectionName] => On the Radar
                    [SectionUrl] => on-the-radar
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/07/17/mikimoto-now_2019-07-17_14-10-5231_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1935484
                    [Title] => Beauty queen to auction Mikimoto crown for fishermen rammed by Chinese vessel
                    [Summary] => Miss International 1970 Aurora Pijuan has put her Mikimoto crown up for auction and will donate the proceeds to the 22 Filipino fishermen who recently made headlines after their boat was rammed by a Chinese vessel in the West Philippine Sea. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-07-17 14:11:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805251
                    [AuthorName] => Jan Milo Severo
                    [SectionName] => Arts and Culture
                    [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/07/17/mikimoto-now_2019-07-17_14-10-5231_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1935390
                    [Title] => Miss International Crown ipinasusubasta
                    [Summary] => SEEN: Up for auction ang Miss International Mikimoto pearl crown ni Aurora Pijuan, ang pangalawang Pilipina na nanalo na Miss International noong 1970. Ibibigay ni Pijuan bilang tulong sa mga mangingisda na biktima ng mga Chinese ang pera na kikitain niya mula sa korona na kanyang ibebenta. Binangga ng Chinese vessel ang bangka ng Filipino fishermen sa West Philippine Sea noong June 9, 2019.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-07-17 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135502
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806182
                    [AuthorName] => Jojo Gabinete
                    [SectionName] => PSN Showbiz
                    [SectionUrl] => showbiz
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/07/16/show5_2019-07-16_23-47-3189_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1935424
                    [Title] => Kikitain ng korona ng dating Pinay Miss International ido-donate sa mga mangingisda
                    [Summary] => Bongga naman ang tulong na gagawin ng 1970 Miss International na si Aurora Pijuan sa mga mangi­ngisda na lulan ng Gem-ver vessel.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-07-17 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136248
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1434218
                    [AuthorName] => Jun Nardo
                    [SectionName] => Pang Movies
                    [SectionUrl] => pang-movies
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/07/16/aurora_2019-07-16_23-10-41_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1875329
                    [Title] => Aurora Pijuan as ramp model
                    [Summary] => When her reign as 1970 Miss International was over, Aurora Pijuan became a much sought-after ramp model by the country’s top couturiers, particularly Pitoy Moreno, Ben Farrales and Aureo Alonzo. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-12-09 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135392
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1247126
                    [AuthorName] => Danny Dolor
                    [SectionName] => Entertainment
                    [SectionUrl] => entertainment
                    [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/articles/ent4_2018-12-08_17-57-3062_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1409207
                    [Title] => ‘Night of the Kayumanggi’
                    [Summary] => 

The Aug. 22, 1964 issue of Philippines Free Press devoted a lengthy article on Gemma Cruz, newly-crowned Miss International, titled, Night of the Kayumanngi. More often than not, the country sent fair-skinned mestizas to compete in the Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International pageants, many of whom didn’t even make the semi-finals.

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Fifty years ago today, Gemma Cruz bagged the country’s first Miss International crown, an honor replicated four times since then by Aurora Pijuan (1970), Melanie Marquez (1979), Precious Lara Quigaman (2005) and Bea Rose Santiago (2013).

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Of late, the Philippines has performed exceptionally well in international beauty pageants.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134006 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804782 [AuthorName] => Boy Abunda [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) ) )
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