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Imelda Remedios Visitacion Romualdez-Marcos (born Imelda Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romualdez on July 2, 1929 in Manila), is the widow of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and is herself an influential political figure in the Philippines. She is known as the "Steel Butterfly" due to her role as a controversial figure not only in her home country but also around the world. In 1996, the Australian Magazine ranked her 58th among "The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World". Her extensive shoe, gown, and jewelry collections have allowed her to gain notoriety.
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Quotes I was born ostentatious. They will list my name in the dictionary someday. They will use `Imeldific` to mean ostentatious extravagance. “‘Nouveau riche’ is better than ‘no riche.’” When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers. Doesn`t the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes. I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility. 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. My dreams have become puny with the reality my life has become. I have a different way of thinking. I think synergistically. I`m not linear in thinking, I`m not very logical. If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. That`s how rich we are. If you know how much you`ve got, you probably haven`t got much. People say I`m extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage? I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back. My husband does not like me to give interviews because I say too much. No talk, no trouble. It`s the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose. God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven. The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role is to be both star and slave. I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty. They call me corrupt, frivolous. I am not at all privileged. Maybe the only privileged thing is my face. And corrupt? God! I would not look like this if I am corrupt. Some ugliness would settle down on my system. Never dress down for the poor. They won`t respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars. Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity. Win or lose, we go shopping after the election. I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it`s so petty. We practically own everything in the Philippines. I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am. I hate ugliness. You know I`m allergic to ugliness. Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums. | ||
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