GEMMA CRUZ-ARANETA Ms. International 1964 Ang kauna-unahang Pinay beauty queen na international title holder #gemmacruzaraneta #missinternational #missinternational1964 #fbreels2025ツ #fbreelsfypシ゚viralシ #fbreelsvideo #fbreelsfypシ゚ | Okiko Zan

Gemma Cruz-Araneta- Miss International 1964 a descendant of Rizal Araneta's paternal great-grandmother was Doña Maria Mercado, the sister of Jose Rizal. Gemma is the grandniece of Rizal through his sister Maria, Gemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz-Araneta is the daughter of well-known journalist Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil by her first husband Capt. Ismael Arguelles-Cruz,who was tge grandson of Maria Rizal through her son Mauricio, Ismael Cruz died during the war. In 1952 The widowed Carmen Guerrero married t

GEMMA CRUZ-ARANETA our Miss International 1964 playfully posed for the camera with so much class, decency & beauty #GemmaCruzAraneta #MissInternational1964 #MissInternational #fbreels2025ツ #fbreelsfypシ゚viralシ #fbreelsvideo #fbreelsfypシ゚ | Okiko Zan

Miss International And Modesty Miss International Gemma Cruz Araneta, the Philippines' delegates to Miss International, refused to wear a swimsuit out of respect for her Catholic faith and as a conservative Filipino, and she did not compromise. Instead of wearing a swimsuit, she wore Filipiniana to cover her skin and maintain her conviction as a Catholic woman. She became the first Filipino to win Miss International in 1964. | Catholic Tradition & Evangelization

#FrontlineSaUmaga | Makalipas ang 126 na taon, patuloy pa rin ang pangunguna ng natitirang kamag-anak ni Gat Jose Rizal sa pag-alala sa kaniyang pagkabayani. #News5 | via Mon Gualvez For more latest stories, visit us at www.news5.com.ph | News5

Gemma Cruz donated her entire US$ 10,000 prize to an orphanage (Boys Town and Girls Home in Marikina), prompting a Philippine congressional tax exemption. Ten thousand dollars in 1965 is equivalent to approximately $98,500 today (as of 2024), based on average U.S. inflation rates over the years or approximately 5.7 million in Philippine peso. This shows the substantial value of Gemma Cruz’s donation at the time—it was a major philanthropic gesture. #missinternational #missinternational1964 | Sta