Aurora McKenny Pijuan

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Aurora McKenny Pijuan, of the Philippines, is the Miss International titleholder for the year 1970.

She hails from Bacolod and is a graduate of St. Scholastica's College (batch 1967). A product of the 1970 Binibing Pilipinas beauty pageant, Aurora was sent to Osaka, Japan to compete, and eventually win, Miss International. Her victory meant that the Philippines is the first country to win the title twice.

She went on to marry golfer and basketball coach Tomas Manotoc in Dominican Republic. The couple has a son named TJ and a daughter named Mavis. The marriage ended in divorce.

She is currently an active member of the Gawad Kalinga movement in the rural areas of the Philippines.

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Preceded by
Valerie Holmes		 Miss International
1970		 Succeeded by
Jane Hansen
Preceded by
Binky Montinola		 Binibining Pilipinas-International
1970		 Succeeded by
Evelyn Camus
Binibining Pilipinas
Titleholders 1970
Universe
Simonette Delos Reyes		 World
-		 International
Aurora Pijuan
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