Imelda Marcos is best known as the former first lady of the Philippines and of course, her obsessive collection for shoes, jewelries and beauty. She is our own modern Cinderella, a starry-eyed, penniless, provincial lass in search of a good fortune in Manila. Then came Ferdinand E. Marcos, literally a knight in shining armor who rescued her from poverty and misery.
In another way, I see her vision truly extravagant for the world to see how beautiful we are and glamorous. I'm sorry but it is true that when you have a vision, you have to let it all happen. Dream higher, aim higher, achieve your goal. She was seen mostly in luxurious parties, befriended lots of known people in the world because that was part of the couple's propaganda- to make the Philippines attractive in the eyes of foreign bloods. It is also her charms that captivated millions of Filipinos to vote for Marcos during elections for they were popular being a sweet couple due to the fact that most Filipinos are romance lovers.
Everyone desires beauty but her obsessions and philosophy in life, in my point of view, has gone beyond normal. Everything has to be in proper place or else it will turn unpleasant from her view. For instance, her obsession of collecting thousands of shoes, jewelries, paintings, and other luxurious stuff. She said that she is one way to represent the country as a mother, that she was sent from above to tell the nation the importance of beauty as a virtue and strength. Her lavishness seemed unreasonable. Though her infrastructures are still being used today and somehow helped improved our country, still this has been subjected to corruption way back during Marcos regime as suspected.
Imelda Marcos's personality is way too compelling and innovative as well. The way she makes her own philosophy about peace based merely on beliefs. One will say she's being lunatic for her endless desires and wish but she is best known in that way.
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