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7.17.2006

Melanie Marquez




Melanie Marquez
AKA Mimilanie Laurel Marquez


  • 1st Filipina to join the Supermodel of the World contest (1986)
  • 1st Filipina first runner-up on Supermodel of the World contest (1986)
  • Miss International 1979


QUOTE

“Have faith in God, be good to yourself in order to be good to others.”


ALIAS
"Melanie"
"Mimi"


DATE OF BIRTH
July 16, 1964

BIRTHPLACE
Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines

FATHER: Artemio Marquez
MOTHER:


HUSBAND: Adam Lawyer
SONS: Adam II and Abraham

Ex-HUSBAND: Gov. Lito Lapid
SON: Manuelito

Ex-HUSBAND: Arab businessman
SON: Mazen

Ex-HUSBAND: Derek Dee
DAUGHTERS: Maxene Xuxa and Michelle Zarah


USEFUL LINKS

iGMA.tv Celebrity Profile: Melanie Marquez
Melanie Marquez finds a home, and a new love
The miseducation of Melanie
Mrs. World Bets All Praises For Melanie Marquez
Melanie To Put Up Modeling School
Fairy Tale Bliss


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