Maria Imelda Marcos
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Imee Marcos-Manotoc aka Maria Imelda Romualdez Marcos-Manotoc (born November 12, 1955) is the eldest daughter of Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, the former President of the Philippines (1965 - 1986) and former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos. She is a Eurasian of Spanish, Chinese,and Malay ancestry.
Imee Marcos obtained her degree in Politics and Religion from Princeton University and Bachelor of Laws for the University of the Philippines. She also took up post-graduate studies at the UP College of Law in Diliman, Quezon City - where she graduated Cum Laude, (whether she received the honor based on her own merit or due to the intimidation and influence of her family's power is still a matter of debate among the faculty); Asian Institute of Management in Makati; National University of Singapore where she learned to speak French and dialectical Arabic. She is also articulate in speaking Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Elementary Mandarin and Japanese. She is also a well-known producer and director of Philippine movies.
She is currently serving her third term in the House of Representatives after being re-elected in the 2004 Philippine National and Local Elections. Her first stint in politics was as an Assemblywoman in the Batasang Pambansa from 1983 to 1986.