Imelda Romualdez Marcos (born 1930) was one of the most influential leaders of the Philippines in the 1970s and early 1980s. She was the wife of President Ferdinand Marcos and a political power in her own right. She served as governor of Metro Manila...

(b. 1929), Philippine former first lady. Born on 2 July 1929 in Manila, onetime beauty queen Imelda Romualdez Marcos is best known as the spouse of Ferdinand Marcos (1917–1989), whom she married in 1954 when he was a young member of the...

Imelda Trinidad Romualdez-Marcos (born July 2, 1929 in Manila) is the widow of Ferdinand Marcos, former First Lady, and an influential political figure in the Philippines. She is known as the "Steel Butterfly" and remains a controversial figure not...

THE former first lady of the Philippines, Mrs Imelda Marcos, does not believe in dealing with underlings. She has written to President Bush offering to hand over part of her late husband's fortune for distribution to the poor in the Philippines. In return,...

DURING Imelda Marcos's trial, her lawyer yer offered an explanation for her late husband's wealth, which was far greater than he could have amassed from his salary as president of the Philippines. Ferdinand Marcos, the lawyer said, had been the fortunate finder of...

Former first lady Imelda Marcos _ known for her extensive shoe collection _ left a hospital Monday after being treated for knee pain and was ecstatic when doctors advised her to get some orthopedic footwear."Now I have the justification to have more shoes," a beaming...

A court Wednesday acquitted the flamboyant widow of dictator Ferdinand Marcos of five counts of tax evasion, court officials and her lawyer said.Imelda Marcos, a wealthy socialite who gained fame for her diamond-encrusted tiaras and 1,220 pairs of shoes, had at one point faced more...