Margie Moran

Family and education Maria Margarita Roxas Moran was born on 15 September 1953 in Manila, Philippines, to lawyer Francis Gonzalez Morán and art collector-socialite Rosario McIlvain, one of three children born to Juanita Muriedas McIlvain and Manuel Roxas, fifth president of the Philippines. Her mother's siblings were Consuelo Roxas-Javellana and Manuel "Manny" Roxas, Jr.

Margie's father Francis was the son of Chief Justice Manuel Morán and Nieves Gonzalez-Morán, granddaughter of Don Francisco Gonzalez y Reinado, owner of the 39,000-hectare Hacienda Esperanza that covered the municipalities of Santa Maria, Santo Tomas, Rosales and San Quintin, extending through the rest of Pangasinan and the provinces of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija.

Margie Moran graduated high school from St. Theresa's College and attended college at Maryknoll College, now Miriam College. Moran holds a degree in business administration from Boston University, and a masters in development management from SOAS University of London. Moran said that she entered the contest from the incessant urgings of friends and family. Then 19 years old and at 5 ft 6 in, Moran went on to win the Miss Universe 1973 title and also garnered the Miss Photogenic award. She is one of only four Miss Universe winners to also win Miss Photogenic; the others being Margareta Arvidsson, Janelle Commissiong, and Denise Quiñones.

Life after Miss Universe Two years after her reign, Moran managed to finish her Business Administration degree from Maryknoll College

Her passion and experience as a dancer since the age of 18, prompted her to promote arts and culture with Southern Philippines Foundation for the Arts, Culture and Ecology.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Company 1974 Oh Margie Oh "Margie" 2001 Bagong Buwan Producer 2017 Last Night "Mama" - Mark's mother

Television Year Title Role Network 1997–2004 Host ABS-CBN