MYRNA PANLILIO-BB. PILIPINAS-UNIVERSE 1964
She was the first to hold the title Bb. Pilipinas-Universe. Before the title used to be Miss Philippines.
From
Ricky Lo July 2009
Myrna Panlilio-Borromeo, the first ever Bb. Pilipinas-Universe (1964), died of a massive heart attack Friday night at the Makati Medical Center where she was scheduled to undergo a gall-bladder surgery. She was 65. Her remains, to be cremated, lie at the Santuario de San Antonio in Forbes Park, Makati City. A widow, Myrna is surived by children Mitzi and RJ. Her daughter Patricia died of cancer a few years ago.
The Borromeo family is requesting donations to the Trisha P. Borromeo’s Legacy Association, Inc. in lieu of flowers.
Funfare’s “beauty expert” Felix Manuel relayed the sad news from New York where he’s working (as a nurse).
Here’s Felix’s brief report:
The pageant world bids a fond farewell to the first Bb. Pilipinas title-holder, Ma. Myrna Sese Panlilio-Borromeo.
We always saw her on TV gracing the pageant and I have, of course, collected her pictures from her Binibini and Miss Universe pageants. I first met her during the 1994 Bb. Pilipinas pageant held earlier, Oct. 1993, in preparation for the 1994 Miss Universe pageant.
We requested to have a photograph taken with her and we had to let her sign her 1964 picture. She was shocked that there were people who collected her pictures. “My God this was ages ago, I am glad you guys still know me. Most of you were not born yet when I won Binibini,” she would say.
From then on, we kept seeing her every year during the pageant. She was very nice to us everytime we saw her. In fact, she was looking for her album for us to copy old photos from. “I kept it in the bodega,” she apologized. “I can’t find it now. Mabuti na lang you have my pictures pa.”
During the Estrada Administration, Myrna organized the Dambana Ng Kagandahan at the Nayong Pilipino which showcased pictures, articles, gowns and other memorabilia of former Filipina beauties. It was fabulous!
