13 things about Bb. Pilipinas Universe 1964 Myrna Panlilio

Maria Myrna Panlilio Borromeo was the Filipino beauty queen who represented the Philippines in the 13th edition of Miss Universe. It was won by Kyriaki “Corinna” Tsopei of Greece.

BIOGRAPHY

Borromeo and her husband Dr. Ramon Noel Borromeo have three children together. His mother Amparo Noel of Cebu, Philippines was crowned the Queen of Visayas in 1912.

Before and after representing the Philippines in Miss Universe, Myrna worked as a Merchants Bank teller. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. Born in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines, she is the oldest among the four children of Enrique M. Panlilio and Jaina Galang Sese.
2. She attended St. Scholastica’s Academy in San Fernando.
3. She earned her bachelor’s degree in foreign service from Maryknoll College, which was renamed Miriam College in 1989, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
4. She was a Filipina Maid of Cotton 1964 candidate.
5. She is Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1964.
6. She was a Miss Universe 1964 candidate.
7. In 1966, she married Ramon.
8. In 1967, she gave birth to Ramon Jose “RJ” Panlilio Borromeo.
9. In 1971, she gave birth to Patricia Ann “Trisha” Panlilio Borromeo.
10. In 1977, she gave birth to Mitzi Panlilio Borromeo.
11. In 1987, her husband Ramon passed away.
12. Appointed by Joseph Estrada, the president of the Philippines from June 30, 1998 to January 20, 2001, she served as the executive director of Nayong Pilipino, an autonomous government corporation under the Philippine Department of Tourism.
13. In 2009, she died at age 66.

TIMELINE

Myrna is the first ever Binibining Pilipinas Universe titleholder and the ninth Miss Universe Philippines. She later became an executive committee member of the Bb. Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI).

1960s

• On June 24, 1964, she was selected as one of the 15 Bb. Pilipinas 1964 candidates. She was one of the 15 Filipina Maid of Cotton 1964 candidates but she withdrew from the competition before the coronation ceremony on July 3, 1964 at the Philamlife Auditorium in Manila, Metro Manila.
• On July 5, 1964, she competed against 14 other Bb. Pilipinas 1964 candidates at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. She ranked first and was crowned Bb. Pilipinas Universe 1964.
• On August 1, 1964, she represented the Philippines at Miss Universe 1964 and competed against 59 other candidates at the Miami Beach Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. She was unplaced.
• On February 16, 1965, she and Tsopei performed in the World Beauty Queens show at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
• On July 4, 1965, she went back to the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City to crown her successor Bb. Pilipinas Universe 1965 Louise Vail Aurelio.
• In June 1966, she and Ramon got married.

1980s

• On February 22, 1987, her husband Ramon died at age 59.

2000s

• On March 29, 2000, her son RJ and Trina Grimalt got married at a Nayong Pilipino chapel. It was attended by Mitzi, Trisha, Estrada, her youngest sister Teresita Panlilio Fonacier, Jorge Araneta, Imelda Cojuangco, Precy Ejercito and Anthony Dee.
• On January 8, 2003, her daughter Trisha died from lymphoma at age 31.
• On November 19, 2008, she turned 66.
• On July 16, 2009, she was with her sister Lu Panlilio for a general checkup at the Makati Medical Center in Makati City, Metro Manila. She died at the hospital after suffering from cardiac arrest due to a gall bladder disease.