13 things about Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz

Gloria Maria Aspillera Diaz is a Filipino actor, model and beauty queen. She and Gabriel “Bong” Daza III have two daughters namely Isabelle Diaz Daza and Ava Diaz Daza and an adopted son named Raphael Diaz Daza.

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BIOGRAPHY

Born in Aringay, La Union, Philippines, Diaz is one of the 12 children of Jaime Diaz, a lawyer, and Teresa Aspillera, a model and a socialite. Gloria was 8 years older than her youngest sister Rosario “Rio” Aspillera Díaz.

Gloria is 5’5″ tall. Here are 13 more things about her:

She is Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1969.
She won Miss Universe 1969.
In 1974, she starred in “Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa”, which marked her first lead role in a film.
In 1979, she needed an escort to a movie awards night and Bong, a friend of Ferdinand “Bong Bong” Marcos Jr., became her date.
In 1986, she and Bong got married in Manila.
In 1988, she became a mother.
In 1995, she and Bong separated.
In 1997, she started dating Michael Osmeña de Jesus.
She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival for her role in “Jose Rizal”.
She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2002 Gawad Urian Awards for her role in “Batang West Side”.
She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2006 Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards for her role in “Nasaan Ka Man”.
She won the Best Actress award at the 2010 FAMAS Awards for her role in “Sagrada Familia”.
On April 5, 2024, she turned 73.

TIMELINE

Diaz is the first Miss Universe from the Philippines. The Asian country won the title via Margarita Moran in 1973, Pia Wurtzbach in 2015 and Catriona Gray in 2018.

1960s

On July 13, 1969, she competed against 35 other Bb. Pilipinas 1969 candidates at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines and won the top title Bb. Pilipinas Universe 1969.
On July 19, 1969, she represented the Philippines at Miss Universe 1969, competed against 60 other candidates at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States and won the title.

1970s

On April 18, 1970, she went back to the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City to crown her successor Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 1970 Simonette de los Reyes.
On July 11, 1970, she went back to the Miami Beach Auditorium to crown her successor Miss Universe 1970 Marisol Malaret.

1980s

On March 6, 1988, she gave birth to Isabelle in Manila.

1990s

On March 23, 1990, she gave birth to Ava in Manila.

2000s

On October 4, 2004, her sister Rio died from colon cancer in Daly City, California, USA at age 45.

2010s

On April 14, 2013, she was a Bb. Pilipinas 2013 judge at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
On July 14, 2016, her former husband Bong died due to cardiac arrest.
She played a beauty queen in “Insatiable” Season 2, which was released on Netflix on October 11, 2019.

2020s

On March 2, 2024, she was a Mutia ti La Union 2024 judge at Thunderbird Resort in San Fernando, La Union.
On July 7, 2024, she was a Bb. Pilipinas 2024 judge at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

13 things about Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz

BIOGRAPHY