Philippines: Imelda Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines 1965-1986, during a state visit at the White House in 1966. Imelda R. Marcos (born Imelda Remedios Visitacion Romualdez on July 2, 1929) is a Filipino politician and widow of 10th Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. Upon the ascension of her husband to political power, she held various positions to the government until 1986. She is sometimes referred to as the Steel Butterfly or the Iron Butterfly and is often remembered for symbols of the extravagance of her husband's political reign, including her collection of 2700 pairs of shoes

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