{"id":5855,"date":"2018-10-14T07:47:06","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T07:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tinajacinto.com\/today\/?p=5855"},"modified":"2020-01-23T07:53:46","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T07:53:46","slug":"dinner-with-miss-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tinajacinto.com\/today\/2018\/10\/14\/dinner-with-miss-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"DINNER WITH MISS UNIVERSE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Miss Universe and president of the Cultural Cen\u00adter of the Philippines Margie Moran Floirendo <\/strong>was the image of a woman who does what she loves, and loves what she does.<\/p>\n

The space, a beautifully well-appointed condo styled in modernist aesthetics and with a panoramic view of the city, is her sanctuary. My husband Rupert<\/strong>\u2019s ele\u00adgant portrait of her was dis\u00adplayed prominently at the hallway, which one simply cannot help but notice when one is seated in the dining room. Noting her personal style, she highlighted sentimental framed photo\u00adgraphs on console tables and paintings on the walls of her green-themed din\u00ading room, such as a painting by famed artist Sandra Gfeller<\/strong>, a gift from the board of trustees of Ballet Philippines, which she used to head.<\/p>\n

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Margie is a natural at arrang\u00ading her collections as well as her ob\u00adjets d\u2019art<\/em>. A kinetic sculpture by Gabby Barredo <\/strong>is accented with a Manansala <\/strong>painting. Other walls boast of a Tabuena<\/strong>, Westendorp<\/strong>, Alcuaz<\/strong>, Garibay<\/strong>, and Ru\u00adbio, <\/strong>among others. It also has a portrait of Mar\u00adgie dressed in Filipini\u00adana by Dante Silverio <\/strong>at the entrance of the living room, the likeness of which was taken from Rupert\u2019s humongous centennial cof\u00adfee table book, Portraits of an Era: A Celebration of the Filipino<\/em>, which featured Margie photo\u00adgraphed at Jose Rizal<\/strong>\u2019s shrine in Calamba, La\u00adguna. Despite her worldwide super-fame, Margie was her most authentic self with close friends. \u201cI organized intimate casual dinners with friends in Manila when I got back, to bond in a way with enjoyable conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n