Melanie Marquez created history as Philippines became the first country to win the pageant thrice, at her crowing of Miss International 1979 in Japan. She was also the youngest winner, at the age of 15, to win the pageant in 1979.
At Metro Manila Film festival, Melanie won Best Actress and Best Story for The Untold Story of Melanie Marquez in 1987.
A personality development coach, actress, film producer, author and celebrity endorser, Melanie is a gift to the Philippines pageant industry.
Even today, at the age of 53, Melanie is a strong competition to this generation’s beauty aspirants who wish to achieve greatest success and height.