Trinidad de Leon-Roxas

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Trinidad de Leon-Roxas (née de Leon y Roura; October 4, 1900 – June 20, 1995[1]) was the wife of Philippine President Manuel Roxas and the fifth First Lady of the Philippines. They were married in 1921 and had two children, Ruby and Gerardo (Gerry).

A native of San Miguel, Bulacan,[2] De León-Roxas was the daughter of Ceferino de Leon, who was a member of the Malolos Congress and senator. She was also a beauty pageant contestant, having been crowned Carnival Queen (Queen of the Orient) at the Manila Carnival in 1920.[3]

As the country's first lady during the post-war years, De León-Roxas got involved in various charitable organizations such as the White Cross and the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and restored the annual Malacañang Christmas gift-giving begun prior to World War II. The annual gift-giving has become a tradition to this day.

De León-Roxas died on June 20, 1995.

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