Nelia Sancho, Beauty Queen Turned Defiant Rights Activist, Dies at 71

By Sara Tardiff She had been competing in pageants in the Philippines, but she found her calling when she observed the offenses of the Marcos regime firsthand.

Source: Nelia Sancho, Beauty Queen Turned Defiant Rights Activist, Dies at 71

Category: Sancho, Nelia (1951-2022), Deaths (Obituaries), Beauty Contests, Women’s Rights, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Political Prisoners, Politics and Government, Marcos, Ferdinand E, Philippines