I really had no great love for shoes. I was a working First Lady; I was always in canvas shoes. I did nurture the shoes industry of the Philippines, and so every time there was a shoe fair, I would receive a pair of shoes as a token of gratitude.

(The Malacañang Gardens across the Palace used to be owned by her grandfather Danielez. She traveled around the country to get to know each and every politician that could help her husband Ferdinand win the presidency one day. This will subtract from the 901 cases that were filed against the Marcoses.

Her paternal ancestors were wealthy landed and prominent and claimed to have founded the town of Tolosa Leyte. Together with Fray Salustiano Buz he arrived by way of Acapulco to build Roman Catholic missions in the island provinces of Samar and Leyte (Buz would establish his home base in Palapag Samar the exit-entry point of the Manila Galleons in the Visayas islands). She is often remembered for symbols of the extravagance of her husband's political reign including her collection of 2700 pairs of shoes.