Ms. International 1970 Aurora Pijuan withdraws Mikimoto crown from auction

Leon Gallery’s online auction is still currently ongoing, and among the biggest items up for grabs is the Mikimoto crown of Miss International 1970 Aurora Pijuan.

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But according to Nelson Canlas’ report on 24 Oras Saturday, the beauty queen withdrew her tiara from the auction, citing ‘personal reasons.’

Handcrafted by Tokyo-based Japanese jeweler Mikimoto, the tiara has an elegant design of Mikimoto pearls encrusted in the gold crown. It has a starting bid of P60,000.

The proceeds of the crown were supposed to be given to the 22 fishermen whose boat was sunk by Chinese nationals.

No matter, included in the auction are the silverware of former President Manuel L. Quezon. — LA, GMA News