and the Port of Long Beach. An 18K karat yellow gold floral ring valued at $3,500 USD. A Japanese diamond encrusted wristwatch valued at $300 USD. The Miss International pageant trophy, sash and crown. Accordingly, after winning Miss International 1960, the President of Marymount College, Irish Mother Superior Brendan Mairé McQuillan PhD. sent a formal letter to Araneta requesting her to choose a different school due to her active participation in pageantry, namely the swimsuit competition, deemed still taboo at the time. After her championship, Araneta decided to her use her fame to work and was hired as a tourist promoter for a European tour package company, as well as an endorser for the New Year’s Day 1961 Rose Bowl and 72nd Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena, California, where she also met her future husband, Jorge León Araneta. The parade float was titled "Lovely to Look At" and featured Araneta on top of large 17-foot tall fountain with surrounding nine basins of spraying water. During the Cold War in 1961, she became fearful for her safety and decided to ship back to New York city her most precious belongings, the grand piano of her mother, wedding dresses and wedding crown as well as her evening gown at Miss International 1960 along with its original crown and trophy for safekeeping at her sister's residence. Accordingly, the goods were heavily damaged due to the Hurricane Esther which wrecked the boat in transit. During the 48th edition of Miss International 2008, Araneta participated as one of the designated panel of judges during the pageant competition held in Macau, China. Miss Philippines She married Jorge León Araneta, a prominent Filipino political figure, at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Peter in Santiago de Cali, Colombia, thereby sharing in five children. Their grand wedding reception was held in Hotel Alferez Real, a well-known hotel in the city, which was demolished in 1972. When Araneta first arrived in Manila, she was dismayed that the country was similar to Hispanic cities and expected a more oriental culture similar to neighboring territories like British Hong Kong and Japan. She toured many parts of the Philippines, then organized by her husband through the Manila City Hall but notes that she was also dismayed at the wide practice of telephone tapping at the time, claiming that private telephone conversations between her husband would be reported in Filipino tabloids the next