"They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God, all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes."
— Imelda Marcos

January 1, 1970

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Statement made upon opening the Marikina City Footwear Museum in Manila, as quoted in "Homage to Imelda's shoes" at BBC News (16 February 2001).