Gemma Cruz-Araneta

In this Filipino name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Guerrero, the birth surname or paternal family name is Cruz, and the marital name is Araneta.
Gemma Cruz-Araneta
Cruz in 2023
10th Secretary of Tourism
In office
June 30, 1998 – January 20, 2001
PresidentJoseph Estrada
Preceded byMina Gabor
Succeeded byRichard Gordon
Personal details
BornGemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz
(1943-09-30) September 30, 1943
Manila, Philippines
RelationsAraneta family
(by marriage)
León María Guerrero III
(uncle)
León María Guerrero
(great-grandfather)
Parent(s)Carmen Guerrero Nakpil
(mother)
Ismaél A. Cruz
(father)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Philippines 1964
Miss International 1964
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Philippines 1964
(Winner)
Miss International 1964
(Winner)

Gemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz-Araneta (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈkɾus ɐɾɐˈnɛtɐ]; born September 30, 1943) is a Filipino writer and director who served as the tenth secretary of tourism from 1998 to 2001. A former beauty queen, Araneta was previously crowned Miss International 1964, which made her the first Filipino and the first Asian to win the title, as well as the first from Southeast Asia to win a major beauty pageant title.

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