10 most memorable Melanie Marquez quotes

by Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBNnews.com

<div id="embed-image"><img src="/sites/default/files/a_images/related/031014_melanie.jpg"/><div id="embed-cap">Melanie Marquez</div></div><h3>Compilation of &#x27;Melanisms&#x27; planned</h3><p>MANILA - Miss International 1979 Melanie Marquez, who has become known for her &quot;quotable quotes&quot; when speaking English, is planning to write a book that includes a compilation of these famous &quot;Melanisms&quot; over the years.</p><p>Foremost of Marquez&#x27;s memorable lines was her response in the question-and-answer portion of the international pageant, where she was asked if she would insure her legs for a million dollars, like American actress Angie Dickinson had done years earlier.</p><p>&quot;I won&#x27;t change my legs,&quot; Marquez answered, &quot;because I&#x27;m contented with my long-legged.&quot;</p><p>More than three decades and countless interviews later, Marquez said she is planning to put together similar one-liners, which have since become a signature of hers, in a book.</p><p>&quot;I just hope this year [it gets released]. In the right time. Timing lang po iyan,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Marami pa akong iko-compile na nakakatawa, mga &#x27;Melanisms&#x27; and quotable quotes ko, para lahat mag-enjoy -- isa na &#x27;ko roon,&quot; the 49-year-old former beauty queen told ABS-CBN News Mario Dumaual last Saturday.</p><p>Marquez explained that the goal is to produce a humor book, saying Filipinos need a break from national issues, including the recent streak of political scandals.</p><p>&quot;Kasi, alam mo, kailangan natin, sa dami ng problema rito, sa buhay natin, I don&#x27;t think I should be negative,&quot; she said. &quot;Sa akin talaga, positibong tao ako. It&#x27;s nice also to laugh at yourselves, lalo na sa mga mistake sa grammar ko. So what? I&#x27;m not an American!&quot;</p><p>&quot;Pilipino ako, and I&#x27;m proud to be Pilipino. Yehey!&quot; she said, laughing.</p><p>The mother of six is currently on vacation in the Philippines from Utah in the United States, where she operates a 200-acre ranch with her husband of 14 years, Atty. Randay Lawyer, and their family.</p><p>Marquez recently had a week-long guest appearance on the noontime program &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; as a judge -- one of her several professional engagements in the Philippines, which she explained as the reason for her extended stay.</p><p>Asked why she has come to embrace being known for her &quot;creativity&quot; with the English language, Marquez said, &quot;E kasi naman, may pagkabulol ako na sometimes po, &#x27;yung gusto ko talagang sabihin, iba &#x27;yung nabibigkas ko.&quot;</p><p>&quot;But it doesn&#x27;t matter,&quot; she said, looking into the camera. &quot;As long as I can express myself and you guys can understand me, it doesn&#x27;t matter!&quot;</p><p>Ahead of the possible release of her book, here are 10 of Marquez&#x27;s most memorable &#x27;Melanisms&#x27; over the years and why she said them:</p><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script><div><object id="myExperience3183935325001" class="BrightcoveExperience"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/><param name="width" value="500"/><param name="height" value="370"/><param name="playerID" value="1880751799001"/><param name="playerKey" value="AQ~~,AAABtXvbPVE~,ZfNKKkFP3R9qoEvgz2KMCs8gaY-UGBkT"/><param name="isVid" value="true"/><param name="isUI" value="true"/><param name="dynamicStreaming" value="true"/><param name="@videoPlayer" value="3183935325001"/> </object> <script type="text/javascript">brightcove.createExperiences();</script></div><p><strong>1.</strong> <strong>&quot;Nagpapasalamat lang ako sa Diyos na walang complication kasi pwede ako ma-parasite dahil sa car accident.</strong>&quot; - On her recovery from a car crash in the US in February this year which could have left her paralyzed</p><p><strong>2. </strong><strong>&quot;I don&#x27;t eat meat, I am not a carnival.&quot;</strong> - On why she is a vegetarian</p><p><strong>3.</strong> <strong>&quot;I-English-in ko para maintindihan niya. And to you, Mrs. Dee, I have two words for you: Ang labo mo!&quot;</strong> - Her message to her former husband Derek Dee&#x27;s mother, who she partly blamed for the breakup</p><p><strong>4. &quot;Ang tatay ko ang only living legend na buhay!&quot;</strong> - Marquez, in her speech accepting an award for her biopic directed by her father, late director Artemio Marquez</p><div id="embed-image"><img src="/sites/default/files/a_images/related/031014_melm.jpg"/><div id="embed-cap">Melanie Marquez in her younger years. <em>Rated K  </em></div></div><p><strong>5. &quot;Why should I have a calling card? I&#x27;m not a call girl!&quot;</strong> - Marquez, recalling her response to a baron from England asking for her calling card in her younger years</p><p><strong>6. &quot;You can fool me once, you can even fool me twice, you can even fool me thrice. But you can never fool me four.&quot; </strong>- Her message to her former house boy who she accused of molesting her kid</p><p><strong>7. &quot;Nikki, you&#x27;re so galing. You should go to the States. You will sell hotcakes!&quot;</strong> - Marquez, to actress Nikki Valdez reportedly after watching her dance number from the side of the stage</p><p><strong>8. &quot;Ah, okay lang &#x27;yan, Boy [Abunda], kasi matagal na rin akong semi-retarded.&quot;</strong> - On whether she is concerned about her showbiz career after becoming a Mormon</p><div id="embed-image"><img src="/sites/default/files/a_images/related/031014_melaniem.jpg"/><div id="embed-cap">Melanie Marquez gives her speech after being crowned Miss International 1979. <em>Rated K </em></div></div><p><strong>9. &quot;I would like to thanks... to give my thanks to all of you, and to the designer who&#x27;ve made all my clothes and that&#x27;s Renee Salud... and also to the poor... people... in the Philippines.&quot;</strong> - Marquez, in her speech after being crowned Miss International 1979</p><p><strong>10. &quot;Don&#x27;t judge my brother; he is not a book.&quot; </strong>- In defense of her brother, Joey Marquez, at the height of the controversy involving the actor-politician and TV host Kris Aquino</p>

<p>Miss International 1979 Melanie Marquez, who has become known for her "quotable quotes" when speaking English, is planning to write a book that includes a compilation of these famous "Melanisms" over the years.</p>

Miss International 1979 Melanie Marquez, who has become known for her "quotable quotes" when speaking English, is planning to write a book that includes a compilation of these famous "Melanisms" over the years.

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10 most memorable Melanie Marquez quotes

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by Miguel Dumaual,

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Published Mar 10, 2014 06:40 PM PHT

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