You know, not even your British Queen is called just Elizabeth - she's Elizabeth the Second. There's only one Imelda.

I have no weakness for shoes. I wear very simple shoes which are pump shoes. It is not one of my weaknesses.

I am my little people's star and slave. When I go out into the barrios, I get dressed because I know my little people want to see a star. Other presidents' wives have gone to the barrios wearing house dresses and slippers. That's not what people want to see. People want someone they can love, someone to set an example.

If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. That's how rich we are.

I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty is God made real. Beauty is life.

If the shoe fits, buy it.

It is not expensive to be beautiful. It takes only a little effort to be presentable and beautiful. But it takes some effort. And unfortunately people think of beauty as luxury, beauty as frivolity, ... or extravagance. Beauty is a discipline, beauty is art, is harmony, in the ideological sense and in the theological sense, beauty is God and love made real. And the ultimate reach in this world is beauty.