Editing Ferdinand Marcos (section)

== Personal life ==
Ferdinand was baptized and raised into the [[Philippine Independent Church]].<ref name="Celoza1997"/>{{rp|23}}

Marcos lived with a [[Common-law marriage|common-law wife]], Carmen Ortega, an [[Ilocano people|Ilocana]] [[Filipino Mestizos|mestiza]] who was 1949 Miss Press Photography. They had three children and resided for about two years at 204 Ortega Street in [[San Juan, Metro Manila|San Juan]]. In August 1953, their engagement was announced in Manila dailies.<ref name="loveLiesLoot">{{cite news |last1=Reyes |first1=Miguel Paolo P. |last2=Ariate |first2=Joel F. |date=July 18, 2021 |title=Ferdie and Meldy's House of love, lies, and loot |url=https://verafiles.org/articles/ferdie-and-meldys-house-love-lies-and-loot |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216141137/https://verafiles.org/articles/ferdie-and-meldys-house-love-lies-and-loot |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |publisher=[[Vera Files]]}}</ref>

Not much is known about what happened to Ortega and their children. He subsequently converted to [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]] in later life to marry [[Imelda Marcos|Imelda Trinidad Romualdez]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ferdinand Marcos |url=https://rpl.hds.harvard.edu/faq/ferdinand-marcos |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121145120/https://rpl.hds.harvard.edu/faq/ferdinand-marcos |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |access-date=November 21, 2022 |website=[[Harvard University]] official website |publisher=Religious and Public Life, [[Harvard Divinity School]]}}</ref> They married on April 17, 1954, 11 days after they first met. They had three biological children: [[Imee Marcos|Imee]], [[Bongbong Marcos|Bongbong]] and [[Irene Marcos]].<ref name="govph">{{cite web |title=Ferdinand E. Marcos |url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/fourth-republic/ferdinand-marcos/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826033152/http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/fourth-republic/ferdinand-marcos/ |archive-date=August 26, 2012 |access-date=March 10, 2016 |website=GOVPH}}</ref> Marcos's fourth child with Ortega was born after his marriage to Imelda.<ref name="conjugal" /> Marcos and Imelda later adopted a daughter, [[Aimee Marcos|Aimee]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2012 |title=A dynasty on steroids |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/a-dynasty-on-steroids-20121118-29kwy.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318181437/http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/a-dynasty-on-steroids-20121118-29kwy.html |archive-date=March 18, 2016 |access-date=March 10, 2016 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>

Marcos had an affair with American actress [[Dovie Beams]] from 1968 to 1970. According to reports by the ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'', Marcos also had an affair with former ''Playboy'' model Evelin Hegyesi around 1970 and sired a child with her, Analisa Josefa.<ref name="formerModel">{{cite news |date=July 24, 2004 |title=Hunt for tyrant's millions leads to former model's home |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/hunt-for-tyrants-millions-leads-to-former-models-home-20040704-gdj9hj.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216141131/https://www.smh.com.au/national/hunt-for-tyrants-millions-leads-to-former-models-home-20040704-gdj9hj.html |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |publisher=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Abad|first=Michelle|title=Marcos Jr.'s alleged half-sister banned from drinking on planes after mid-air brawl|url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/marcos-jr-alleged-half-sister-analisa-corr-banned-plane-drinking-mid-air-brawl/|access-date=January 11, 2025|work=[[Rappler]]|publisher=Rappler Inc.|date=January 11, 2025|location=[[Manila]], Philippines|quote=Reports say Analisa works as an interior designer and photographer in Australia.}}</ref>