Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski


Mikaela María Antonia "Mikee" de los Reyes Cojuangco-Jaworski is a Filipino sports official, equestrienne, model, local television host and actress. She was a gold medalist at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.

Early life

Cojuangco-Jaworski was born to Jose Cojuangco, Jr., former Congressman of Tarlac and Tingting Cojuangco, former Governor of Tarlac and now president of the Philippine Public Safety College. Her father is from the Cojuangco family of Tarlac in Central Luzon who owns a 6,000-hectare sugar plantation known as Hacienda Luisita. She is also the niece of former Philippine President Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino, first cousin of fellow actress Kris Aquino and former Philippine President Noynoy Aquino.
Mikee is the third of five daughters: Luisita C. Bautista, Josephine C. Guingona, Margarita Demetria C. Zini and Regina Patricia Jose Cojuangco.
Mikee first gained prominence as a model for a Swatch commercial in 1991 where she appeared with Alvin Patrimonio.
Cojuangco-Jaworski is a high school alumna of the Colegio San Agustin in Makati City. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Ateneo de Manila University in 1996. That same year, Cojuangco starred in her most successful movie ever, DoReMi, alongside Donna Cruz and Regine Velasquez.

Equestrian and acting career

Cojuangco-Jaworski started to show interest in riding at age eight but was only allowed to take lessons by her parents when she turned 10. At the age of 16, she joined her first international competition at Shizuoka, Japan where she placed third in the individual show jumping. Her most significant victory was at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, at which she won the Philippines' third and last gold medal in the individual show jumping event.
In the mid 90s Coujangco would star in Action flicks and Romantic Comedies and even have her weekly Drama Anthology called Mikee on GMA-7 She would later be paired with Cesar Montano and Aga Muhlach in 2 films and later star in the Mega Blockbuster Do Re Mi which became a cult classic in the 90s and even launched a soundtrack with double success in 1996 in 1998 she did two more films her second film with Aga Muhlach Dahil Ba Sa Kanya and Kasangga Kahit Kelan again with Cesar Montano she would make less appearances after marrying and training for the Olympics in 2010 she started in the second installment of A Very special Love called You Changed My Life topping high at the box office
She was later appointed as the flag bearer at the 2010 Asian Games despite not competing at the Games.
Cojuangco-Jaworski is also an actress and a commercial model. She is married to Pasig City congressman Robert "Dodot" Jaworski, Jr., son of basketball player, senator Robert "Sonny" Jaworski. They have three sons named Robert Vincent Anthony III, Rafael Joseph and Renzo Mikael.
Cojuangco-Jaworski starred in the fantasy soap opera Magic Palayok aired on GMA Network.
On May 23, 2013, CEO of Goshen Land Capital, Inc, Alexander Bangsoy, announced that Cojuango-Jaworski will be the firm's celebrity endorser. Goshen Land Capital, Inc. is a Baguio-based real estate organization engaged in the development of residential subdivisions in prime locations in Baguio.
She became an IOC member at the 125th IOC Session held in Buenos Aires in September 2013. In 2020, she was elected to the IOC Executive Board to serve a five-year term.

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