Dovie Beams
Dovie Beams Villagran (born Dovie Leona Osborne, 5 August 1932 – 30 December 2017) was an American actress, best known for having an illicit sexual affair with former President Ferdinand Marcos from 1968 to 1970. Early life. Dovie Beams was the daughter of Theodore Halems Osborne (1909—1975) and Mildred Esther Jakes (1913—2002). Beams had first married and later divorced Edward Walker Boehms (1925—2016). She was granted a divorce due to irreconcilable differences in 1962. They had one child together in 24 September 1955, a daughter named Dena Boehms Walters. After the sexual affair and scandal that ensued in the  Philippines, Dovie started her own real estate agency in Glendale, California, and married her second husband, Sergio Fausto Villagran (born 1936). They divorced in 1988. Recorded sexual affair with Ferdinand Marcos Sr.. In 1970, a huge scandal hit the Philippines over the stormy break-up between then President Ferdinand Marcos and his mistress of two years, Hollywood starlet Dovie Beams. On many occasions, she had hidden a tape recorder under a bed while having sex with the president. The recording of their sexual encounter was publicly played at the radio station of the University of the Philippines and consisted of  the following segments: Beams had arrived in the Philippines in 1968 to shoot the film "Maharlika", a film partially funded by Marcos and meant to glorify his alleged war exploits, in which she played opposite Paul Burke as a native Filipina. Before leaving the country, Beams held a press conference, and delighted the press and public by playing recordings of her trysts with Marcos. According to her, she was forced to publicize her "love affair" as "protection" since there were many threats to her life. American historian Sterling Seagrave opines the following regarding the tapes: According to Herminio Rotea. Philippine  author Hermie Rotea wrote in his book on the scandal that Beams, besides weakening Marcos status, had had the positive influence of empowering modern women in Philippine society: Criminal arrest. In November 1987, Beams and her husband Sergio Villagran were arrested in Los Angeles County for committing bank fraud related to her real estate agency for the purpose of maintaining their luxurious lifestyle in Pasadena, California. On 18 December 1987, Beams was given an eight-year sentence in prison while Villagran received a five-year sentence. Attorney Mr. James Ian Stang at the Los Angeles Superior Court testified for the  prosecution. Later years and death. In 7 October 2013, Imelda Marcos revealed on a public televised interview with TV presenter Solita Monsod that Beams was innocent of her sexual encounter with Ferdinand Marcos Sr. She also declared that Beams was ultimately used by foreign American agents as an indirect spy to disrupt the health and stability of her husband. Imelda Marcos also stated that she “pitied” Beams for being caught in the public scandal that ensued prior to her leaving the Philippines. Journalist George Sison narrated how Imelda Marcos confronted Ferdinand Marcos Sr. one night after getting a tape that  included audio recordings of Beams and Ferdinand Marcos Sr. having sex: In 30 December 2017, Beams died in Nashville, Tennessee due to lung cancer and comorbidity, associated with both alcohol and long—term tobacco use.