Cynthia Johnston Torres (27 July 1911 – 6 March 2001) was a Guamanian businesswoman, politician and educator.
Torres was born in Hagåtña in July 1911, the daughter of Agueda Iglesias and William Johnston, both well-known teachers.
[2] When Joseph died in 1946, she took over his soft drink and beer company, which she diversified into other areas ranging from ice cream to ceramics.
[2] In the 1954 elections for the Guamanian Legislature she ran on an independent ticket alongside Lagrimas Untalan and Carlos Taitano.
Their campaign meetings saw female attendees pelted with eggs and accused of prostitution.