The True to Life Story of the Kuusela-Hilario Romance
December 30, 1953
1h 17m
TL
Rolando del Mar
The true-to-life story of Miss Finland Armi Kuusela who was crowned Miss Universe in the first Miss Universe pageant held in 1952. In 1953, some nine months after she won the Miss Universe title, Armi was invited by the Philippine International Fair Committee to crown that year’s Miss Philippines, in the course of her stay, she met Virgilio Hilario, a Filipino businessman, through a blind date in Baguio, the two were eventually married in Tokyo that year. Kuusela chose to relinquish her crown shortly before her reign ended as Miss Universe
Armi Kuusela
Herself
Virgilio Hilario
Himself
Ricky Blake
Armi's Sister
Caviteno Ilano
Armando De Guzman, Manuel A. Ruiz Garcia
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The Other Boy
Oscar Keesee
Armi's Manager
Paraluman
Cast
Belle Gonzales
Cast
Manolo Valdez
Cast
Andres Iturbi
Cast
Ramon Olmos
Cast
Deegar Cinema
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