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Now and Forever

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10.0·1953·1h 17m

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 ...

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Armi Kuusela

Armi Kuusela

Herself

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Virgilio Hilario

Himself

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Ricky Blake

Armi's Sister

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Caviteno Ilano

The Other Boy

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Oscar Keesee

Armi's Manager

Paraluman

Paraluman

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Belle Gonzales

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Manolo Valdez

DIRECTOR

Rolando del Mar

OVERVIEW

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