Now and Forever
“The True to Life Story of the Kuusela-Hilario Romance”
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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
Director: Rolando del Mar
Armi Kuusela
Herself
Virgilio Hilario
Himself
Ricky Blake
Armi's Sister
Caviteno Ilano
The Other Boy
Oscar Keesee
Armi's Manager
Paraluman
Belle Gonzales
Manolo Valdez
