This Is How It All Began!

Miss Finland

Source:

• http://www.muhos.fi/armi/
• www.answers.com/topic/armi-kuusela

On February 22, 1953 Armi took a journey round the world, during which time she met a Filipino businessman, Virgilio Hilario. Less than a year later after being crowned, on 4 May, 1953 Armi chose to give up her Miss Universe crown before her year was complete to marry Hilario. They were married in Tokyo, but then lived in the Philippines where they had a family of five children:

• Arne Hilario, married 3 children , lives in Chile
• Anna-Lisa De Gari, married, 2 children, lives in Spain
• Jussi Hilario, married, lives in Canada
• Eva-Maria Hess, married , 2 children, lives in California USA
• Mikko Hilario, lives in the Philippines

Their house located near Manila in a rich community called Forbes Park, on a street which was nicknamed "Millionaire Street".

She was also in one film in the Philippines around this time.

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