Now and Forever

Now and Forever (1953)

The True to Life Story of the Kuusela-Hilario Romance

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

Date of release
1953-12-30
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 17m
Genres
History, Romance, Drama
Director
Rolando del Mar

Casting

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