Now and Forever

Story Line

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

“The True to Life Story of the Kuusela-Hilario Romance”

Top Cast

Armi Kuusela

Herself

Virgilio Hilario

Himself

Ricky Blake

Armi's Sister

Caviteno Ilano

The Other Boy

Oscar Keesee

Armi's Manager

Paraluman