Now and Forever (1953)
1h 17m
Running Time
December 30, 1953Release Date
Plot.
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
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Cast & Crew.

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

Andres Iturbi

Ramon Olmos

Tomas Esteban

Manuel A. Ruiz Garcia
Writer

Felipe Sacdalan
Cinematography

Rolando del Mar
Director

Armando De Guzman
Writer

Mike Velarde
Music

Alfonso B. García
Executive Producer

Nardo Zablan

Rita Rivera

Benjamin Lagmay

Ruben Tagalog

Norma Osorio

Fely Valerio

Norma Squeta

Armando de Guzman
