FINLAND MODEL ARMI KUUSELA , MISS UNIVERSE 1952 BORN 1934 AUGUST 20
FINLAND MODEL ARMI KUUSELA , MISS UNIVERSE 1952 BORN 1934 AUGUST 20 Armi Helena Kuusela (born 20 August 1934 in Muhos) is a Finnish-born U.S resident beauty queen. In 1952 she won the national beauty contest Suomen Neito and was presented with a trip to the USA to participate in the first-ever Miss Universe pageant, becoming its first titleholder in history. Early life[edit] Kuusela's parents, Aarne Aleksander Kuusela (12 September 1902, Uusikaupunki - 7 December 1969, Muhos) and Martta Elisabeth Kyrö (3 April 1903, Kestilä - 21 November 1963, Muhos) met each other in Ontario, Canada and later married there. Their first baby was born in Canada. After several years in Canada, they returned to Finland to settle in Muhos. Martta gave birth to five girls and one boy; one of the girls died when only two-and-a-half years old. Kuusela was born on August 20, 1934, she was the fourth oldest of the chi...