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Armi Kuusela

1934 - Today

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Armi Helena Kuusela-Williams (née Kuusela, formerly Kuusela-Hilario; born 20 August 1934) is a Finnish-American former beauty queen and philanthropist, best known for being the first-ever Miss Universe. In 1952, she gained national recognition by winning the Finnish beauty contest, Suomen Neito, which qualified her to represent Finland in the inaugural Miss Universe pageant held in Long Beach, California. Following her historic win, Kuusela dedicated her life to philanthropy, business, and cultural ambassadorship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Armi Kuusela has received more than 886,406 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Armi Kuusela is the 45th most popular celebrity (down from 39th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Finland (down from 46th in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Celebrity.

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  • 890k

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  • 64.91

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  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Armi Kuusela ranks 45 out of 265Before her are Jacques Mayol, Albert Pierrepoint, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Cecilia Gallerani, Mary Mallon, and Sultan Kösen. After her are Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Stańczyk, Isabel Preysler, Kim Peek, Elizabeth Stride, and María Capovilla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Armi Kuusela ranks 89Before her are Marty Feldman, Ingvar Carlsson, Pedro Pires, Kenny Baker, Per Olov Enquist, and Anton Geesink. After her are Yasuo Takamori, Robert Moog, Yoshio Furukawa, Rossana Podestà, Allen Carr, and Ornella Vanoni.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Armi Kuusela ranks 52 out of 751Before her are Hannu Mikkola (1942), Zachris Topelius (1818), Jari Litmanen (1971), Eero Saarinen (1910), Kimi Räikkönen (1979), and Antti Aarne (1867). After her are Georg Henrik von Wright (1916), Ville Ritola (1896), Fredrik Idestam (1838), Alexander Stubb (1968), Lasse Virén (1949), and Wäinö Aaltonen (1894).

Among CELEBRITIES In Finland

Among celebrities born in Finland, Armi Kuusela ranks 1After her are Marita Lindahl (1938), and Jenni Dahlman (1981).