Armi Kuusela (born Armi Helena Kuusela on August 20, 1934 in Muhos) was a Finnish beauty queen. On May 24 1952 she won the national beauty contest Suomen Neito and was presented with a trip to the United States to participate in the first-ever Miss Universe contest. She was the first winner of this beauty pageant originally created to sell swimsuits for Catalina swimwear. Wikipedia
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Armi was born in Finland on born August 20, 1934. Her mother was Martha Kyro Kuusela , the sister of William Kyro . In 1952 William Kyro 's niece, Armi Kuusela , won the title of "Miss Finland." Armi then traveled from Finland to Universal Studios in H www.dixonsite.net/kyrobio/kyro19.html