The actress and dancer secured a contract with Universal after placing second runner-up in the 1955 televised beauty pageant.

Maureen Hingert, who represented Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in the 1955 Miss Universe pageant and went on to become an actor in ...

Maureen Hingert represented Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon, at the 1955 Miss Universe pageant in California and then ...

Maureen Hingert, a former Miss Universe contestant and actress known for her role in The King and I, has passed away at the ...

Maureen Nelia Ballardney Hingert, Sri Lanka’s first beauty queen to break into Hollywood, has passed away at the age of 88.

SENEVIRATNE – MERLYN SUSITHA (nee DE ALWIS) passed away peacefully at home at the age of 92 on the 15th of June 2025. Devoted wife to the late Dr. John Douglas Seneviratne, loving mother to the ...

News Politics Housing Angela Rayner promises to cut red-tape to get spades in ground for new homes The government will ensure faster planning decisions for smaller developers in an effort to ramp ...

Angela Oakley detailed how husband Charles Oakley's cheating led to their separation on the RHOA After Show. Hear her explanation.

Reprising her role as Erika Sloane, Angela Bassett reflects on playing the president and the joy of seeing strong female leadership on screen.

Angela Oakley reveals the shocking details of the rumors about husband Charles Oakley — including how Wendy Williams is involved.