Born in Sri Lanka, she punched her ticket to Hollywood by finishing second runner-up in the 1955 Miss Universe pageant.

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

Maureen Hingert, a Sri Lankan actress and dancer, died on June 29 at the age of 88. The cause of her death has been declared ...

Actor and Miss Universe finalist Maureen Hingert has died. She was 88. The “King and I” star passed away Sunday of liver ...

The King and I actress Maureen Hingert, a star of Hollywood’s Golden Age, has died at the age of 88 following health ...

The King and I actress Maureen Hingert has died from health complications at the age of 88. The Sri Lankan star, who was best ...

Maureen Hingert's daughter reveals her cause of death . Hingert passed away at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena due to liver failure. Her daughter, Marisa Zamparelli, told The Hollywood Reporter ...

Mario Armond Zamparelli, an internationally renowned artist who for nearly 20 years created the distinctive, ... Marisa Zamparelli and Andrea Zamparelli; his wife, ...

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

Hingert died Sunday of liver failure at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, her daughter, Marisa Zamparelli, told The Hollywood Reporter. “It was a beautiful and peaceful passing,” she said.

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