Birth Name: Armi Helena Kuusela
Place of Birth: Muhos, Finland
Date of Birth: August 20, 1934
Ethnicity: Finnish, remote German (including Baltic German), remote Swedish
Armi Kuusela is a Finnish beauty queen. She is known for winning the first Miss Universe pageant, in 1952. She is the daughter of Aarne Aleksander Kuusela and Martta Elisabet (Ekholm, later Kyrö). She has been married to Virgilio Hilario and Albert Williams. Armi is of Finnish descent, and also has remote German (including Baltic German), and remote Swedish, ancestry on her mother’s side.
Armi’s paternal grandfather was Juho Reetu Juho Reetunpoika Granroos (later Kuusela; the son of Juho Reetu Juho Reetunpoika Granroos and Amanda Vilhelmiina Iisakintytär Vähä-Ruutti). Armi’s great-grandfather Juho was the son of Juho Reetu Juhonpoika Granroos and Serafiia Juliaanantytär. Amanda was the daughter of Iisakki Juhonpoika Vähä-Ruutti and Albertiina Juhontytär.
Armi’s paternal grandmother was Hilma Matilda Kristianintytär Hellgren (the daughter of Kristian Aleksanteri Ulriika Loviisanpoika Munter, later Hellgren, and of Mariaana Kallentytär Södergren). Kristian’s father is unclear (it was possibly his stepfather, Samuel Hellgren). Kristian’s mother was Ulriika Loviisa Loviisantytär Argelander (later Munter). Mariaana was the daughter of Kalle/Carl Södergren and Anna Liisa Henrikintytär.
Armi’s maternal grandfather was Aapo Aaponpoika Ekholm (later Kyrö; the son of Aapo Aaponpoika Ekholm and Riitta Liisa Juhontytär Juustila). Armi’s great-grandfather Aapo was the son of Aapo Juho Klausinpoika Ekholm and Riitta Liisa Reetantytär Pikkarainen. Armi’s great-grandmother Riitta was the daughter of Juho Juhonpoika Juustila and Maria Juhontytär Fuodila.
Armi’s maternal grandmother was Maria Katariina Juhontytär Oravainen (the daughter of Juho Aaronpoika Oravainen and Kaisa/Katariina Lotta Reetuntytär Gutsen). Juho was the son of Aaro Juhonpoika Tuomaala and Anna Liisa Matintytär Niilekselä. Kaisa/Katariina was the daughter of Reetu Erikinpoika Gutsen and Kaarina/Katariina Sofia Henrikintytär Wettberg.
Sources: Genealogy of Armi Kuusela – http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Armi’s father – http://gw.geneanet.org
Genealogy of Armi’s mother – http://gw.geneanet.org