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 embarked on an acting career in HollywoodNEED TO KNOWSri Lankan actress and former ...

As I climbed the stairs to the top of Sigiriya - Lion's Rock - I couldn't help feeling a little pang of jealousy toward King Kashyapa, the illegitimate ruler of Sri Lanka from 473 to 495AD. He ...

The King and I actress Maureen Hingert has died from health complications at the age of 88. The Sri Lankan star, who was best known for the 1956 Walter Lang musical, died on Sunday (June 29).

Hollywood actress and Miss Universe finalist Maureen Hingert has died aged 88 as the star, who was best known for her role in The King and I, had her cause of death confirmed ...

In Sri Lanka this week a judge was put in a Solomonic position, having to decide to which of nine couples belonged a baby boy who miraculously survived the Dec. 26 tsunami. Luckily for him, he had ...

Maureen Hingert, who represented Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in the 1955 Miss Universe pageant and went on to become an actor in such films as Gunmen From Laredo and The King and I as well as several 1950s ...