How Old Is Maureen Hingert? Maureen Hingert Birthday
Maureen Hingert was born on January 9, 1937 and is 87 years old now.
Birthday: January 9, 1937
How Old - Age: 87
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Maureen Hingert - Biography
Maureen Neliya Hingert (born January 9) is a Sri Lankan dancer, model and actress. She is the only Sri Lankan representative to win an award at a Miss Universe pageant after finishing as the runner-up at the 1955 event. She was heralded a favorite for the world beauty crown together with “Miss Sweden”, “Miss USA”, “Miss England”, “Miss Philippines” and “Miss El Salvador.”
Due to her very high placement in the Miss Universe Pageant, she has long been revered as "putting Ceylon on the map" and being an ambassador to her country, Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka]. In 1955, Hingert was crowned Miss Ceylon in her country and subsequently selected as a contestant in the 1955 Miss Universe pageant. Following the contest, Hingert was put under contract to Universal International Studios and 20th Century Fox.
Some of the movies she appeared in include: The King and I, Fort Bowie, Gun Fever, The Adventures of Hiram Holiday, Moroccan Halk Moth, Pillars of the Sky, Dangerous Search, Gunmen from Laredo, The Rawhide Trail and the British TV Series Captain David Grief. She was sometimes billed in films as Jana Davi.
She married designer/artist, Mario Armond Zamparelli in 1958. Zamparelli was an American artist and designer, best known for his connection with Howard Hughes. For 18 years, Zamparelli was Chief Executive Designer of Hughes’ empire. They had three daughters, one of whom, Gina Zamparelli (died on 2018), who achieved fame in the arts and entertainment and was active in the field of historic preservation.
