Maureen Hingert at the Miss Universe Pageant in 1955
In 1955, Hingert was crowned Miss Ceylon and subsequently selected as a contestant in Miss Universe 1955 pageant.[1] She was the first Ceylonese representative to win an award at the Miss Universe pageant, after ended up as the second runner-up.[3] Due to her very high placement in the contest, she has been revered as “putting Ceylon on the map” and being an ambassador to her country, Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka).
Maureen Hingert in Films
Maureen Hingert becoming Mrs Zamperrelli …. her husband being Mario Zamperrelli
Maureen Hingert was Secretary to the Marketing Director of Nestle’s , Mr. Wailes, in 1960/1961. She was extremely polite & helpful to members of the staff. National soccer players, T. O. M. Deen, M. M. Hashim Deen & Andrew Fernando etc & M. Izzeth Ahmed, son of Proctor Markar of Fort, Galle , & later Ambassador to Saudi Arabia , were among those who worked for Nestle’s during that time.
Yes. She was at Nestles where my brother-in-law Egerton Canagasabey was the Advertising Manager.
I can remember her so well!
Happy reminiscing!
Thanks Michael.
Does anyone knows where she lives now?
Oh my god Michael!! I have no memory of this as I was only 7Y old. However, I remember my elders talking about middle classy things although my father was in charge of the account-books of the LSSP free of charge. He was a card-carrying Marxist!
In July 1970, Hingert divorced Zamparelli, and in 1976, she married William J. Ballard in Los Angeles, United States.[2] Ballard died in 2012. It says she lives in Los Angeles, USA.