Geri Hoo

American beauty queen and actress from California

Geri Hoo

Born| 1939 (1939)
Died| December 29, 2007
Spouse| Austin F. Phillips
Children| 4
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title| Miss Hawaii Universe 1958
Major
competition(s)|

* Miss Hawaii Universe 1958
* (Winner)
* Miss Universe 1958
* (2nd Runner-Up)

Other names| Geri Hoo Phillips, Geri DeWelles
Occupation(s)| Actress, Beauty queen

Geri Hoo (1939 - Dec. 29, 2007) was an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder. Hoo was Miss Hawaii Universe 1958.[1]

## Early life

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In 1939, Hoo was born. Hoo's father was Herbert N. Hoo. Hoo's mother was Amy Kui Kiao Hoo (1920-2000), a realtor in Hawaii. Hoo's sibling are Sidney Hung, Vernon, Rick, Randy, and Sharon.[2][3]

## Career

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In 1958, Hoo represented Hawaii and ended up as the second runner up at the 7th Miss Universe contest.[4]

Hoo had a minor part in the 1962 film Confessions of an Opium Eater.

## Filmography

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### Television series

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* 1959 The Millionaire \- Miss Hawaii.[5]

### Films

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* 1962 Confessions of an Opium Eater \- 2nd Dancing girl.[6]

## Personal life

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In 1958, Hoo married Austin F. Phillips. They have four children. Hoo and her family lived in Los Angeles, California.[7] [2]

Hoo was also known as Geri DeWelles. Hoo was a resident of Costa Mesa, California. On December 29, 2007, Hoo died. Hoo was 68.[4][8]

## See also

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* List of Miss Universe runners-up and finalists

## References

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1. ^ "Miss Hawaii USA Hall of Fame". misshawaiiusa.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
2. ^ a b "Hawaii's beauty queens: Where are they now?". newspapers.com. Nov 1, 1965. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
3. ^ "Honolulu County, Hawaii Obituary Collection - 66 - AMY KUI KIAO HOO", genealogybuff.com, August 2010, retrieved March 24, 2021
4. ^ a b "Obituaries - GERALDLINE "GERI" HOO DEWELLES". honoluluadvertiser.com. January 18, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
5. ^ "The Millionaire (1955-1960)". IMDb. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
6. ^ "Confessions of an Opium Eater". tcm.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
7. ^ "WHO'S WHO?". newspapers.com. Nov 25, 1959. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
8. ^ "Geraldine Dewelles". ocregister.com. January 7, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

## External links

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* Geri Hoo at IMDb
* Jan. 2008 Honolulu Advisor obituary
* 1958 Image of Geri Hoo as Miss Hawaii in Burbank, California

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Miss Universe 1958 national titleholders

* BEL: Liliane Taelemans
* COL: Luz Marina Zuluaga
* HAW: Geri Hoo
* HOL: Corine Rottschäfer
* ISR: Miriam Hadar Weingarten
* USA: Eurlyne Howell

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