Hillevi Rombin
Hillevi Rombin | |
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.jpg) Rombin as Miss Universe in 1955 | |
| Born | Hillevi A.K. Rombin September 14, 1933 |
| Died | June 19, 1996 (aged 62) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Spouse | |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Sweden 1955 Miss Universe 1955 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Sweden 1955 (Winner) Miss Universe 1955 (Winner) |
Hillevi Rombin Schine (September 14, 1933 – June 19, 1996) was a Swedish actress and beauty queen who was crowned as Miss Sweden and became the fourth winner of Miss Universe in 1955. She was crowned Miss Sweden Universe 1955 by Miss Sweden Universe 1954, Ragnhild Olausson. In 1996, she became the first Miss Universe title holder to die.[1]
Biography
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She grew up in Uppsala, Uppland, and was the Swedish national decathlon champion before she competed in the pageant. A remarkable athlete, Rombin excelled in gymnastics, track & field, and downhill skiing. After winning the pageant, she left Sweden for Hollywood to fulfill her acting contract with Universal Pictures, part of the prize package as Miss Universe. She studied acting along with John Gavin, Clint Eastwood, and Barbara Eden, among the other contract actors. Universal put her in a couple of films, with just one or two lines, to give her some exposure and experience. She was credited for small speaking roles in two films. In The Benny Goodman Story (1955) she asks for an autograph[2] and in Istanbul (1957) she appears as a flight attendant near the film's end.[3]
During her year reign as Miss Universe, while traveling around the U.S., she met her future husband G. David Schine, whose family was in the hotel business and would later himself be in the film and music businesses. She discontinued her acting career to focus on married life, soon starting a large family with Schine. They had six children, and their marriage lasted almost 40 years until their deaths together in 1996.[4]
She, her husband, and one of their sons died in a private airplane accident in 1996, the result of an engine failure shortly after take-off. She was 62 years old and the first Miss Universe to die. Rombin, Schine and their son are buried together at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.[5]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1957 | The Adventures of Hiram Holliday | Episode: "Sturmzig Cuneiform" | |
| 1957 | Istanbul | Air Hostess | (final film role) |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Gerard David Schine Bio".
- ^ Internet Movie Database: The Benny Goodman Story (1956), accessed March 8, 2011
- ^ Internet Movie Database: Istanbul (1957), accessed March 8, 2011
- ^ "G. David Schine Is Married". New York Times. October 23, 1957. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ^ Lawrence Van Gelder (June 21, 1996). "Crash Kills G. David Schine, 69, McCarthy-Era Figure". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
External links
[edit]- Hillevi Rombin at Findagrave
- Picture as Miss Universe
- Hillevi Rombin at IMDb
- "The Official Hillevi Rombin Website"
Miss Sweden winners in the Big Four international beauty pageants | ||
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- 1933 births
- 1996 deaths
- Accidental deaths in California
- Burials at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- Miss Sweden winners
- Miss Universe 1955 contestants
- Miss Universe winners
- People from Uppsala
- Swedish beauty pageant winners
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1996