Joan Anderson's role in introducing the hula hoop from her native Australia went unsung until the 2018 documentary Hula Girl. She reportedly settled with Wham-O ...

An Australian woman who played a crucial but long-overlooked role in launching the global hula hoop craze has died in California aged 101.

Joan Anderson, who coined the name for the hula hoop and played an unsung role in its rise, has died age 101. The former model was visiting her native Australia from her home in the US when she ...

Joan Anderson, who coined the name for the hula hoop and played an unsung role in its rise, has died age 101. The former model was visiting her native Australia from her home in the US when she ...

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Joan Anderson, who coined the name for the hula hoop and played an unsung role in its rise, has died age 101. The former model was visiting her native Australia from her home in the US when she ...

Anderson claimed she came up with the name 'hula hoop' and played a crucial role in introducing the toy to the US.

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In 1956, Joan Anderson, a Los Angeles housewife and onetime model, flew to Australia, her home country, to visit her parents. There she was introduced to what later became known as the hula hoop.

Joan Anderson, Unsung Heroine of Hula Hoop History, Dies at 101 Because of a deal made on a handshake in a parking lot, she was long left out of a famous toy’s story.