In her mid-30s, she gave the hula hoop its name and helped bring it to homes across the country. Recognition eluded her for ...

Joan Anderson's role in introducing the hula hoop from her native Australia went unsung until the 2018 documentary Hula Girl.

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

Because of a deal made on a handshake in a parking lot, she was long left out of a famous toy’s story. When she was 94, a ...

What a coincidence that a photo of an 18-year-old Providence circus performer warming up with a Hula Hoop (who even remembers ...

Joan Anderson, the woman who coined the name "Hula Hoop" and helped bring the iconic toy to America, has died at 101 in her San Diego senior home.

A pioneer behind the Hula Hoop has died at the age of 101.

The hoop dance, which many believe to have started as a healing ceremony among Taos Pueblo medicine men, is now a vibrant ...

A pair of gold hoop earrings should be a staple in everyone’s jewellery box, and both Cat Deeley and Kate Middleton have been ...

Both Kate Middleton and Cat Deeley have been seen wearing the same pair of gold hoop earrings from Orelia, and it's easy to ...