Joan Anderson, who introduced the hula hoop to the US and named it, died at 101 on July 14, 2025, in Carlsbad, California.

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

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 ...

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

Joan Anderson, the woman who introduced the hula hoop to the United States and gave it its iconic name, died last month at ...

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

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

Hoop. She didn't have anything to do with production of the plastic toy. But the Hula-Hoop as we know it may never have been ...

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