Joan Anderson, who helped create the hula hoop, dies aged 101

Chris Riess and Amy Hill Photo shows Joan Anderson in a bright pink button down shirt holding a wooden hoola hoop. She is glancing up at the sky and wearing pink lipstick with brown coiffed hair. She is stood in a room with curtains drawn and a striped sofa in the background. Chris Riess and Amy Hill

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 spotted groups of people…

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