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 swivelling wooden hoops around their waists.
She was so mesmerised by the growing craze in Australia that she had one of the strange new toys shipped to the US.
The 2018 documentary Hula Girl retold Ms Anderson's story of dubbing it the hula hoop after the hip-swivelling Hawaiian dance, and how it was she and her husband who first showed it to a toy company boss.
It went on to sell millions and become a global sensation - but the couple went uncredited for their role in its rise.
