Miss Universe 1954

Miss Universe 1954
Date	24 July 1954
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Entrants	33
Placements	16
Debuts	Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, West Indies
Withdraws	Austria, Denmark, Hawaii, South Africa, Switzerland, Venezuela
Returns	Chile, Hong Kong, Israel
Winner	Miriam Stevenson; USA
Congeniality	Effie Androulakaki; Greece

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Participating Nations and Results.

The third edition of Miss Universe was held on 24 July 1954, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA. They had 33 young ladies in the competition. Miss USA, 21-year-old Miriam Stevenson, won the competition. She became the first American to win the Miss Universe competition.

[edit] Results

[edit] Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Universe 1954	USA - Miriam Stevenson
1st runner-up	Brazil - Martha Rocha
2nd runner-up	Hong Kong - Virginia Lee Wai-Chun
3rd runner-up	Germany - Regina Ernst
4th runner-up	Sweden - Ragnhild Olausson
Top 16	Argentina - Ivana Olga Kislinger Chile - Gloria Legisos Mesina Costa Rica - Marian Esquivel McKeown France - Jacqueline Beer Greece - Rika Diallina Italy - Maria Teresa Paliani Norway - Mona Stornes Panama - Liliana Torre Peru - Isabella León Velarde Dancuart Philippines - Blesilda Mueler Ocampo Uruguay - Ana Moreno

[edit] Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Greece - Effie Androulakaki ^{[^]}
Most Popular Girl in Parade	Brazil - Maria Martha Hacker Rocha

^ ^{^} Miss Greece, Rika Diallina, was unable to enter the United States due to passport problems. Effie Androulakaki was sent to replace her. Androulakaki managed to win the award before Diallina's problems were sorted out. Androulakaki withdrew from the pageant after Diallina's arrival, turning down the suggestion from the pageant officials that she continue to compete in the contest as "Miss Crete"