Miss Universe 1954
Appearance
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Miss Universe 1954 | |
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Date | 24 July 1954 |
Presenters | Bob Russell |
Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States |
Entrants | 33 |
Placements | 16 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Miriam Stevenson![]() |
Congeniality | Efi Androulakakis![]() |
Miss Universe 1954, the 3rd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 24 July 1954 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States.[1] There were 33 competitors. Miss USA, 21-year-old Miriam Stevenson won the competition. She was the first American Miss Universe and the first winner to be crowned by the outgoing Miss Universe (who was Miss Universe 1953, Christiane Martel of France).[citation needed]
Stevenson is the first Miss Universe to concurrently hold the Miss USA and Miss Universe titles (future American Miss Universe winners had to step down as Miss USA upon winning Miss Universe).
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1954 | |
1st Runner-up | |
2nd Runner-up |
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3rd Runner-up |
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4th Runner-up |
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Top 16 |
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Contestants
Alaska - Charlein Lander
Argentina - Ivana Olga Kislinger
Australia - Shirley Bliss
Belgium - Christiane Darnay Neckaerts
Brazil - Maria Martha Hacker Rocha
Canada - Joyce Mary Landry
Chile - Gloria Leguisos Mesina
Costa Rica - Marian Esquivel McKeown
Cuba - Isis Finlay †
El Salvador - Myrna Ros Orozco
Finland - Lenita Airisto
France - Jacqueline Beer
Germany - Regina Ernst
Greece - Rika Diallina
Honduras - Lilliam Padilla
Hong Kong - Virginia June Lee
Israel - Aviva Pe’er
Italy - Maria Teresa Paliani
Japan - Mieko Kondo
Korea - Kae Sun-hae
Mexico - Elvira Castillo Olivera
New Zealand - Moana Manley †
Norway - Mona Stornes
Panama - Liliana Torre
Peru - Isabella León Velarde Dancuart
Philippines - Blesilda Mueler Ocampo
Puerto Rico - Lucy Santiago
Singapore - Marjorie Wee
Sweden - Ragnhild Olausson
Thailand - Amara Asavananda
United States - Miriam Stevenson
Uruguay - Ana Moreno
West Indies - Evelyn Laura Andrade
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Last competed in 1952:
Withdrawals
Austria
Denmark
Hawaii - Kapiolani Miller
South Africa
Switzerland
Turkey
Venezuela
Did not compete
British Guiana - Camila Rego
Replacement
Greece - Efi Androulakakis was replaced by Rika Dialina.
Awards
Greece - Miss Friendship (Efi Androulakakis)
Brazil - Most Popular Girl (Martha Rocha)
See also
General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1954". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
References
- ^ "Facts on File Yearbook". Volume 14. Facts on File News Services. 1955. p. 256. Retrieved 18 May 2016. (subscription required)