Miss USA 1953

Miss USA 1953
Miss USA 1953
Date	July 16, 1953
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California
Entrants	43
Placements	20
Debuts	Iowa; Maryland; Miami, Florida; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Nebraska; New Hampshire; West Virginia; Wyoming;
Withdrawals	Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Kansas; New Mexico; Oregon; Tennessee;
Winner	Myrna Hansen; Illinois
Congeniality	Jeanne Vaughn Thompson ; Louisiana
	← 1952 1954 →

Miss USA 1953, the 2nd edition of Miss USA pageant, was held on July 16, 1953 at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California. Myrna Hansen of Illinois, won the competition and was crowned by outgoing titleholder, the first Miss USA, Jackie Loughery of New York. Hansen was 1st runner-up to Christiane Martel of France at Miss Universe 1953.

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss USA 1953	Illinois – Myrna Hansen
1st Runner-up Miss World USA 1953	Myrtle Beach, SC – Mary Kemp Griffin
2nd Runner-up	Alabama – Doris Edwards
3rd Runner-up	Washington – Nancy Petraborg
4th Runner-up	Utah – Shauna Wood
Top 20	California – Marcella Roulette Colorado – Jeanie Carroll Iowa – Marilyn Shonka Kentucky – Mary Ann Stice Louisiana – Jeanne Thompson Maine – Jackie Lee Miami Beach, FL – Kay Duggar Minnesota – Mary Ann Papke Nebraska – Berneta Nelson Nevada – Earlene Whitt New York – Reta Knapp Ohio – Eleanor Mack Pennsylvania – Jeri Bauer South Carolina – Susan Day Texas – Joan Bradshaw

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Louisiana – Jeanne Vaughn Thompson

Illinois wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 2nd state who does it for the first time.
Myrtle Beach, SC earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time.
Alabama earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time.
Washington earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time.
Utah earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time.
States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Louisiana, Minnesota and New York. All of them made their second consecutive placement.
Alabama placed for the first time.
California placed for the first time.
Colorado placed for the first time.
Illinois placed for the first time.
Iowa placed for the first time.
Kentucky placed for the first time.
Maine placed for the first time.
Miami Beach, FL placed for the first time.
Myrtle Beach, SC placed for the first time.
Nebraska placed for the first time.
Nevada placed for the first time.
Ohio placed for the first time.
Pennsylvania placed for the first time.
South Carolina placed for the first time.
Texas placed for the first time.
Utah placed for the first time.
Washington placed for the first time.

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