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Miss USA 1953
DateJuly 16, 1953
PresentersBob Russell
VenueLong Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California
Entrants43
Placements20
Debuts
Withdrawals
WinnerMyrna Hansen
 Illinois
CongenialityJeanne 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
1st Runner-up
Miss World USA 1953
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
  • Utah Utah – Shauna Wood
Top 20

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality

Historical significance

  • 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.

Contestants

Panel of judges

References