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 | Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, West Indies |
Withdrawals | Austria, Denmark, Hawaii, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, Venezuela |
Returns | Chile, Cuba, Hong Kong, Israel |
Winner | Miriam Stevenson![]() |
Miss Universe 1954, the 3rd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 24 July 1954 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA.[1] 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 and the first one to be crowned by the outgoing Miss Universe, Miss Universe 1953, Christiane Martel of France.
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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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Semi-Finalists |
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Contestants
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Notes
Debuts
Returns
Last competed in Miss Universe 1952:
Withdrawals
Did not compete
Hawaii - Kapiolani Miller
See also
References
- ^ "Facts on File Yearbook". Volume 14. Facts on File News Services. 1955. p. 256. Retrieved 18 May 2016. (subscription required)
- ^ "Veja". Issues 1113-1119. Editora Abril. 1990. p. 12. Retrieved 18 May 2016.