Miss Universe 1956
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| Miss Universe 1956 | |
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| File:Carol Morris at the Miss Universe 1956.jpg | |
| Date | 20 July 1956 |
| Presenters | Bob Russell |
| Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA  |
| Entrants | 30 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | British Guiana, Dominican Republic, Holland, Iceland |
| Withdrawals | El Salvador, Finland, Honduras, Korea, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Norway, Ceylon, West Indies |
| Returns | Peru, Turkey |
| Winner | Carol Morris USA |
| Congeniality | Anabella Granados  Costa Rica |
| Photogenic | Marina Orschel  Germany |
Miss Universe 1956, the 5th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1956 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA. They had 30 young ladies in the competition. Miss USA 19-year-old Carol Morris won the competition, becoming the second American to win the Miss Universe competition and was crowned by Miss Universe 1955, Hillevi Rombin of Sweden.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1956 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Semi-finalists |
Special awards
The Miss Photogenic award was first awarded in this year's Miss Universe and Miss USA pageant.
| Awards | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Most Popular Girl in Parade |
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^ ^ As Miss Universe and Miss USA were held jointly, candidates from both pageants were eligible for the special awards.
Judges
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Contestants
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Notes
Debuts
Returns
Replacement
Philippines - Edith Noble Nakpil was replaced by Isabel Escobar Rodriguez.
Withdrawals
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Crossovers
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