Miss Universe 1953
Miss Universe 1953 | |
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Date | 17 July 1953 |
Presenters | Bob Russell |
Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States |
Entrants | 26 |
Placements | 16 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Winner |
Christiane Martel |
Congeniality |
Jeanne Thompson |
Miss Universe 1953, the 2nd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 17 July 1953 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. Contestants from 26 countries competed in the pageant, which was held concurrently with the Miss USA 1953 event. 21-year-old[1] Christiane Martel from France won the competition, becoming the second Miss Universe. The previous titleholder, Armi Kuusela, resigned before her reign ended, and therefore Martel was crowned by actress Julie Adams.[2]
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1953 | |
1st runner-up | |
2nd runner-up |
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3rd runner-up | |
4th runner-up |
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Semi-finalists |
Contestants
Alaska - Muriel Hagberg Australia - Maxine Morgan Austria - Lore Felger Belgium - Elayne Cortois Canada - Thelma Elizabeth Brewis Denmark - Jytte Olsen Finland - Teija Anneli Sopanen France - Christiane Martel Germany - Christel Schaack Greece - Doreta Xirou Hawaii - Aileen Lauwae Stone Italy - Rita Stazzi Japan - Kinuko Ito Mexico - Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez Norway - Synnøve Gulbrandsen Panama - Emita Arosemena Zubieta Peru - Mary Ann Sarmiento Philippines - Cristina Monson Pacheco Puerto Rico - Wanda Irizarry South Africa - Ingrid Rita Mills Sweden - Ulla Sandkler Switzerland - Danielle Oudinet Turkey - Ayten Akyol United States - Myrna Rae Hansen Uruguay - Ada Alicia Ibáñez Amengual Venezuela - Gisela Bolaños Scarton
Notes
Debuts
Withdrawals
Did not compete
General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1953". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
References
- ↑ "French beauty new Miss Universe". The Day. Associated Press. July 18, 1953. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ↑ Mihaela, Dima (September 13, 2009). "Miss Universe: Finnish Armi Kuusela first beauty queen". Adevărul. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
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