Miss Universe 1954
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Miss Universe 1954 | |
---|---|
Date | 24 July 1954 |
Presenters | Bob Russell |
Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA |
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, Venezuela |
Returns | Chile, Cuba, Hong Kong, Israel |
Winner | Miriam Stevenson USA |
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.
Contents
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
Miss Universe 1954 | |
1st Runner-up | |
2nd Runner-up |
|
3rd Runner-up |
|
4th Runner-up |
|
Semi-Finalists |
|
Contestants
|
|
Notes
Debuts
- Argentina
- 23x15px Brazil
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Honduras
- Korea
- New Zealand
- Singapore
- Thailand
- West Indies
Returns
Last competed in Miss Universe 1952:
Withdrawals
Did not compete
- Hawaii - Kapiolani Miller