Miriam Stevenson
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Miriam Jacqueline Stevenson, of Winnsboro, South Carolina won the Miss USA pageant as Miss South Carolina USA in 1954. She was the first Miss USA to hold the Miss Universe beauty crown.
Her win over Brazil's Martha Rocha was memorable for there was a tie between the two women for the crown. As Catalina was the major sponsor of the pageant in its early years, the tie-breaking judgment finally came down to who has the better body, which went to Miriam's favor, for she had the "fitter" hips over Martha Rocha.
Martha Rocha got the car that Stevenson won in her Miss USA prize package as a consolatory prize.
[edit] List of Runners-up and Semi-finalists
| Name | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| First Runner-up | Maria Martha Hacker Rocha | Brazil |
| Second Runner-up | Virginia June Lee | Hong Kong |
| Third Runner-up | Regina Ernst | Germany |
| Fourth Runner-up | Ragnhild Olausson | Sweden |
| Semi-Finalists | Ivana Olga Kislinger | Argentina |
| Gloria Legisos | Chile | |
| Marian Esquivel McKeown | Costa Rica | |
| Jacqueline Béer | France | |
| Rika Dialina | Greece | |
| Maria Teresa Paliani | Italy | |
| Mona Stornes | Norway | |
| Liliana Torre | Panama | |
| Isabella León Velarde Dancuart | Peru | |
| Blesilda Mueler Ocampo | Philippines | |
| Ana Moreno | Uruguay |
| Preceded by Myrna Hansen |
Miss USA 1954 |
Succeeded by Carlene Johnson |
| Preceded by Christiane Martel |
Miss Universe 1954 |
Succeeded by Hillevi Rombin |
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