Miss Universe 1953

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Miss Universe 1953
Date:	17 July 1953
Presenters:	Bob Russell
Venue:	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Entrants:	27
Debuts:	Morocco
Winner:	Christiane Martel
Represented:	France
Congeniality:	Jeanne Vaughn Thompson USA^[A]

Participating nations and results

Miss Universe 1953, the second Miss Universe pageant, was held on July 17, 2002 at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA. 26 contestants from 24 countries competed in the pageant, which was held concurrently with the Miss USA 1953 event. Miss France, Christiane Martel won the competition, becoming the second Miss Universe.

1 Results
- 1.1 Placements
- 1.2 Special Award
2 Delegates
3 Notes
4 External links

[edit] Results

[edit] Placements

Miss Universe 1953: Christiane Martel, (France)
- 1st Runner up: Myrna Rae Hansen, (USA)
- 2nd Runner up: Kinuko Ito, (Japan)
- 3rd Runner up: Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez, (Mexico)
- 4th Runner up: Maxine Morgan, (Australia)
The semi-finalists were: Lore Felger (Austria) , Thelma Elizabeth Brewis (Canada), Jytte Olsen (Denmark), Christel Schaack(Geramny), Rita Stazzi (Italy), Synnøve Gulbrandsen (Norway) , Emita Arosemena Zubieta (Panama), Mary Ann Sarmiento (Peru), Ingrid Rita Mills (South Africa), Ayten Akyol (Turkey), Ada Alicia Ibáñez Amengual (Uruguay),

[edit] Special Award

Congeniality: Jeanne Vaughn Thompson (Miss Louisiana USA)^[A]

[edit] Delegates

Alaska - Muriel Hagberg
Australia - Lore Felger
Belgium - Elayne Cortois
Canada - Thelma Elizabeth Brewis
Denmark - Jytte Olsen
Finland - Teija Anneli Sopanen
France - Christiane Martel
Germany - Christel Schaack
Greece - Doretta Xirou
Hawaii - Aileen Lauwae Stone
Italy - Rita Stazzi
Japan - Kinuko Ito
Mexico - Ana Bertha Lepe

Morocco - Colette Ribes
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
Uruguay - Ada Alicia Ibáñez Amengual
USA - Myrna Hansen
Venezuela - Gisela Bolaños Scarton

[edit] Notes

A. ^{^} As the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants were held concurrently at this time, candidates from both pageants were eligible for the special awards