Miss Universe 1954

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Miss Universe 1954
Date:	24 July 1954
Presenters:	Bob Russell
Venue:	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Entrants:	33
Winner:	Miriam Stevenson
Represented:	USA
Congeniality:	Effie Androulakaki^ Greece

Participating Nations and Results.

The third edition of Miss Universe was held on 24 July 1954, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA. They had 33 young ladies in the competition. Miss USA, Miriam Stevenson, won the competition. She became the first American to win the Miss Universe competition.

1 Results
- 1.1 Placements
2 Special Award
3 Delegates
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Results

[edit] Placements

Miss Universe 1954: Miriam Stevenson, (USA)
The runners-up were:
- 1st Runner-up: Maria Marta Hacker Rocha, (Brazil)
- 2nd Runner-up: Virginia Lee Wai-Chun, (Hong Kong)
- 3rd Runner-up: Regina Ernst, (Germany)
- 4th Runner-up: Ragnhild Olausson, (Sweden)
The semi-finalists were:
- Ivana Olga Kislinger, (Argentina)
- Gloria Legisos, (Chile)
- Marian Esquivel McKeown, (Costa Rica)
- Jacqueline Beer, (France)
- Rika Diallina, (Greece)
- Maria Teresa Paliani, (Italy)
- Mona Stornes, (Norway)
- Liliana Torre, (Panama)
- Isabella León Velarde Dancuart, (Peru)
- Blesilda Mueler Ocampo, (Philippines)
- Ana Moreno, (Uruguay)

[edit] Special Award

Congeniality: Effie Androulakaki ^, (Greece)

[edit] Delegates

Alaska - Charlein Lander
Argentina – Ivana Olga Kislinger
Australia - Shirley Bliss
Belgium - Christiane Darnay Neckaerts
Brazil - Maria Marta Hacker Rocha
Canada - Joyce Mary Landry
Chile - Gloria Legisos
Costa Rica - Marian Esquivel McKeown
Cuba - Isis Margarita Finlay García
El Salvador - Myrna Ros Orozco
Finland - Lenita Airisto
France - Jacqueline Beer
Germany - Regina Ernst
Greece - Rika Diallina
Honduras - Lilliam Padilla
Hong Kong - Virginia Lee Wai-Chun
Israel - Aviva Pe’er

Italy - Maria Teresa Paliani
Japan - Mieko Kondo
Korea - Kae Sun-hae
Mexico - Elvira Castillo Olvera
New Zealand - Moananui Akiwa Manley
Norway - Mona Stornes
Panama - Liliana Torre
Peru - Isabella León Velarde Dancuart
Philippines - Blesilda Mueler Ocampo
Puerto Rico - Lucy Santiago
Singapore - Marjorie Wee
Sweden - Ragnhild Olausson
Thailand - Amara At-savanond
Uruguay - Ana Moreno
USA - Miriam Stevenson
West Indies - Evelyn Laura Andrade

^ Miss Greece Rika Dialina was unable to enter the United States due to passport problems. Effie Androulakaki was sent to replace her. Androulakaki managed to win the award before Dialina's problems were sorted out. Androulakaki withdrew from the pageant after Dialina's arrival; turning down the suggestion from pageant officials that she continue to compete in the contest as "Miss Crete".