Miss Universe 1953

Miss Universe 1953
Date 17 July 1953
Presenters Bob Russell
Venue Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Entrants 26
Placements 16
Debuts Austria, Switzerland
Withdraws Chile, Cuba, Great Britain, Hong Kong, India, Morocco, Israel
Winner Christiane Martel
 France
Congeniality Jeanne Thompson Louisiana Louisiana
Participating nations and results
Miss Universe contestants in Long Beach

Miss Universe 1953, the 2nd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 17 July 1953 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA. 27 contestants from 24 countries competed in the pageant, which was held concurrently with the Miss USA 1953 event. Miss France, 18-year-old[1] Christiane Martel, won the competition, becoming the second Miss Universe. As the previous titleholder, Armi Kuusela, resigned before her reign ended,[2] she was crowned by actress Julie Adams.

Results

Placements

Final result Contestant
Miss Universe 1953
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 16

Order of announcements

Top 16

1. Austria
2. Australia
3. Mexico
4. Japan
5. France
6. Turkey
7. South Africa
8. Uruguay
9. Peru
10. Panama
11. Norway
12. Italy
13. USA
14. Denmark
15. Germany
16. Canada

Top 5

1. Mexico
2. USA
3. Japan
4. Australia
5. France

Judges

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

Withdrawals

Did not compete

References

  1. ↑ "French beauty new Miss Universe". The Day. Associated Press. July 18, 1953. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Mihaela, Dima (September 13, 2009). "Miss Universe: Finnish Armi Kuusela first beauty queen". Adevărul. Retrieved October 7, 2010.

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