Miss Universe 1955

Miss Universe 1955
Date	22 July 1955
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Entrants	33
Placements	15
Debuts	Ecuador, England, Guatemala, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Ceylon
Withdraws	Australia, Denmark, Egypt, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey
Returns	Venezuela
Winner	Hillevi Rombin Sweden
Congeniality	Maribel Arrieta El Salvador

Participating Nations and Results

Miss Universe 1955 Top 5

Miss Universe 1955, the 4th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 22 July 1955 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA. They had 33 young ladies in the competition. Miss Sweden, 21-year-old Hillevi Rombin, won the competition. She was crowned by Miriam Stevenson from USA.

Results

Final result	Contestant
Miss Universe 1955	Sweden - Hillevi Rombin
1st runner-up	El Salvador - Maribel Arrieta
2nd runner-up	Ceylon - Maureen Hingert
3rd runner-up	Germany - Margit Nünke
4th runner-up	Japan - Keiko Takahashi
Top 15	Argentina - Isabel Sarli Belgium - Nicole De Mayer Brazil - Emília Lima Canada - Cathy Diggles England - Margaret Rowe Guatemala - María Molina Honduras - Pastora Pagán Norway - Solveig Borstad USA - Carlene King Johnson † Venezuela - Susana Duijm

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	El Salvador - Maribel Arrieta Gálvez
Most Popular Girl in Parade	England - Margaret Rowe

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