Miss Universe 1956
| Miss Universe 1956 | |
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| Date | 20 July 1956 |
| Presenters | Bob Russell |
| Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA |
| Entrants | 30 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | British Guiana, Dominican Republic, Holland, Iceland |
| Withdraws | El Salvador, Finland, Honduras, Korea, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Norway, Ceylon, West Indies |
| Returns | Peru, Turkey |
| Winner |
Carol Morris USA |
| Congeniality |
Anabella Granados  Costa Rica |
| Photogenic |
Marina Orschel  Germany |
Participating Nations and Results
Miss Universe 1956 Top 15
Miss Universe 1956, the 5th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1956 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA. They had 30 young ladies in the competition. Miss USA 19-year-old Carol Morris won the competition, becoming the second American to win the Miss Universe competition. She was crowned by Miss Universe 1955, Hillevi Rombin of Sweden.
Results
Placements
| Final result | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1956 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 15 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Most Popular Girl in Parade |
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^ ^ As Miss Universe and Miss USA were held jointly, candidates from both pageants were eligible for the special awards.
Judges
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Contestants
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Notes
Debuts
Returns
Last competed in:
Withdrawals
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Other notes
- Miss
Finland (Mirva Orvokki Arvinen) did not compete. - Instead of the crowned Miss
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Philippines (Edith Noble Nakpil) competed, she was replaced by Isabel Escobar Rodriguez.