Miss USA 1953

Miss USA 1953
Date	July 16, 1953
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Entrants	43
Placements	20
Winner	Myrna Hansen Illinois
Congeniality	Jeanne Vaughn Thompson (Louisiana)

Miss USA 1953, the 2nd edition of Miss USA pageant, was held on July 16, 1953 at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California . Myrna Hansen of Illinois, won the competition and was crowned by outgoing titleholder, the very first Miss USA, Jackie Loughery of New York. Hansen was 1st runner-up to Christiane Martel of France at Miss Universe 1953.

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss USA 1953	Illinois - Myrna Hansen
1st runner-up	South Carolina - Mary Kemp Griffin
2nd runner-up	Alabama - Doris Edwards
3rd runner-up	Washington - Nancy Petraborg
4th runner-up	Utah - Shauna Wood
Top 20	California - Marcella Roulette Colorado - Jeanie Carroll Florida - Kay Duggar Iowa - Marilyn Shonka Kentucky - Mary Ann Stice Louisiana - Jeanne Vaughn Thompson Maine - Jackie Lee Minnesota - Mary Ann Papke Nebraska - Berneta Nelson Nevada - Earlene Whitt New York - Reta Knapp Ohio - Eleanor Mack Pennsylvania - Jeri Bauer South Carolina - Susan Anthony Day Texas - Joan Gail Bradshaw

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Louisiana - Jeanne Vaughn Thompson

Contestants

Alabama - Doris Edwards
Arizona - Eleanor Ruth Cross
Arkansas - Jackie Stucker
California - Marcella Roulette
Colorado - Jeanie Carroll
Connecticut - Beverlee Burlant
Florida - Kay Duggar
Idaho - Patricia Rose Carter
Illinois - Myrna Hansen
Indiana - Edith Mae Krumme
Iowa - Marilyn Shonka
Kentucky - Mary Ann Stice
Louisiana - Jeanne Vaughn Thompson
Maine - Jackie Lee
Maryland - Diane Gale Durham
Massachusetts - Joan Daly
Michigan - Jo Ann Page
Minnesota - Mary Ann Papke
Mississippi - Jessie Wynn Morgan
Missouri - Donna Gardner
Montana - Billie Jean Tyrrell
Nebraska - Berneta Nelson

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - Mary Kemp Griffin
Nevada - Earlene Whitt
New Hampshire - Muriel Roy
New Jersey - Susan Ruth Harris
New York - Reta Knapp
North Carolina - Libby Walker
North Dakota - Marilyn Caufield
Ohio - Eleanor Mack
Oklahoma - Barbara Bond
Pennsylvania - Jeri Bauer
Rhode Island - Barbara Deignan
South Carolina - Susan Anthony Day
South Dakota - Kathleen Herman
Texas - Joan Gail Bradshaw
Utah - Shauna Wood
Vermont - Kathleen Surrel
Virginia - Dorothy Lee Bailey
Washington - Nancy Petraborg
West Virginia - Fay Higley
Wisconsin - Jacque Marie Kimmel
Wyoming - Nancy Rogers

Panel of judges

References

External links

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