Miss Universe 1952

Miss Universe 1952

Date	28 June 1952
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Entrants	30^[1]
Placements	10
Debuts	Alaska, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela
Winner	Armi Kuusela Finland
Congeniality	Myriam Lynn Belgium Valerie Johnson Montana

Miss Universe 1952, the first edition of the Miss Universe pageant, was held on 28 June 1952 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA. 30 contestants competed for the crown. The first winner of the pageant was 17-year-old Armi Kuusela of Finland, who was crowned by actress Piper Laurie.

Results

Participating nations and results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Universe 1952	Finland - Armi Kuusela
1st runner-up	Hawaii - Elza Edsman
2nd runner-up	Greece - Ntaizy Mavraki
3rd runner-up	Hong Kong - Judy Dan
4th runner-up	Germany - Renate Hoy
Semi-finalists	Mexico - Olga Llorens Pérez-Castillo South Africa - Catherine Higgins Sweden - Anne Marie Thistler Uruguay - Gladys Fajardo USA - Jackie Loughery

Special awards

Awards	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Belgium - Myriam Lynn Montana - Valerie Johnson^
Most Popular Girl in Parade	Chile - Esther Saavedra

^Since Miss Universe and Miss USA were held jointly, candidates from both pageants were eligible for the special awards.

Order of announcements

Top 10

Hong Kong
Greece
United States of America
Finland
South Africa
Hawaii
Germany
Sweden
Uruguay
Mexico

Top 5

Hawaii
Finland
Hong Kong
Greece
Germany

Judges

Milo Anderson
Arlene Dahl
Robert Goldstein
Samuel Heavenrich
Tom Kelley

Constance Moore
Robert Palmer
Gilbert Roland
Yucca Salamunich
Vincent Trotta

Contestants

Alaska - Shirley Burnett
Australia - Leah MacCartney
Belgium - Myriam Lynn (Marianne Mullender)
Canada - Ruth Carrier
Chile - María Esther Saavedra Yoacham
Cuba - Gladys López
Denmark - Hanne Sørensen
Finland - Armi Kuusela
France - Claude Goddart
Germany - Renate Hoy
Great Britain - Aileen P. Chase
Greece - Ntaizy (Daisy) Mavraki
Hawaii - Elza Kananionapua Edsman
Hong Kong - Judy Dan
India - Indrani Rahman †

Israel - Ora Vered
Italy - Giovanna Mazzotti
Japan - Himeko Kojima
Mexico - Olga Llorens Pérez-Castillo
Norway - Eva Røine
Panama - Elzibir Gisela Malek
Peru - Ada Gabriela Bueno
Philippines - Teresita Torralba Sanchez
Puerto Rico - Marilia Levy Bernal
Sweden - Anne Marie Thistler
Turkey - Gelengul Tayforoglu
South Africa - Catherine Edwina Higgins
Uruguay - Gladys Rubio Fajardo
USA - Jacqueleen "Jackie" Loughery
Venezuela - Sofía Silva Inserri †

Notes

Crossovers

Miss World

1951: Great Britain - Aileen P. Chase (4th Runner-Up)

Miss Europe

1952: Sweden - Anne Marie Thistler

References

↑ "Blonde from Finland named Miss Universe". Ottawa Citizen. June 30, 1952. Retrieved 2 July 2011.

External links

Pageantopolis - Miss Universe 1952

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