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
Withdrawals	Chile, Cuba, Great Britain, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Morocco
Winner	Christiane Martel France
Congeniality	Jeanne Thompson Louisiana

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. 18-year-old^[1] Christiane Martel from France won the competition, becoming the second Miss Universe. The previous titleholder, Armi Kuusela, resigned before her reign ended, and therefore she was crowned by actress Julie Adams.^[2]

Martel made history as she and then-Miss World 1953 Denise Perrier won both major beauty pageants (by that time) for their country solely.

Results

Participating nations and results

Miss Universe contestants in Long Beach

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Universe 1953	France - Christiane Martel
1st runner-up	USA - Myrna Hansen
2nd runner-up	Japan - Kinuko Ito
3rd runner-up	Mexico - Ana Bertha Lepe
4th runner-up	Australia - Maxine Morgan
Semi-finalists	Austria - Lore Felger Canada - Thelma Brewis Denmark - Jytte Olsen Germany - Christel Schaack Italy - Rita Stazzi Norway - Synnøve Gulbrandsen Panama - Emita Arosemena Peru - Mary Ann Sarmiento Turkey - Ayten Akyol South Africa - Ingrid Mills Uruguay - Alicia Ibáñez

Special awards

Awards	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Louisiana - Jeanne Thompson

Order of announcements

Top 16

Austria
Australia
Mexico
Japan
France
Turkey
South Africa
Uruguay
Peru
Panama
Norway
Italy
United States of America
Denmark
Germany
Canada

Top 5

Mexico
United States of America
Japan
Australia
France

Judges

Rhonda Flemming
Constance Moore

Contestants

Alaska - Muriel Hagberg
Australia - Maxine Morgan
Austria - Lore Felger
Belgium - Elayne Cortois
Canada - Thelma Elizabeth Brewis
Denmark - Jytte Olsen
Finland - Teija Anneli Sopanen
France - Christiane Martel
Germany - Christel Schaack
Greece - Doreta Xirou
Hawaii - Aileen Lauwae Stone
Italy - Rita Stazzi
Japan - Kinuko Ito

Mexico - Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez †
Norway - Synnøve Gulbrandsen
Panama - Emita Arosemena Zubieta
Peru - Mary Ann Sarmiento
Philippines - Cristina Monson Pacheco
Puerto Rico - Wanda Irizarry
Sweden - Ulla Sandkler
Switzerland - Danielle Oudinet
Turkey - Ayten Akyol
South Africa - Ingrid Rita Mills
Uruguay - Ada Alicia Ibáñez Amengual
USA - Myrna Rae Hansen
Venezuela - Gisela Bolaños Scarton †

Notes

Debuts

Austria
Switzerland

Withdrawals

Chile
Cuba

Great Britain
Hong Kong

India
Israel

Did not compete

Morocco - Colette Ribes

Crossovers

Miss Europe

1953: Austria - Lore Felger
1954: Germany - Christel Schaack (winner)

References

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

External links

Pageantopolis - Miss Universe 1953

Miss Universe

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