Mauriziok/Miss Universe 1953 | |
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![]() Miss Universe 1953 Christiane Martel | |
Date | 17 July 1953 |
Presenters | Bob Russell |
Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States |
Entrants | 26 |
Placements | 16 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Winner | Christiane Martel![]() |
Congeniality | Jeanne Thompson ![]() |
Photogenic | Myrna Hansen ![]() |
Miss Universe 1953, the 2nd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 17 July 1953 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. Contestants from 26 countries competed in the pageant, which was held concurrently with the Miss USA 1953 event. 17-year-old[1][2] Christiane Martel from France won the competition, becoming the second Miss Universe. The previous titleholder, Armi Kuusela, resigned before her reign ended, and therefore Martel was crowned by actress Julie Adams.[3]
Results
editPlacements
editFinal results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1953 | |
1st Runner-up | |
2nd Runner-up |
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3rd Runner-up | |
4th Runner-up |
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Semi-finalists |
Contestants
edit- 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
- South Africa - Ingrid Rita Mills
- Sweden - Ulla Sandkler
- Switzerland - Danielle Oudinet
- Turkey - Ayten Akyol
- United States - Myrna Rae Hansen
- Uruguay - Ada Alicia Ibáñez Amengual
- Venezuela - Gisela Bolaños Scarton †
Notes
editDebuts
editWithdrawals
editDid not compete
editAwards
edit- Louisiana - Miss Friendship (Jeanne Vaughn Thompson)
- United States - Miss Photogenic (Myrna Hansen)
General references
edit- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1953". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
References
edit- ^ Christiane Martel Profile. glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com
- ^ "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.