Miss Universe 1956

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Miss Universe 1956
Carol Morris Miss Universe 1956.jpg
Carol Morris
Date20 July 1956 (1956-07-20)
Presenters Bob Russell
Venue Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Broadcaster CBS
Entrants30
Placements15
Debuts
  • British Guiana
  • Dominican Republic
  • Holland
  • Iceland
Withdrawals
  • Ceylon
  • El Salvador
  • Finland
  • Honduras
  • Lebanon
  • Nicaragua
  • Norway
  • South Korea
  • West Indies
Returns
  • Peru
  • Turkey
Winner Carol Morris
Flag of the United States.svg United States
CongenialityAnabella Granados
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
Photogenic Marina Orschel
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
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Miss Universe 1956 was the fifth Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 20 July 1956.

Contents

At the end of the event, Hillevi Rombin of Sweden crowned Carol Morris of the United States as Miss Universe 1956. [1] It is the second victory of the United States in the history of the pageant. [2]

Contestants from thirty countries and territories competed in this edition. The pageant was hosted by Bob Russell for the fifth time.

Background

Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue of Miss Universe 1956 LBarena.jpg
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue of Miss Universe 1956

Selection of participants

Contestants from thirty countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. This is the last edition before 2023 where women who are married and have children can participate. [3] [4] [5] Two contestants were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.

Replacements

Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir, the first runner-up of Miss Iceland 1956, was appointed to replace Miss Iceland 1956 Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir after it was discovered that the latter was already married. [6] Edith Noble Nakpil was replaced by Isabel Escobar Rodriguez as the representative of the Philippines due to undisclosed reasons. [7]

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition saw the debuts of British Guiana, the Dominican Republic, Holland, and Iceland, [8] and the returns of Turkey and Peru, who last competed in 1953 and 1954, respectively. Mirva Arvinen of Finland withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. Ceylon, El Salvador, Finland, Honduras, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Norway, South Korea, and the West Indies withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or designate a contestant.

Results

Miss Universe 1956 Top 15 semi-finalists together with Hillevi Rombin (center) Miss Universe 1956 Top-15.jpg
Miss Universe 1956 Top 15 semi-finalists together with Hillevi Rombin (center)

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1956
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Friendship
Miss Photogenic
Miss Popular Girl

Pageant

Format

Same with 1955, fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. Each of the fifteen semi-finalists gave a short speech during the final telecast using their native languages. Afterwards, the fifteen semi-finalists paraded again in their swimsuits and evening gowns, and the five finalists were eventually chosen. [12]

Selection committee

Contestants

Miss Universe 1956 participating countries and territories. Miss Universe 1956 Map.PNG
Miss Universe 1956 participating countries and territories.

Thirty contestants competed for the title. [13]

Country/TerritoryContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska Barbara Sellar [14] 18 Fairbanks
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ileana Carré19 Buenos Aires
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Lucienne Auquier [15] 19 Brussels
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Maria José Cardoso [16] 21 Porto Alegre
Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg  British Guiana Rosalind Iva Joan Fung [17] 20 Georgetown
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada Elaine Bishenden [18] 18 Toronto
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Concepción Obach [19] 20 Santiago
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Anabella Granados [20] 18 Alajuela
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Marcia Rodríguez [21] 19 Havana
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Olga Fiallo [22] 22 Ciudad Trujillo
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador Mercedes Flores Espín [13] 18 Guayaquil
Flag of England.svg  England Iris Waller [23] 21 Gateshead
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Anita Treyens [24] 18 Paris
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Marina Orschel [25] 19 Berlin
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Rita Gouma [13] 20 Athens
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Ileana Garlinger [13] 21 Guatemala City
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Holland Rita Schmidt [26] 20 Alkmaar
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir [27] 19 Kópavogur
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Sara Tal [28] 22 Tel Aviv
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rossana Galli [29] 21 Rome
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Yoshie Baba [30] 19 Aizuwakamatsu
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico Erna Marta Bauman [31] 18 Mexico City
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Lola Sabogal [32] 21 Lima
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Isabel Rodriguez [33] 19 Manila
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico Paquita Vivo [18] 20 Santurce, San Juan
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Ingrid Goude [34] 19 Stockholm
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Can Yusal [35] 18 Istanbul
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Carol Morris [36] 20 Des Moines
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Titina Aguirre [21] 19 Montevideo
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela Blanca Heredia [9] 22 Caracas

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

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