Miss Universe 1952

Miss Universe 1952, the 1st Miss Universe pageant, was held on June 28, 1952 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. The pageant was held on the day following the first Miss USA pageant, at the same venue. Thirty 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.

Miss Universe 1952
The winner of Miss Universe 1952, Armi Kuusela.
DateJune 28, 1952 (1952-06-28)
PresentersBob Russell
VenueLong Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Entrants30[1]
Placements10
Debuts
WinnerArmi Kuusela
 Finland
CongenialityMyriam Lynn
 Belgium
Valerie Johnson
 Montana

Results
Miss Universe 1952 participating nations and results

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1952
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10

Contestants
Country/Territory Delegate
AlaskaShirley Burnett
 AustraliaLeah MacCartney
 BelgiumMyriam Lynn
 CanadaRuth Carrier
 ChileMaría Esther Saavedra Yoacham
 CubaGladys López
 DenmarkHanne Sørensen
 FinlandArmi Kuusela
 FranceClaude Goddart
 GermanyRenate Hoy
 Great BritainAileen P. Chase
 GreeceNtaizy (Daisy) Mavraki
HawaiiElza Kananionapua Edsman
 Hong KongJudy Dan
 IndiaIndrani Rahman
 IsraelOra Vered
 ItalyGiovanna Mazzotti
 JapanHimeko Kojima
 MexicoOlga Llorens Pérez-Castillo
 NorwayEva Røine
 PanamaElzibir Gisela Malek
 PeruAda Gabriela Bueno
 PhilippinesTeresita Torralba Sanchez
 Puerto RicoMarilia Levy Bernal
 SwedenAnne Marie Thistler
 TurkeyGelengul Tayforoglu
 South AfricaCatherine Edwina Higgins
 USAJacqueleen "Jackie" Loughery
 UruguayGladys Rubio Fajardo
 VenezuelaSofía Silva Inserri

Notes

Replacement
  •  Uruguay - Rosa Adela "Nenela" Prunell was replaced by Gladys Rubio Fajardo.

Award
  •  Montana - Miss Friendship (Valerie Johnson)

General references
  • West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1952". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.

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