Miss Universe 1956
Miss Universe 1956, the 5th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1956 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. There were thirty contestants on stage. The nineteen-year-old Carol Morris was the second American representative (styled as "Miss USA") to win the contest. As was normal for the event, she was crowned by her immediate predecessor, Hillevi Rombin of Sweden.
Miss Universe 1956 | |
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Carol Morris, Miss Universe 1956 | |
Date | 20 July 1956 |
Presenters | Bob Russell |
Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States |
Broadcaster | CBS, KNXT |
Entrants | 30 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Carol Morris United States |
Congeniality | Anabella Granados Costa Rica |
Photogenic | Marina Orschel Germany |
Results
Contestants
- Alaska - Barbara Maria Sellar
- Argentina – Ileana Carré
- Belgium - Lucienne Auquier
- Brazil - Maria José Cardoso
- British Guiana - Rosalind Iva Joan Fung
- Canada - Elaine Bishenden
- Chile - Concepción Obach Chacana
- Costa Rica - Anabella Granados
- Cuba - Marcia Rodríguez
- Dominican Republic - Olga Fiallo Oliva
- Ecuador - Mercedes Flores Espín
- England - Iris Alice Kathleen Waller
- France - Anita Treyens
- Germany - Marina Orschel
- Greece - Rita Gouma
- Guatemala - Ileana Garlinger Díaz
- Holland - Rita Schmidt
- Iceland - Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir
- Israel - Sara Tal
- Italy - Rossana Galli
- Japan - Yoshie Baba
- Mexico - Erna Marta Bauman
- Peru - Lola Sabogal
- Philippines - Isabel Escobar Rodriguez
- Puerto Rico - Paquita Vivo
- Sweden - Ingrid Goude
- Turkey - Can Yusal
- Uruguay - Titina Aguirre
- United States - Carol Morris
- Venezuela - Blanca Heredia
Notes
Replacement
- Philippines - Edith Noble Nakpil was replaced by Isabel Escobar Rodriguez.
Withdrawals
- Ceylon
- El Salvador
- Finland - Mirva Orvokki Arvinen
- Honduras
- Korea
- Lebanon
- Nicaragua
- Norway
- West Indies
Awards
- Costa Rica - Miss Friendship (Anabella Granados)
- Germany - Miss Photogenic (Marina Orschel)
- United States - Most Popular Girl (Carol Morris)
General References
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1956". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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