Miss USA 1953

Miss USA 1953
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Entrants	43
Placements	20
Winner	Myrna Hansen Illinois
Congeniality	Jeanne Vaughn Thompson (Louisiana)

The second edition of Miss USA was held in 1953, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA.
Myrna Hansen of Illinois, won the competition and was crowned by outgoing titleholder, the very first Miss USA, Jackie Loughery of New York.

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss USA 1953	Illinois - Myrna Hansen
1st runner-up	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - Mary Kemp Griffin
2nd runner-up	Alabama - Doris Edwards
3rd runner-up	Washington - Nancy Petraborg
4th runner-up	Utah - Shauna Wood
Top 20	California - Marcella Roulette  Colorado - Jeanie Carroll  Florida - Kay Duggar  Iowa - Marilyn Shonka  Kentucky - Mary Ann Stice  Louisiana - Jeanne Vaughn Thompson  Maine - Jackie Lee  Minnesota - Mary Ann Papke  Nebraska - Berneta Nelson  Nevada - Earlene Whitt  New York - Reta Knapp  Ohio - Eleanor Mack  Pennsylvania - Jeri Bauer  South Carolina - Susan Anthony Day  Texas - Joan Gail Bradshaw

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Louisiana - Jeanne Vaughn Thompson

Contestants

Alabama - Doris Edwards  Arizona - Eleanor Ruth Cross Arkansas - Jackie Stucker  California - Marcella Roulette  Colorado - Jeanie Carroll  Connecticut - Beverlee Burlant  Florida - Kay Duggar Idaho - Patricia Rose Carter  Illinois - Myrna Hansen Indiana - Edith Mae Krumme  Iowa - Marilyn Shonka  Kentucky - Mary Ann Stice  Louisiana - Jeanne Vaughn Thompson  Maine - Jackie Lee Maryland - Diane Gale Durham Massachusetts - Joan Daly Michigan - Jo Ann Page  Minnesota - Mary Ann Papke Mississippi - Jessie Wynn Morgan Missouri - Donna Gardner Montana - Billie Jean Tyrrell  Nebraska - Berneta Nelson

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - Mary Kemp Griffin  Nevada - Earlene Whitt New Hampshire - Muriel Roy New Jersey - Susan Ruth Harris  New York - Reta Knapp North Carolina - Libby Walker North Dakota - Marilyn Caufield  Ohio - Eleanor Mack Oklahoma - Barbara Bond  Pennsylvania - Jeri Bauer Rhode Island - Barbara Deignan  South Carolina - Susan Anthony Day South Dakota - Kathleen Herman  Texas - Joan Gail Bradshaw  Utah - Shauna Wood  Vermont - Kathleen Surrel  Virginia - Dorothy Lee Bailey  Washington - Nancy Petraborg  West Virginia - Fay Higley  Wisconsin - Jacque Marie Kimmel  Wyoming - Nancy Rogers

Panel of Judges

• Jeff Chandler
• Rhonda Flemming
• Arlene Dahl
• Constance Moore

External links

• Miss USA official website
• Miss USA at Pageant Almanac