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Miss USA 1955 Date July 20, 1955 Venue Long Beach, California Entrants 43 Placements 15 Winner Carlene King Johnson
Vermont
Miss USA 1955, the 4th Miss USA pageant, took place in Long Beach, California on July 20, 1955. The pageant was won by Carlene King Johnson of Vermont, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Miriam Stevenson of South Carolina. King Johnson went on to finish as a Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1955. First runner-up Margaret Haywood later went to London for Miss World 1955, finishing first runner-up to Susana Duijm of Venezuela.
Results
- Miss USA 1955: Carlene King Johnson (Vermont)
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Margaret Haywood (Arkansas)
- 2nd runner-up: Donna Streever (Nebraska)
- 3rd runner-up: Donna Schurr (California)
- 4th runner-up: Carolann Connor (Georgia)
- The semi-finalists were:
- Dorothy Bewley (Colorado)
- Marlies Gessler (Florida)
- Diane Daniggelis (Illinois)
- Joan Schwartz (New Mexico)
- Janet Kadlecik (New York)
- Patricia O'Kane (New York City)
- Sara Stone (South Carolina)
- Mary Daughters (Texas)
- Shirley Givins (Washington)
- Jeanne Boulay (Wisconsin)
Delegates
The Miss USA 1955 delegates were:
Arizona - Patti Marks
Arkansas - Margaret Haywood
California - Donna Schurr
Colorado - Dorothy Bewley
Connecticut - Jane Bartolotta
Delaware - Helen Blackwell
Florida - Marlies Gessler
Georgia - Carolann Connor
Illinois - Diane Daniggelis
Indiana - Mary Wasick
Iowa - Jerri Cole
Louisiana - Merlin Garcia
Maryland - Gloria King
Massachusetts - Jean Dernago
Miami Beach - Beverly Masters
Michigan - Martha Smith
Minnesota - Sally Ann Colombo
Missouri - Janet Coker
Nebraska - Donna Streever
New Hampshire - Patricia Mowry
New Jersey - Beverly Rogers
New Mexico - Joan Schwartz
New York - Janet Kadlecik
New York City - Patricia O'Kane
North Carolina - Mary Ratliffe
North Dakota - Joan Smith
Ohio - Carol Hagerman
Oregon - Rose Kurcha
Pennsylvania - Marianne Marcus
Philadelphia - Doris Klein
Rhode Island - Beverly Jansen
South Carolina - Sara Stone
South Dakota - Phyllis Choquette
St. Louis - Bennie Pritchard
Tennessee - Barbara Gurley
Texas - Mary Daughters
Utah - Myrna Rasmussen
Vermont - Carlene King Johnson
Virginia - Jeannie Asble
Washington - Shirley Givins
West Virginia - Barbara Tucker
Wisconsin - Jeanne Boulay
Wyoming - Barbara Latta
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