Miss Universe 1958

Miss Universe 1958
Miss Universe 1958
Date 26 July 1958
Presenters Byron Palma
Venue Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Entrants 36
Placements 15
Debuts Colombia, Poland, Surinam
Withdraws Austria, Iceland, Martinique, Morocco, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Ceylon
Returns Australia, British Guiana, Chile, Holland, Singapore, USA, West Indies
Winner Luz Marina Zuluaga
Colombia Colombia
Congeniality Tomoko Moritake
 Japan
Photogenic Corine Rottschäfer
 Holland
Participating Nations and Results.

The 7th Miss Universe pageant, Miss Universe 1958 was held in Long Beach, California, USA for the 7th time. In this pageant, thirty six contestants competed, where finally, Miss Colombia, 19-year-old Luz Marina Zuluaga won the competition. She was crowned by Miss Universe 1957, Gladys Zender from Peru.

Contents

Results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1958
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality
  •  Japan - Tomoko Moritake
Miss Photogenic
Most Popular Girl in Parade

Judges

  • Raúl Ferrada
  • Jacob Gaudaur
  • Ma Ma Loa
  • James H. Noguer
  • Vincent Trotta

Contestants

Did not compete:

Historical significance

  • Luz Marina Zuluaga of Colombia wins the only Miss Universe crown for her nation being the very first Colombian delegate in the history of the pageant. No other woman from her country has won the titlle, but there were three consecutive first-runner up placements in 1992–1994, a streak that has been unparalleled in competition history.
  • Miss Austria, who did not compete, won the Miss Europe 1958 pageant with venue in Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Gertrud Gummels' placement marked the first and only time that Suriname made the semi-finals at the pageant.

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