Miss Universe 1953

Miss Universe 1953
Date	17 July 1953
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Entrants	27
Placements	16
Debuts	Austria, Switzerland
Withdraws	Chile, Cuba, Great Britain, Hong Kong, India, Israel
Winner	Christiane Martel  France
Congeniality	Jeanne Thompson

Participating nations and results

Miss Universe 1953, the second Miss Universe pageant, was held on July 17, 1953 at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA. 27 contestants from 24 countries competed in the pageant, which was held concurrently with the Miss USA 1953 event. Miss France, 18-year-old^[1] Christiane Martel, won the competition, becoming the second Miss Universe. As the previous titleholder, Armi Kuusela, resigned before her reign ended,^[2] she was crowned by actress Julie Adams.

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss Universe 1953	France - Christiane Martel
1st Runner-up	USA - Myrna Hansen
2nd Runner-up	Japan - Kinuko Ito
3rd Runner-up	Mexico - Ana Bertha Lepe
4th Runner-up	Australia - Maxine Morgan
Top 16	Austria - Lore Felger  Canada - Thelma Brewis  Denmark - Jytte Olsen  Germany - Christel Schaack  Italy - Rita Stazzi  Norway - Synnøve Gulbrandsen  Panama - Emita Arosemena  Peru - Mary Ann Sarmiento  South Africa - Ingrid Mills  Turkey - Ayten Akyol  Uruguay - Alicia Ibáñez

Special Awards

• Miss Congeniality: Jeanne Thompson (Louisiana)^{[^]}
• Most Popular Girl in Parade: Myrna Hansen (Illinois)^{[^]}

^{^} As the Miss Universe and the Miss USA pageants were held concurrently at this time, candidates from both of them were eligible for the special awards.

Contestants

Alaska - Muriel Hagberg  Australia - Maxine Morgan  Austria - Lore Felger  Belgium - Elayne Cortois  Canada - Thelma Elizabeth Brewis  Denmark - Jytte Olsen  Finland - Teija Anneli Sopanen  France - Christiane Magnani (Christiane Martel)  Germany - Christel Schaack  Greece - Doreta Xirou  Hawaii - Aileen Lauwae Stone  Italy - Rita Stazzi  Japan - Kinuko Ito

Mexico - Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez  Norway - Synnøve Gulbrandsen  Panama - Emita Arosemena Zubieta  Peru - Mary Ann Sarmiento  Philippines - Cristina Pacheco  Puerto Rico - Wanda Irizarry  South Africa - Ingrid Rita Mills  Sweden - Ulla Sandkler  Switzerland - Danielle Oudinet  Turkey - Ayten Akyol  Uruguay - Ada Alicia Ibáñez Amengual  USA - Myrna Rae Hansen  Venezuela - Gisela Bolaños Scarton

National pageant notes

Debuts

•  Austria
•  Switzerland

Withdrawing countries and territories

•  Chile
•  Cuba
•  Great Britain
•  Hong Kong
•  India
•  Israel

Did not compete

•  Morocco - Colette Ribes

Panel of Judges

Jeff Chandler Arlene Dahl

Rhonda Flemming Constance Moore

References

1. ^ "French beauty new Miss Universe". The Day. Associated Press. July 18, 1953. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O-8gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xnIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1881,2853159&dq=&hl=en. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
2. ^ Mihaela, Dima (September 13, 2009). "Miss Universe: Finnish Armi Kuusela first beauty queen". Adevărul. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ro&u=http://www.adevarul.ro/magazin_de_duminica/Finlandeza-Universe-Kunsela-Armi-Miss_0_115788444.html&ei=FyyuTLbKBoG4sAOD_YXXDA&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.adevarul.ro/magazin_de_duminica/Finlandeza-Universe-Kunsela-Armi-Miss_0_115788444.html%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26prmd%3Div. Retrieved 10-7-2010. 

External links

• Miss Universe official website