Miss Universe 1952

Miss Universe 1952
Date	June 28, 1952[1]
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Entrants	30[1]
Placements	10
Debuts	Alaska, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela
Winner	Armi Kuusela[1]  Finland
Congeniality	Myriam Lynn (Belgium) and Valerie Johnson (Montana)

Participating nations and results

Miss Universe 1952, the very first Miss Universe pageant, was held on June 28, 1952 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA. 30 contestants competed for the crown. The winner was 18-year-old Armi Kuusela of Finland, who was crowned by actress Piper Laurie.

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Universe 1952	Finland - Armi Helena Kuusela
1st Runner-Up	Hawaii - Elza Kananionapua Edsman
2nd Runner-Up	Greece - Ntaizy (Daisy) Mavraki
3rd Runner-Up	Hong Kong - Judy Dan
4th Runner-Up	Germany - Renate Hoy
Top 10	Mexico - Olga Llorens Pérez-Castillo  South Africa - Catherine Edwina Higgins  Sweden - Anne Marie Thistler  Uruguay - Gladys Rubio Fajardo  USA - Jacqueleen "Jackie" Loughery

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Myriam Lynn (Belgium) and Valerie Johnson (Montana)^
• Most Popular Girl in Parade: Esther Saavedra (Chile)

^Since Miss Universe and Miss USA were held jointly, candidates from both pageants were eligible for the special awards.

Contestants

Alaska - Shirley Burnett  Australia - Leah MacCartney  Belgium - Myriam Lynn (Marianne Mullender)  Canada - Ruth Carrier  Chile - María Esther Saavedra Yoacham  Cuba - Gladys López  Denmark - Hanne Sørensen  Finland - Armi Helena Kuusela  France - Claude Goddart  Germany - Renate Hoy Great Britain - Aileen P. Chase  Greece - Ntaizy (Daisy) Mavraki  Hawaii - Elza Kananionapua Edsman  Hong Kong - Judy Dan  India - Indrani Rahman

Israel - Ora Vered  Italy - Giovanna Mazzotti  Japan - Himeko Kojima  Mexico - Olga Llorens Pérez-Castillo  Norway - Eva Røine  Panama - Elzibir Gisela Malek  Peru - Ada Gabriela Bueno  Philippines - Teresita Torralba Sanchez  Puerto Rico - Marilia Levy Bernal  South Africa - Catherine Edwina Higgins  Sweden - Anne Marie Thistler  Turkey - Gelengul Tayforoglu  Uruguay - Gladys Rubio Fajardo  USA - Jacqueleen "Jackie" Loughery  Venezuela - Sofía Silva Inserri

Notes

•  Uruguay: Rosa Adela "Nenela" Prunell was replaced by Gladys Rubio of unknown reasons.

Panel of Judges

Milo Anderson Arlene Dahl Robert Goldstein Samuel Heavenrich Tom Kelley

Constance Moore Robert Palmer Gilbert Roland Yucca Salamunich Vincent Trotta

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Blonde from Finland named Miss Universe". Ottawa Citizen. June 30, 1952. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YAMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q98FAAAAIBAJ&pg=7236,5192101&dq=&hl=en. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 

External links

• Miss Universe official website