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{{short description|7th Miss Universe pageant}}
{{Infobox beauty pageant
| photo        = Luz Marina Zuluaga poses for Max Factor of Hollywood.jpg
| caption      = Luz Marina Zuluaga
| date         = {{Start date|1958|07|25|df=y}}
| presenters   = [[Byron Palmer]]
| venue        = [[Long Beach Municipal Auditorium]], [[Long Beach, California]], United States
| broadcaster  = [[CBS]]
| entrants     = 35
| placements   = 15
| debuts       = {{Hlist|Colombia|Poland|Suriname}}
| withdraws    = {{Hlist|Austria|Ceylon|Costa Rica|Iceland|Martinique|Morocco|Philippines|Puerto Rico|Turkey}}
| returns      = {{Hlist|Australia|British Guiana|Chile|Denmark|Holland|Norway|Singapore|United States|West Indies}}
| winner       = [[Luz Marina Zuluaga]]
| represented  = Colombia
| congeniality = Tomoko Moritake (Japan)
| photogenic   = [[Corine Rottschäfer]] (Holland)
| before       = [[Miss Universe 1957|1957]]
| next         = [[Miss Universe 1959|1959]]
}}

'''Miss Universe 1958''' was the seventh [[Miss Universe]] pageant, held at the [[Long Beach Municipal Auditorium]] in [[Long Beach, California]], United States on 25 July 1958.

At the end of the event, [[Gladys Zender]] of Peru crowned [[Luz Marina Zuluaga]] of Colombia as Miss Universe 1958. Zuluaga was the first representative of Colombia to win the contest.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 27, 1958 |title=New Miss Universe Is Looking for Husband, Not Movie Glamour |pages=3 |work=[[Lakeland Ledger]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GoEwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7335,2541244&dq |access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref>

Contestants from thirty-six countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Byron Palmer.

== Background ==
[[File:LBarena.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue of Miss Universe 1958]]

=== Selection of participants ===
Contestants from thirty-five countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Two contestants were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.

==== Replacements ====
Luz Marina Zuluaga, the first runner-up of Señorita Colombia 1957, was appointed to replace Señorita Colombia 1957 Doris Inés Gil after it was discovered that the latter was already married.<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 November 1957|title=Hoy Eligen Señorita Colombia|language=es|pages=1|work=El Tiempo|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Bp8cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xWgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3095%2C1177136|access-date=12 September 2023|trans-title=Today they choose Miss Colombia|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> June Cooper was supposed to represent England in this edition, but was dethroned after it was discovered that she did not meet the minimum age requirement.<ref>{{Cite news|date=28 April 1958|title=Mum proves who's queen in her family|language=en|pages=8|work=The Royal Gazette|url=https://bnl.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/BermudaNP02/id/180197/rec/140|access-date=12 September 2023|via=[[Bermuda National Library]]}}</ref> Due to the dethronement of Cooper, a separate contest was held to pick a new representative of England to the contest. Wendy Peters won this contest, but was also dethroned after it was discovered that she was previously married.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 May 1958|title=Beauty Queen promoters are running Henry VIII close|language=en|pages=9|work=The Royal Gazette|url=https://bnl.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/BermudaNP02/id/181295/rec/115|access-date=12 September 2023|via=[[Bermuda National Library]]}}</ref> Due to this, the pageant organizers decided to appoint Dorothy Hazeldine as the representative of England in this edition.<ref name=":2" />

==== Debuts, returns, and withdrawals ====
This edition saw the debuts of Colombia, Poland, and Suriname, and the returns of Australia, British Guiana, Chile, Denmark, Holland, Norway, Singapore, the United States, and the West Indies. Denmark last competed in [[Miss Universe 1953|1953]], Australia and Singapore last competed in [[Miss Universe 1954|1954]], Norway and the West Indies last competed in [[Miss Universe 1955|1955]], while the others last competed in [[Miss Universe 1956|1956]].

Austria, Ceylon, Costa Rica, Iceland, Martinique, Morocco, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Turkey withdrew. Hanni Ehrenstrasser of Austria withdrew after winning another international beauty contest.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Markus|first=Georg|date=29 December 2021|title=Die schönsten Frauen der Welt|language=de|work=Kurier|url=https://www.pressreader.com/austria/kurier-3402/20211229/281792812359364|access-date=12 October 2023|via=[[PressReader]]|trans-title=The most beautiful women in the world}}</ref> Eugenia Valverde of Costa Rica withdrew after not meeting the minimum age requirement. Despite being barred from the competition, Valverde was allowed to join the preliminary competition without being scored.<ref name=":22">{{Cite news|date=21 July 1958|title=The problem beauties of Miss Universe pageant|language=en|pages=2|work=[[The Straits Times]]|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19580721-1.2.10?ST=1&AT=search&SortBy=Oldest&K=Miss+Universe&P=42&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=miss,universe&oref=article|access-date=12 October 2023|via=[[National Library Board]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 July 1958|title=Cutie pageant passes crisis|language=en|pages=17|work=Los Angeles Mirror|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86445486/charlotte-sheffield-miss-usa-gladys/|access-date=12 October 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Carmen Remedios Tuason of the Philippines withdrew due to her family not allowing her to join the competition.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dolor|first=Danny|date=26 November 2017|title=Chuchay Tuason: "Most Beautiful Girl in Phl"|language=en|work=[[The Philippine Star]]|url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-philippine-star/20171126/282140701689784|access-date=12 October 2023|via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> Miss Turkey 1958 Ezel Olcay withdrew from competition for unknown reasons but competed in the [[Miss Universe 1959|following edition]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 May 2020|last=Tarihi|first=Güncelleme|title=Güzeller canlı yayında buluştu|trans-title=Beauties met on live broadcast|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/galeri-1929dan-gunumuze-turkiye-guzelleri-41508916|access-date=29 April 2025|website=[[Hürriyet]]|language=Turkish|archive-date=2 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102125519/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/galeri-1929dan-gunumuze-turkiye-guzelleri-41508916|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=17 July 1959|title=Miss Universe aspirants catch up on beauty sleep|language=en|pages=5|work=The Royal Gazette|url=https://bnl.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/BermudaNP02/id/189307/rec/20|access-date=13 October 2023|via=[[Bermuda National Library]]}}</ref>  Ceylon, Iceland, Martinique, Morocco and Puerto Rico withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

==Results==
[[File:Miss Universe 1958 Map.PNG|thumb|250px|Miss Universe 1958 participating countries and territories]]

=== Placements ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- 
! Placement
! Contestant
|-
| Miss Universe 1958
|
* {{flag|Colombia}} – [[Luz Marina Zuluaga]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=July 26, 1958 |title=Elegida por Unanimidad; Miss Brasil Fue Segunda |pages=1 |work=[[El Tiempo (Colombia)|El Tiempo]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kWceAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1601%2C2999178 |access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 1st runner-up
|
* {{flag|Brazil|1889}} – Adalgisa Colombo<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 2nd runner-up
|
* {{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Territory of Hawaii|Hawaii]] – [[Geri Hoo]]<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 3rd runner-up
|
* {{flag|United States|1912}} – [[Arlene Howell|Eurlyne Howell]]<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 4th runner-up
|
* {{flag|Polish People's Republic|name=Poland}} – Alicja Bobrowska<ref name=":0" />
|-
| Top 15
|
* {{flag|Chile}} – Raquel Molina<ref name=":0" />
* {{flag|Denmark}} – Evy Norlund<ref name=":0" />
* {{flag|Kingdom of Greece|name=Greece}} – Marily Kalimopoulou<ref name=":0" />
* {{flag|Holland}} – [[Corine Rottschäfer]]<ref name=":0" />
* {{flag|Israel}} – [[Miriam Hadar Weingarten|Miriam Hadar]]<ref name=":0" />
* {{flag|Japan|1870}} – Tomoko Moritake<ref name=":0" />
* {{flag|Peru}} – Beatriz Boluarte<ref name=":0" />
* {{flag|Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)|name=Suriname}} – Gertrud Gummels<ref name=":0" />
* {{flag|Sweden}} – Birgitta Gårdman<ref name=":0" />
* {{flag|West Germany}} – Marlies Jung Behrens<ref name=":0" />
|}

=== Special awards ===
{| class="wikitable sortable unsortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Award
!Contestant
|-
|Miss Friendship
|
* {{flag|Japan|1870}} – Tomoko Moritake
|-
|Miss Photogenic
|
* {{flag|Holland}} – [[Corine Rottschäfer]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=23 July 1958 |title=First honors |pages=4B |work=The Minneapolis Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/25789590/corine-rottschafer/ |access-date=16 July 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|-
|Miss Popular Girl
|
* {{flag|Australia}} – Astrid Lindholm<ref name=":1" />
|}

== Pageant ==

=== Format ===
Same with [[Miss Universe 1955|1955]], fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. Each of the fifteen semi-finalists gave a short speech during the final telecast using their native languages. Afterwards, the fifteen semi-finalists paraded again in their swimsuits and evening gowns, and the five finalists were eventually chosen.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=21 July 1958 |title=Judges for beauty event are named |pages=15 |work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-jogAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F2UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5611%2C3408463 |access-date=12 October 2023 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref>

=== Selection committee ===

* David Arasik – Israeli editor of Cinema magazine<ref name=":3" />
* Raul Ferrada – Chilean newspaper editor<ref name=":3" />
* [[Jacob Gaudaur]] – Canadian oarsman<ref name=":3" />
* Ma Ma Loa – Famous Hawaiian singer<ref name=":3" />
* Miyoko Nayagita – Member of the Woman Artists Association<ref name=":3" />
* Vincent Trotta – American artist<ref name=":3" />
* [[Alberto Vargas]] – Peruvian-American painter known for his "Vargas Girls"<ref name=":3" />
* [[Earl Wilson (columnist)|Earl Wilson]] – American journalist and columnist<ref name=":3" />
* Roger Zeiler – French official from the Miss Europe Committee<ref name=":3" />

==Contestants==
Thirty-five contestants competed for the title.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 July 1958 |title=Miss Universe |pages=1; 26 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |location=Los Angeles, California |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-miss-usa-1958-cont/121029399/ |access-date=20 July 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Country/Territory
!Contestant
!Age{{efn|Ages at the time of the pageant}}
!Hometown
|-
|{{flagicon|Alaska}} [[Miss Alaska USA|Alaska]]
|Eleanor Moses<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 July 1958 |title=The problem beauties of Miss Universe pageant |pages=2 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19580721-1.2.10 |access-date=16 July 2023 |via=[[National Library Board]]}}</ref>
|20
|[[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina
|Celina Mercedes Ayala
|19
|[[Misiones Province|Misiones]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} Australia
|Astrid Lindholm<ref name=":1" />
|20
|[[Adelaide]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium
|[[Liliane Taelemans]]
|20
|[[Brussels]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} Brazil
|Adalgisa Colombo<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gerbase|first=Fabiola|date=20 January 2013|title=Morre Adalgisa Colombo, Miss Brasil de 1958|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/rio/morre-adalgisa-colombo-miss-brasil-de-1958-7350010|access-date=5 September 2023|website=[[O Globo]]|language=pt-BR|trans-title=Adalgisa Colombo, Miss Brazil 1958, dies}}</ref>
|18
|[[Rio de Janeiro]]
|-
|{{flagicon|British Guiana}} British Guiana
|Clyo Fernandes
|18
|[[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada|1957}} Canada
|Eileen Conroy
|21
|[[Toronto]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Chile}} Chile
|Raquel Molina<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 July 1958|title=Beauties Light Up The Universe|language=en|pages=B-4|work=Franklin News-Post|url=https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=FNP19580724.1.10&srpos=56&e=------195-en-20--41--txt-txIN-Miss+Universe----1958---|access-date=5 September 2023|via=[[Virginia Chronicle]]}}</ref>
|23
|[[Quilpué|Quilpue]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Señorita Colombia|Colombia]]
|[[Luz Marina Zuluaga]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Torgerson|first=Dial|date=26 July 1958|title="Never-been-kissed" Miss Universe named|language=en|pages=1|work=The Daily Reporter|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13363950/tree-house-hit-by-auto/|access-date=5 September 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|19
|[[Manizales]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Cuba|1934}} Cuba
|Arminia Pérez<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 March 1959|title='Miss Cuba' writes to imprisoned husband|language=en|pages=16|work=The Herald-Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80560981/the-herald-press/|access-date=5 September 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|21
|[[Havana]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark
|Evy Norlund<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 December 1959|title=Hollywood girls are worried|language=en|pages=74|work=The Australian Women's Weekly|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52249094?searchTerm=Miss%20Universe|access-date=5 September 2023|via=[[Trove]]}}</ref>
|20
|[[Copenhagen]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Ecuador|1900}} Ecuador
|Alicia Vallejo<ref>{{Cite news|date=23 July 1958|title=Candidatas a "Miss Universo"|language=es|pages=1|work=El Tiempo|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j2ceAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1813%2C2670205|access-date=5 September 2023|trans-title="Miss Universe" candidates|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref>
|22
|[[Riobamba]]
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} England
|Dorothy Hazeldine<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=13 August 2007|title=Opening up the gateway to world of glamour girls|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/opening-up-the-gateway-to-world-of-glamour-1075108|access-date=5 September 2023|website=[[Manchester Evening News]]|language=en}}</ref>
|19
|[[Rochdale]]
|-
|{{flagicon|France|1830}} France
|Monique Boulinguez<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 July 1958|title=Hot dog time|language=en|pages=2A|work=[[Eugene Register-Guard]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9hVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=reIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6742%2C2700840|access-date=5 September 2023|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref>
|21
|[[Paris]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Kingdom of Greece}} Greece
|Marily Kalimopoulou
|18
|[[Athens]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Guatemala}} Guatemala
|Maya Glinz
|–
|[[Guatemala City]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]] 
|[[Geri Hoo]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fruto|first=Ligaya|date=1 November 1965|title=Hawaii's beauty queens: where are they now?|language=en|pages=23|work=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36690410/65-11-05-hsb/|access-date=5 September 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|18
|[[Honolulu]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Holland}} Holland
|[[Corine Rottschäfer]]<ref name=":1" />
|20
|[[Amsterdam]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Israel}} Israel
|[[Miriam Hadar Weingarten|Miriam Hadar]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Heiman|first=Leo|date=3 July 1958|title=Does beauty have moral and spiritual aspects?|language=en|pages=7|work=Northern Virginia Sun|url=https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=NVS19580703.1.7&srpos=117&e=------195-en-20--101--txt-txIN-Miss+Universe----1958---|access-date=5 September 2023|via=[[Virginia Chronicle]]}}</ref>
|21
|[[Jerusalem]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy
|Clara Coppola<ref>{{Cite news|date=14 July 1958|title=Stamane Clara Coppola parte in volo per l'America|language=it|pages=3|work=[[La Stampa]]|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,3/articleid,0066_02_1958_0166_0003_16395226/|access-date=12 September 2023|via=Archivio La Stampa|trans-title=Clara Coppola is flying to America this morning}}</ref>
|20
|[[Lazio]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan|1870}} Japan
|Tomoko Moritake
|20
|[[Nagasaki]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} Mexico
|Elvira Leticia Risser 
|19
|[[Mexico City]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Norway}} Norway
|Greta Andersen<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 19, 1958 |title=Three Beauties Cross Their Fingers for Good Luck |pages=2 |work=[[Youngstown Vindicator]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Mc_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=_lcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=411%2C930201 |access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref>
|20
|[[Stavanger]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Paraguay|1954}} Paraguay
|Graciela Scorza<ref>{{Cite web|last=Coronel|first=Raul|date=15 October 2021|title=Te presentamos a todas nuestras representantes en Miss Universe|url=http://www.epa.com.py/2021/10/15/te-presentamos-a-todas-nuestras-representantes-en-miss-universe/|access-date=12 September 2023|website=Epa!|language=es}}</ref>
|18
|[[Asunción]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Peru}} [[Miss Peru|Peru]]
|Beatriz Boluarte<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 November 2017|title=Miss Perú: las peruanas más bellas de las últimas décadas|url=https://elcomercio.pe/tvmas/farandula/miss-peru-peruanas-bellas-ultimas-decadas-noticia-473145-noticia/|access-date=12 September 2023|website=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]]|language=es|trans-title=Miss Peru: the most beautiful Peruvians of recent decades}}</ref>
|19
|[[Lima]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Polish People's Republic}} Poland
|Alicja Bobrzowska<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 July 1958|title=Beauty from Poland welcomed|language=en|page=18|work=[[The Windsor Star]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86509434/charlotte-sheffield-miss-usa-kisses/|access-date=12 September 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|22
|[[Kraków]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Singapore|colonial}} Singapore
|Marion Willis
|19
|[[Singapore]]
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea|1949}} South Korea
|Oh Geum-soon
|19
|[[Seoul]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)}} Suriname
|Gertrud Gummels
|20
|[[Paramaribo]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden
|Birgitta Elisabeth Gårdman
|19
|[[Stockholm]]
|-
|{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Miss USA|United States]]
|[[Arlene Howell|Eurlyne Howell]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 24, 1958 |title=Louisiana Belle Captures Miss U.S.A. Title |pages=20 |work=[[Lakeland Ledger]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GIEwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7328%2C2353851 |access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref>
|18
|[[Bossier City, Louisiana|Bossier City]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} Uruguay
|Irene Augustyniak
|20
|[[Montevideo]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Venezuela|1954}} [[Miss Venezuela|Venezuela]]
|Ida Margarita Pieri<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 July 1958 |title=La belleza venezolana |language=es |trans-title=The Venezuelan beauty |pages=8 |work=El Tiempo |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jGceAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=823%2C2299316 |access-date=16 July 2023 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref>
|18
|[[Carúpano]]
|-
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} West Germany
|Marlies Jung Behrens<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 August 1958 |title=Miss Germany in crash |pages=16 |work=The Singapore Free Press |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19580805-1.2.106 |access-date=16 July 2023 |via=[[National Library Board]]}}</ref>
|19
|[[Munich]]
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies Federation}} West Indies
|Angela Tong
|–
|[[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad]]
|}

==Notes==
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== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.missuniverse.com/ Miss Universe official website]

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