Miss Universe 1954

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Miss Universe 1954 was the third Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 24 July 1954.

At the end of the event, Christiane Martel of France crowned Miriam Stevenson of the United States as Miss Universe 1954.[1][2] It was the first victory of the United States in the history of the pageant. Stevenson became the first Miss Universe to concurrently hold both Miss USA and Miss Universe titles.[3]

Contestants from thirty-three countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Bob Russell. This edition also featured the Star of the Universe crown, which consisted of one-thousand Oriental cultured and black pearls set in solid gold and platinum, and was worth $500,000 USD.[4] The crowned was also used for the next six editions.[4]

Background

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Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue of Miss Universe 1954

Selection of participants

Contestants from thirty-three countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Two contestants were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.

Replacements

Kae Sun-hee, the first runner-up of Miss Korea 1954, was appointed to replace Miss Korea 1954 Pu Rak Hi after the latter's visa was rejected in order to enter the United States due to allegations that she has connections with communist groups.[5][6] The same happened with Rika Dialina, Star Hellas 1954, where she was replaced by her first runner-up, Efi Androulakakis, after she posed for a book by a Greek communist despite having no communist sympathies.[7] However, John Foster Dulles, the then United States Secretary of State, intervened in Dialina's case, and Dialina obtained a temporary entry permit because of this. Dialina arrived in Long Beach a few days before the preliminary competition, causing Androulakakis to withdraw from the competition. The organizers asked Androulakakis to remain in the competition as the representative of Crete, but Androulakakis refused. Although Androulakakis is no longer an official candidate, she was still hailed as Miss Congeniality.[8] Amara Asavananda, the runner-up of Miss Thailand 1953, was appointed to replace Miss Thailand 1953 Anong Atchawatthana due to financial issues.[9][10]

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

The 1954 edition saw the debuts of Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and the West Indies, and the returns of Chile, Cuba, Hong Kong, and Israel who last competed in 1952. Gertrude Kapi'olani Miller of Hawaii withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. Berta Elena Landaeta of Venezuela withdrew after the pageant organizers could not disclose her whereabouts.[11] Austria, Denmark, South Africa, Switzerland, and Turkey withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or designate a contestant.

Contestants from Guatemala and Nicaragua were also expected to compete, but was prohibited by their respective governments due to the political instability of Central America.[11] Both countries started competing in the pageant in 1955.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1954
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 16

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Friendship
Miss Popular Girl

Pageant

Format

Same with 1953, sixteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. Each of the sixteen semi-finalists gave a short speech during the final telecast using their native languages. Afterwards, the sixteen semi-finalists paraded again in their swimsuits and evening gowns, and the five finalists were eventually chosen.[13]

Selection committee

Contestants

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Miss Universe 1954 participating countries and territories

Thirty-three contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant AgeTemplate:Efn Hometown
Template:Flagicon Alaska Charlein Lander[16] 18 Fairbanks
Template:Flagicon Argentina Ivana Olga Kislinger[17] 22 Temperley
Template:Flagicon Australia Shirley Bliss[18] 20 Narrandera
Template:Flagicon Belgium Christiane Neckaerts[19] 19 Nodebais
Template:Flagicon Brazil Martha Rocha[20] 21 Salvador
Template:Flagicon Canada Joyce Mary Landry[21] 20 Toronto
Template:Flagicon Chile Gloria Leguisos[22] 21 Santiago
Template:Flagicon Costa Rica Marian Esquivel[23] 18 San José
Template:Flagicon Cuba Isis Finlay[24] 20 Havana
Template:Flagicon El Salvador Myrna Ros Orozco[25] 20 San Salvador
Template:Flagicon Finland Lenita Airisto[26] 18 Helsinki
Template:Flagicon France Jacqueline Beer[27] 21 Bois-Colombes
Template:Flagicon Greece Rika Dialina[28] 22 Heraklion
Template:Flagicon Honduras Lilliam Padilla[29] 21 Tegucigalpa
Template:Flagicon Hong Kong Virginia June Lee[30] 20 Hong Kong
Template:Flagicon Israel Aviva Pe'er[31] 18 Tel-Aviv
Template:Flagicon Italy Maria Teresa Paliani 18 Rome
Template:Flagicon Japan Mieko Kondo[32] 18 Nagoya
Template:Flagicon Mexico Elvira Castillo[33] 19 Mexico City
Template:Flagicon New Zealand Moana Manley[34] 18 Auckland
Template:Flagicon Norway Mona Stornes[35] 19 Oslo
Template:Flagicon Panama Liliana Torre[36] 18 Panama City
Template:Flagicon Peru Isabella León Velarde[25] 18 Lima
Template:Flagicon Philippines Blesilda Mueler Ocampo[37] 18 Manila
Template:Flagicon Puerto Rico Lucy Santiago[38] 23 San Juan
Template:Flagicon Singapore Marjorie Wee[39] 21 Singapore
Template:Flagicon South Korea Kae Sun-hee[40] 19 Seoul
Template:Flagicon Sweden Ragnhild Olausson[41] 19 Stockholm
Template:Flagicon Thailand Amara Asavananda[42] 18 Phra Nakhon
Template:Flagicon United States Miriam Stevenson[43] 21 Winnsboro
Template:Flagicon Uruguay Ana Moreno[44] 22 Montevideo
Template:Flagicon West Germany Regina Ernst[45] 18 Bremen
Template:Flagicon West Indies Evelyn Andrade[46] 18 Kingston, Jamaica

Notes


References

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