Miss Universe 1956

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At the end of the event, Hillevi Rombin of Sweden crowned Carol Morris of the United States as Miss Universe 1956.[1] It is the second victory of the United States in the history of the pageant.[2]

Contestants from thirty countries and territories competed in this edition. The pageant was hosted by Bob Russell for the fifth time.

Background

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Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue of Miss Universe 1956

Selection of participants

Contestants from thirty countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. This is the last edition before 2023 where women who are married and have children can participate.[3][4][5] Two contestants were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.

Replacements

Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir, the first runner-up of Miss Iceland 1956, was appointed to replace Miss Iceland 1956 Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir after it was discovered that the latter was already married.[6] Edith Noble Nakpil was replaced by Isabel Escobar Rodriguez as the representative of the Philippines due to undisclosed reasons.[7]

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition saw the debuts of British Guiana, the Dominican Republic, Holland, and Iceland,[8] and the returns of Turkey and Peru, who last competed in 1953 and 1954, respectively. Mirva Arvinen of Finland withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. Ceylon, El Salvador, Finland, Honduras, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Norway, South Korea, and the West Indies withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or designate a contestant.

Results

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Miss Universe 1956 Top 15 semi-finalists together with Hillevi Rombin (center)

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1956
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Friendship
Miss Photogenic
Miss Popular Girl

Pageant

Format

Same with 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.[12]

Selection committee

Contestants

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Miss Universe 1956 participating countries and territories.

Thirty contestants competed for the title.[13]

Country/Territory Contestant AgeTemplate:Efn Hometown
Template:Flagicon Alaska Barbara Sellar[14] 18 Fairbanks
Template:Flagicon Argentina Ileana Carré 19 Buenos Aires
Template:Flagicon Belgium Lucienne Auquier[15] 19 Brussels
Template:Flagicon Brazil Maria José Cardoso[16] 21 Porto Alegre
Template:Flagicon British Guiana Rosalind Iva Joan Fung[17] 20 Georgetown
Template:Flagicon Canada Elaine Bishenden[18] 18 Toronto
Template:Flagicon Chile Concepción Obach[19] 20 Santiago
Template:Flagicon Costa Rica Anabella Granados[20] 18 Alajuela
Template:Flagicon Cuba Marcia Rodríguez[21] 19 Havana
Template:Flagicon Dominican Republic Olga Fiallo[22] 22 Ciudad Trujillo
Template:Flagicon Ecuador Mercedes Flores Espín[13] 18 Guayaquil
Template:Flagicon England Iris Waller[23] 21 Gateshead
Template:Flagicon France Anita Treyens[24] 18 Paris
Template:Flagicon Greece Rita Gouma[13] 20 Athens
Template:Flagicon Guatemala Ileana Garlinger[13] 21 Guatemala City
Template:Flagicon Holland Rita Schmidt[25] 20 Alkmaar
Template:Flagicon Iceland Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir[26] 19 Kópavogur
Template:Flagicon Israel Sara Tal[27] 22 Tel Aviv
Template:Flagicon Italy Rossana Galli[28] 21 Rome
Template:Flagicon Japan Yoshie Baba[29] 19 Aizuwakamatsu
Template:Flagicon Mexico Erna Marta Bauman[30] 18 Mexico City
Template:Flagicon Peru Lola Sabogal[31] 21 Lima
Template:Flagicon Philippines Isabel Rodriguez[32] 19 Manila
Template:Flagicon Puerto Rico Paquita Vivo[18] 20 Santurce, San Juan
Template:Flagicon Sweden Ingrid Goude[33] 19 Stockholm
Template:Flagicon Turkey Can Uysaloğlu[34][35] 18 Istanbul
Template:Flagicon United States Carol Morris[36] 20 Des Moines
Template:Flagicon Uruguay Titina Aguirre[21] 19 Montevideo
Template:Flagicon Veneuzela Blanca Heredia[37] 22 Caracas
Template:Flagicon West Germany Marina Orschel[38] 19 Berlin

Notes


References

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External links

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