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Miss Universe 1956
Carol Morris
Date20 July 1956 (1956-07-20)
PresentersBob Russell
VenueLong Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants30
Placements15
Debuts
  • British Guiana
  • Dominican Republic
  • Holland
  • Iceland
Withdrawals
  • Ceylon
  • El Salvador
  • Finland
  • Honduras
  • Lebanon
  • Nicaragua
  • Norway
  • South Korea
  • West Indies
Returns
  • Peru
  • Turkey
WinnerCarol Morris
United States
CongenialityAnabella Granados (Costa Rica)
PhotogenicMarina Orschel (West Germany)
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Miss Universe 1956 was the fifth Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 20 July 1956.

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

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

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

Miss Universe 1956 participating countries and territories.

Thirty contestants competed for the title.[13]

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
Alaska Alaska Barbara Sellar[14] 18 Fairbanks
 Argentina Ileana Carré 19 Buenos Aires
 Belgium Lucienne Auquier[15] 19 Brussels
 Brazil Maria José Cardoso[16] 21 Porto Alegre
 British Guiana Rosalind Iva Joan Fung[17] 20 Georgetown
 Canada Elaine Bishenden[18] 18 Toronto
 Chile Concepción Obach[19] 20 Santiago
 Costa Rica Anabella Granados[20] 18 Alajuela
 Cuba Marcia Rodríguez[21] 19 Havana
 Dominican Republic Olga Fiallo[22] 22 Ciudad Trujillo
 Ecuador Mercedes Flores Espín[13] 18 Guayaquil
 England Iris Waller[23] 21 Gateshead
 France Anita Treyens[24] 18 Paris
 West Germany Marina Orschel[25] 19 Berlin
 Greece Rita Gouma[13] 20 Athens
 Guatemala Ileana Garlinger[13] 21 Guatemala City
 Holland Rita Schmidt[26] 20 Alkmaar
 Iceland Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir[27] 19 Kópavogur
 Israel Sara Tal[28] 22 Tel Aviv
 Italy Rossana Galli[29] 21 Rome
 Japan Yoshie Baba[30] 19 Aizuwakamatsu
 Mexico Erna Marta Bauman[31] 18 Mexico City
 Peru Lola Sabogal[32] 21 Lima
 Philippines Isabel Rodriguez[33] 19 Manila
 Puerto Rico Paquita Vivo[18] 20 Santurce, San Juan
 Sweden Ingrid Goude[34] 19 Stockholm
 Turkey Can Uysaloğlu[35] 18 Istanbul
 United States Carol Morris[36] 20 Des Moines
 Uruguay Titina Aguirre[21] 19 Montevideo
 Venezuela Blanca Heredia[9] 22 Caracas

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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  21. ^ a b "Beauties from many lands join in opening Miss Universe Contest". Youngstown Vindicator. 16 July 1956. p. 13. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  22. ^ "La Srita. República Dominicana llego ya a Los Angeles" [Miss Dominican Republic arrived in Los Angeles]. La Opinion (in Spanish). 10 July 1956. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  23. ^ "Teamed up in this act". Toledo Blade. 10 July 1956. p. 4. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  24. ^ "Foreign beauties are seeking title of Miss Universe". Youngstown Vindicator. 18 July 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  25. ^ "Miss Germany cries". The Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, Texas. 17 July 1956. p. 7. Retrieved 26 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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