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Mauriziok/Miss Universe 1952
The winner of Miss Universe 1952, Armi Kuusela.
DateJune 28, 1952 (1952-06-28)
PresentersBob Russell
VenueLong Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Entrants30[1]
Placements10
Debuts
WinnerArmi Kuusela
 Finland
CongenialityMyriam Lynn
 Belgium
Valerie Johnson
 Montana
1953 →

Miss Universe 1952, the 1st Miss Universe pageant, was held on June 28, 1952 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. The pageant was held on the day following the first Miss USA pageant, at the same venue. Thirty contestants competed for the crown. The first winner of the pageant was 17-year-old Armi Kuusela of Finland, who was crowned by actress Piper Laurie.

Results

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Miss Universe 1952 participating nations and results

Placements

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Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1952   FinlandArmi Kuusela
1st Runner-Up   Hawaii – Elza Edsman
2nd Runner-Up   Greece – Ntaizy Mavraki
3rd Runner-Up   Hong KongJudy Dan
4th Runner-Up   GermanyRenate Hoy
Top 10   Mexico – Olga Llorens Pérez-Castillo

  South Africa – Catherine Edwina Higgins

  SwedenAnne Marie Thistler

  USAJackie Loughery

  Uruguay – Gladys Rubio Fajardo

Contestants

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Country/Territory Delegate
  Alaska Shirley Burnett
  Australia Leah MacCartney
  Belgium Myriam Lynn
  Canada Ruth Carrier
  Chile María Esther Saavedra Yoacham
  Cuba Gladys López
  Denmark Hanne Sørensen
  Finland Armi 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
  Sweden Anne Marie Thistler
  Turkey Gelengul Tayforoglu
  South Africa Catherine Edwina Higgins
  USA Jacqueleen "Jackie" Loughery
  Uruguay Gladys Rubio Fajardo
  Venezuela Sofía Silva Inserri

Notes

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Replacement

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  •   Uruguay - Rosa Adela "Nenela" Prunell was replaced by Gladys Rubio Fajardo.

Award

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  •   Montana - Miss Friendship (Valerie Johnson)

General references

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  • West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1952". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.

References

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  1. ^ "Blonde from Finland named Miss Universe". Ottawa Citizen. June 30, 1952. Retrieved 2 July 2011.