Mauriziok/Miss Universe 1952 | |
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Date | June 28, 1952 |
Presenters | Bob Russell |
Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States |
Entrants | 30[1] |
Placements | 10 |
Debuts | |
Winner | Armi Kuusela Finland |
Congeniality | Myriam Lynn Belgium Valerie Johnson Montana |
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
editPlacements
editFinal results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1952 | Finland – Armi Kuusela |
1st Runner-Up | Hawaii – Elza Edsman |
2nd Runner-Up | Greece – Ntaizy Mavraki |
3rd Runner-Up | Hong Kong – Judy Dan |
4th Runner-Up | Germany – Renate Hoy |
Top 10 | Mexico – Olga Llorens Pérez-Castillo
South Africa – Catherine Edwina Higgins Uruguay – Gladys Rubio Fajardo |
Contestants
editCountry/Territory | Delegate |
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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
editReplacement
edit- Uruguay - Rosa Adela "Nenela" Prunell was replaced by Gladys Rubio Fajardo.
Award
edit- Montana - Miss Friendship (Valerie Johnson)
General references
edit- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1952". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
References
edit- ^ "Blonde from Finland named Miss Universe". Ottawa Citizen. June 30, 1952. Retrieved 2 July 2011.