Miss Universe 1952
Miss Universe 1952 | |
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The winner, Armi Kuusela. | |
Date | June 28, 1952 |
Presenters | Bob Russell |
Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States |
Entrants | 30[1] |
Placements | 10 |
Debuts | Alaska, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela |
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, U.S.. 30 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
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
Miss Universe 1952 | |
1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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3rd runner-up | |
4th runner-up | |
Semi-finalists |
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Contestants
- Alaska - Shirley Burnett
- Australia - Leah MacCartney
- Belgium - Myriam Lynn (Marianne Mullender)
- 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
- Uruguay - Gladys Rubio Fajardo
- USA - Jacqueleen "Jackie" Loughery
- Venezuela - Sofía Silva Inserri †
References
- ↑ "Blonde from Finland named Miss Universe". Ottawa Citizen. June 30, 1952. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
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