Miss Universe 1954

Miss Universe 1954, the 3rd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 24 July 1954 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States.[1] There were 33 competitors. Miss USA, 21-year-old Miriam Stevenson won the competition. She was the first American Miss Universe and the first winner to be crowned by the outgoing Miss Universe (who was Miss Universe 1953, Christiane Martel of France).

Miss Universe 1954
Date24 July 1954
PresentersBob Russell
VenueLong Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Entrants33
Placements16
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerMiriam Stevenson
 United States
CongenialityEfi Androulakakis
 Greece

Stevenson is the first Miss Universe to concurrently hold the Miss USA and Miss Universe titles (future American Miss Universe winners had to step down as Miss USA upon winning Miss Universe).

Results
Miss Universe 1954 participating nations and results

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1954
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
  •  Sweden – Ragnhild Olausson
Top 16

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1952:

Withdrawals

Did not compete

Replacement
  •  Greece - Efi Androulakakis was replaced by Rika Dialina.

Awards

See also

General references
  • West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1954". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.

References
  1. "Facts on File Yearbook". Volume 14. Facts on File News Services. 1955. p. 256. Retrieved 18 May 2016. (subscription required)
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