Miss Universe 1956
Miss Universe 1956, the fifth beauty pageant of the Miss Universe franchise, was held on 20 July 1956 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. There were thirty contestants on stage. The nineteen-year-old Carol Morris was the second American representative (styled as "Miss USA") to win the contest. As was normal for the event, she was crowned by her immediate predecessor, Hillevi Rombin of Sweden.
Miss Universe 1956 | |
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![]() Carol Morris, Miss Universe 1956 | |
Date | 20 July 1956 |
Presenters | Bob Russell |
Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States |
Broadcaster | CBS |
Entrants | 30 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Carol Morris![]() |
Congeniality | Anabella Granados![]() |
Photogenic | Marina Orschel ![]() |
Results
Miss Universe 1956 participating nations and results
Contestants

Miss Universe 1956 Top 15
Alaska - Barbara Maria Sellar Argentina – Ileana Carré Belgium - Lucienne Auquier Brazil - Maria José Cardoso British Guiana - Rosalind Iva Joan Fung Canada - Elaine Bishenden Chile - Concepción Obach Chacana Costa Rica - Anabella Granados Cuba - Marcia Rodríguez Dominican Republic - Olga Fiallo Oliva Ecuador - Mercedes Flores Espín England - Iris Alice Kathleen Waller France - Anita Treyens Germany - Marina Orschel Greece - Rita Gouma Guatemala - Ileana Garlinger Díaz Holland - Rita Schmidt Iceland - Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir Israel - Sara Tal Italy - Rossana Galli Japan - Yoshie Baba Mexico - Erna Marta Bauman Peru - Lola Sabogal Philippines - Isabel Escobar Rodriguez Puerto Rico - Paquita Vivo Sweden - Ingrid Goude Turkey - Can Yusal Uruguay - Titina Aguirre United States - Carol Morris Venezuela - Blanca Heredia
Notes
Replacement
Philippines - Edith Noble Nakpil was replaced by Isabel Escobar Rodriguez.
Withdrawals
Ceylon El Salvador Finland - Mirva Orvokki Arvinen Honduras Korea Lebanon Nicaragua Norway West Indies
Awards
Costa Rica - Miss Friendship (Anabella Granados) Germany - Miss Photogenic (Marina Orschel) United States - Most Popular Girl (Carol Morris)
General References
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1956". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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