MISS UNIVERSE 1954
friday, july 23, 1954
Convention Hall, Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, U.S.A.
79 contestants (32 international - 47 miss usa)
total international contestants (including miss usa): 33
PRESENTER: BOB RUSSELL
entertainment: -
Results
1 USA Miriam Jacqueline Stevenson
2 BRAZIL Maria Marta Hacker Rocha
3 HONG KONG Virginia Lee Wai-Chun
4 GERMANY Regina Ernst
5 SWEDEN Ragnhild Olausson
Top 16
ARGENTINA Ivana Olga Ana María Francisca Kislinger
CHILE Gloria Filomaji Legisos Mecina
COSTA RICA Marian Esquivel McKeown
FRANCE Jacqueline Beer
GREECE Rika Dialyna
ITALY Maria Teresa Paliani
NORWAY Mona Stornes
PANAMA Liliana Torre
PERU Isabella León Velarde Dancuart
PHILIPPINES Blesilda Mueler Ocampo
URUGUAY Ana Moreno
Awards
Miss Friendship GREECE (Andoroulakakis)
Most Popular Girl MONTANA
Remainder
ALASKA Charlein Lander
AUSTRALIA Shirley Bliss
BELGIUM Christiane Darnay Neckaerts
CANADA Joyce Mary Landry
CUBA Isis Margarita Finlay García
EL SALVADOR Myrna Ros Orozco
FINLAND Hymmi Lenita Aulikki Airisto
HONDURAS Lilliam Padilla
ISRAEL Aviva Pe’er
JAPAN Mieko Kondo
KOREA Sun-hae Kae
MEXICO Elvira Castillo Olvera
NEW ZEALAND Moananui Akiwa Manley
PUERTO RICO Lucy Santiago Nazario
SINGAPORE Marjorie Lee
THAILAND Am-mara At-savanon
WEST INDIES Evelyn Laura Andrade (Kingston, Jamaica)
NO SHOWS:
AUSTRIA Felicitas von Goebel
BRITISH GUIANA Camila Rego
DENMARK Grete Hoffenblad
ENGLAND June Peters
HAWAII Gertrude Kapiolani Miller
INDIA Leela Naidu
SWITZERLAND Claudine Chaperon
TURKEY Sibel Goksel
VENEZUELA Berta Elena Landaeta (Expected but didn't arrive)
REPLACED:
GREECE Efi Andoroulakakis (arrived to Long Beach and competed for some days replacing the original winner but when the original winner arrived, she had to be replaced).
KOREA Luk-hi Pu (because of her North Korean roots).
THAILAND Sucheela Srisomboon
DEBUTS: Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, West Indies
WITHDRAWALS: Austria, Denmark, Hawaii, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, Venezuela
RETURNS: Chile, Cuba, Hong Kong, Israel
JUDGES:
1- Vincent Trotta - Dean of America's beauty judges and formerly art director of Paramount Pictures.
2- Tom Kelley - Hollywood fashion photographer.
3- Piper Laurie - Actress.
4- Earl Wilson - Columnist from New York.
5- Alberto Varga - Artist and creator of the Varga Girl.
6- Julia Adams - Actress.
7- Suzan Ball - Actress.
8- Bud Westmore - Makeup expert.
9- Milo Anderson - Movie dress designer.
10- Yucca Salamunich - Sculptor.
11- Robert Palmer - Universal Studios Talent director.