Miss Universe 1954, the 3rd edition of Miss Universe pageant, was held on 24 July 1954 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in

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. There were 33 competitors.

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, 21-year-old

Miriam Stevenson Miriam Jacqueline Stevenson (born July 4, 1933) is an American television host, actress, former model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1954. She was the first American to win the title, and had previously been crowned Miss USA 1 ...

won the competition. She was the first

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Miss Universe and the first winner to be crowned by the outgoing Miss Universe (who was Miss Universe 1953,

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- Charlein Lander * - Ivana Olga Kislinger * - Shirley Bliss * - Christiane Darnay Neckaerts * - Maria Martha Hacker Rocha † *

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- Joyce Mary Landry * - Gloria Leguisos Mesina * - Marian Esquivel McKeown * - Isis Finlay † * - Myrna Ros Orozco * -

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Jacqueline Beer Jacqueline Beer (born Jacqueline Vangramberg; 14 October 1932 in Paris, France)Aaker, Everett (2006). ''Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters''. McFarland & Company, Inc. , pp. 39-40, is a French-American film and television actress who ...

* - Regina Ernst * -

Rika Dialina Rika Dialina ( el, Ειρήνη (Ρίκα) Διαλυνά; born August 8, 1934) is a Greek actress and beauty queen. She represented Greece at the Miss Universe 1954 pageant in Long Beach, California. Diallina, along with Miss Korea, Pu Rak Hi, w ...

* - Lilliam Padilla * - Virginia June Lee * - Aviva Pe’er * - Maria Teresa Paliani * - Mieko Kondo * - Kae Sun-hee * - Elvira Castillo Olivera † * -

Moana Manley Moana Nui-a-Kiwa Hinemoa Whaanga (née Manley; 28 October 1935 – 15 November 2017) was a New Zealand swimmer and beauty pageant winner. In 1954, she became the first Māori to win the Miss New Zealand title. Early life and family Of Te Araw ...

† * - Mona Stornes * - Liliana Torre * - Isabella León Velarde Dancuart * - Blesilda Mueler Ocampo † * - Lucy Santiago *

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- Marjorie Wee * - Ragnhild Olausson * - Amara Asavananda * -

* - Ana Moreno * - Evelyn Laura Andrade

Notes

Debuts

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Returns

Last competed in

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

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Withdrawals

* * * - Kapiolani Miller * * * * - Berta Elena Landaeta Urdaneta

Did not compete

* - Camila Rego

Replacement

* - Efi Androulakakis was replaced by Rika Dialina.

Awards

* - Miss Friendship (Efi Androulakakis) * - Most Popular Girl (

Martha Rocha Maria Martha Hacker Rocha (Salvador, Bahia 19 September 1932 – Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, 4 July 2020) was a Brazilian model, the first winner of Miss Brasil 1954, and the 1st runner-up to Miss Universe. Career Rocha was born on 19 September 1 ...

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General references

References

External links

Miss Universe official website
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