Miss Universe 1956, the 5th

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pageant, was held on 20 July 1956 at the

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. There were thirty contestants on stage. The nineteen-year-old

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was the second American representative (styled as "

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") to win the contest. As was normal for the event, she was crowned by her immediate predecessor,

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of Sweden.

Results

Placements

Contestants

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- Barbara Maria Sellar * – Ileana Carré * - Lucienne Auquier * - Maria José Cardoso * - Rosalind Iva Joan Fung * - Elaine Bishenden * - Concepción Obach Chacana * - Anabella Granados * - Marcia Rodríguez * - Olga Fiallo Oliva * - Mercedes Flores Espín * - Iris Alice Kathleen Waller * - Anita Treyens * - Marina Orschel * - Rita Gouma * - Ileana Garlinger Díaz * - Rita Schmidt * - Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir * - Sara Tal * - Rossana Galli * - Yoshie Baba * - Erna Marta Bauman * - Lola Sabogal * - Isabel Escobar Rodriguez * - Paquita Vivo * - Ingrid Goude * - Can Yusal * - Titina Aguirre * -

* -

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Notes

Debuts

* * * *

Returns

*Last competed in 1953: ** *Last competed in 1954: **

Replacement

* - Edith Noble Nakpil was replaced by Isabel Escobar Rodriguez.

Withdrawals

* * * - Mirva Orvokki Arvinen * * * * * *

Awards

* - Miss Friendship (Anabella Granados) * - Miss Photogenic (Marina Orschel) * - Most Popular Girl (

) {{Miss Universe 1956 delegates

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